Aliph Releases New Jawbone, Reviewed at iLounge

[Janak Parekh]

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/re...e-earwear-2008/

"Aliph's original Jawbone received one of the most difficult B ratings we ever issued to an accessory. Much hyped and unquestionably impressive from a technology standpoint, the first Jawbone was a wireless Bluetooth headset with breakthrough noise-cancellation abilities, but suffered from two serious issues: an uncomfortable design and a high price tag. Retailer discounting eventually helped solve one of those problems, and now Aliph has taken care of the other one in a brand new version with the same name: Jawbone ($130), known alternately as Jawbone Earwear or Jawbone with Noise Assassin. Simply put, the new Jawbone is the best Bluetooth headset we've yet tested with the iPhone -- the first one ever to receive our high recommendation -- and only two things stand in the way of it being a complete replacement for every other option we've seen."



That's a comparative picture from iLounge, who managed to get its hands on the device early and publish a full review.  It looks like a significant improvement over the first; anyone thinking of picking one up, or have managed to get one?

[Janak Parekh]

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/re...e-earwear-2008/

"Aliph's original Jawbone received one of the most difficult B ratings we ever issued to an accessory. Much hyped and unquestionably impressive from a technology standpoint, the first Jawbone was a wireless Bluetooth headset with breakthrough noise-cancellation abilities, but suffered from two serious issues: an uncomfortable design and a high price tag. Retailer discounting eventually helped solve one of those problems, and now Aliph has taken care of the other one in a brand new version with the same name: Jawbone ($130), known alternately as Jawbone Earwear or Jawbone with Noise Assassin. Simply put, the new Jawbone is the best Bluetooth headset we've yet tested with the iPhone -- the first one ever to receive our high recommendation -- and only two things stand in the way of it being a complete replacement for every other option we've seen."



That's a comparative picture from iLounge, who managed to get its hands on the device early and publish a full review.  It looks like a significant improvement over the first; anyone thinking of picking one up, or have managed to get one?

[cortez]

i've been using the new Jawbone for almost a week and in my opinion it's a huge improvement over the original. it weighs less, stays in place on your ear, has 3 earbuds for customized fit and loudness is much better. the only disappointing items is the lack of multipoint connections (connect to 2 devices at the same time) and reduced talk time... i guess there's a tradeoff with everything these days. i'm going to test for 3 more weeks and see if it's "buy" deal for me... i'll be interested to hear what others have to say.

[Rocco Augusto]

it looks so shiny... must... fight... urge... to... buy!

[Kacey Green]

Originally Posted by Rocco Augusto

it looks so shiny... must... fight... urge... to... buy!

I lost that battle, I'll be ordering this instead of a replacement pack of ear hangers for the original.

[yslee]

Now all I need is some better voice command features on my Smartphone...