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Setting new standards for mobile voice clarity and personal style, the new Jawbone Bluetooth headset by Aliph represents a complete departure from the gadgetry of the mobile headset industry. Originally developed for military use in extreme environments, Jawbone features NoiseAssassin--a proprietary technology that eliminates background noise from mobile phone conversations. Jawbone is the only Bluetooth headset with a Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) that actually feels your speech, which helps Jawbone distinguish your voice from background noise.
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Military-Grade NoiseAssassin Technology
Developed over years of research for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Jawbone's NoiseAssassin eliminates real world noise better than competing headset because it's the only hands free device that accurately separates human speech from ambient noise. Unmatched in its ability to remove noise from loud environments like busy streets, cars, crowded cafes, and airports, NoiseAssassin is comprised of two features unique to Jawbone: a patented Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) and proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms. Jawbone is the only Bluetooth headset with a VAS that feels the speech vibrations from your jaw. This enables Jawbone to capture the distinct frequencies of your voice. Proprietary DSP algorithms work in concert with two powerful microphones and the VAS to accurately model surrounding noise and aggressively eliminate it from the conversation.
Conventional "noise suppression" headsets do not have a Voice Activity Sensor and can only estimate when speech is occurring. This causes performance issues like voice distortion, especially in the presence background noise.
Not Just a Headset, It's Earwear
Made with premium materials like medical-grade plastic and fine leather, the new Jawbone with NoiseAssassin combines science and beauty in the most unassuming, yet richly detailed product. Every effort has been made to contain best in class noise suppression technology in a miniature form that is 50 percent smaller than the original, award-winning Jawbone.
The new Jawbone accomplishes a clean and sophisticated look thanks to invisible buttons. Touch-surface technology allows the user to operate switches by lightly pressing the outer shield. Curved and rectilinear to follow the face, the outer shield is lightly textured and inspired by three-dimensional noise abatement surfaces. The infer surface, the one touching your face and creating contact with the Voice Activity Sensor, is gently curved to be ergonomic and comfortable on your skin.
Offering a comfortable and personalized fit, the new Jawbone comes with three sizes of earbuds and four earloops--two sizes of leather and two of slim, which are ideal for use with eyeglasses. Jawbone can also be worn on either ear and with or without an earloop.
Specifications
What's in the Box
The new Jawbone with NoiseAssassin by Aliph headset, magnetic USB cable and wall charger, 3 earbuds, 2 leather earloops, 2 slim earloops, QuickStart Guide
Total reviews: 5 of 127
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| Date: 2008-08-28
I guess it's based on genetics. If your face is the right shape, fine. If not, no adjustment will work.
It must touch your jaw to work. And, with the slightest turn of my head it doesn't. I tried every combination of earbud and loop size. The first review of the workaround... jabra earbuds.... says they keep coming off the Jawbone. I give up. I's going back in the morning. I'll try the Plantronics next.
| Date: 2008-08-28Initially the product was uncomfortable in my ear and would not stay in place. Then I read a review that recommended the jabra eargels as a solution to the problem. I purchased the eargels and now everything is fine. I do not even have to use the annoying ear hook. The noise cancellation is wonderful and I use the headset all the time in all types of situations.
| Date: 2008-08-27I was looking for a hands free device as I could not push my luck any further with the cell and driving. After a lot or review reading and web searching, I found this little device. The reviews state that it is the best yet with improved noise reduction, is smaller than it's older brother and is also used in the field by the armed services. Once I received it, the packaging is very stylish by the way, I tried it out. My first call I found that when I drive with the driver's window open all the way, the other caller has problems hearing me. However, in normal conditions it works great. The other great feature is that it uses vibrations from your jawbone by using a sensor that touches . . . your jawbone. Unlike others that use sound waves. This results in a much clearer speech from you to the caller. There are two buttons on the jawbone, one on the center to power the device and one on the end to change volume and so on. I also found that voice commands worked extremely well with this headset. The headset can be worn on either ear, there are different ear bud sizes and ear rings to adapt to any size of ear. The charger is also compact and the headset charges very quickly. All in all, a powerful device in a very small package.
| Date: 2008-08-27Jawbone II is much smaller than the first model, but the battery life is much worst. This device made my ear hurt after wearing it for just three hours due to hard plastic. People that I spoke to complained that it was not audible or I sound like I was whispering. I returned this item after two days.
| Date: 2008-08-27
I bought this product because it was highly recommended by a co-worker. I have had some people tell me they can hear me very well, while others say that they have a hard time hearing me. It could just be a user error, although I am being sure that the headset is touching my face.
The noise assassin does help. However if it is windy, I've found that it doesn't kill the wind noise all that well. In some cases I wish the volume was a tad bit louder. In some noisy airports, they may be able to hear me, but I can't hear them.
All in all, it is my first bluetooth headset and I like it.




