The Best Bluetooth Headset

Much like every attorney, I’ve gone through my fair share of Bluetooth headsets for my cellphone over the years. I’ve used the Plantronics Voyager 510 and the Motorola H700 among others and I have been disappointed with every one.Â It makes it impossible to call other attorneys or insurance adjusters on the road, much less return calls to your clients.Â So when I came home last week from Louisville’s new Apple Store carrying yet another Apple bag my wife knew something was amiss. Of course, explaining to her that I just spent another ~$100 on yet another didn’t help matters. Enter the Jawbone into the scene. The name, fearsome sounding compared to the Voyager 510 or the H700, didn’t seem to elicit any better arguments to my wife on the expenditure, but I persevered with the “better to hear you with” argument. I wasn’t disappointed.

How it works

As you can see from this demo at Jawbone’s website, this headset has a built-in filter called the “Noise Shield” which measures the ambient sound in the call and digitally removes the background noise leaving your caller with nothing but your voice. You have to see this demo to believe it! I was so impressed with this demo that it compelled me to face my wife sure in the knowledge that she would be awed by the ability to actually hear me while I was in the car on my cellphone.

Jawbone

There are only two buttons on the Jawbone, the volue is controlled by the large screen button (press once to raise volume and twice to lower) and a button towards the rear of the unit for power. It is a simple headset to use and does what every headset should do, focus on making clear calls, not looking sexy. It is very comfortable for its size; compared to Apple’s Bluetooth Headset the Jawbone is a behemoth. The Jawbone comes with three size for the earpiece as well as for the ear-loop, so if you have small ears like I do, you’ll find it comforting to know it is adjustable.

Take note, I just publicly announced my preference for a non-Apple product.

The demo isn’t exaggerating

What I can tell you is that the Jawbone is by far the best bluetooth headset I have ever used. I don’t know whether it is the metal shield covering the microphone which doubles as a volume button or the internal microchip developed by DARPA, but what I do know is the thing works. Of course knowing I have technology developed by the Department of Defense aiding me in making my phone calls makes me feel cool, but that’s just lagniappe.

Driving in my Jeep Cherokee with over-sized tires (you can imagine the road noise) with the air-conditioner on full-blast made it impossible to make wireless phone calls while driving before the Jawbone. Now, most people are shocked to hear that I am even in the car when I tell them where I am as we converse.
Buy it

My advise is to buy this headset. Your wife will thank you, your client’s will assuredly thank you, your mother will thank you, heck, even the Chinese guy at your favorite take-out spot will thank you for not making your order an annoying lesson in conversing with someone in a wind-tunnel.

Did I mention it works great with my iPhone?

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i already try this headset,this is cool gadget in this year for me,i hope may be some-body purchase at it's on risk,not blame me after that?
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The slightest breeze, like that caused by fast pace walking, will cause this thing to go inoperable. No one can hear anything I'm saying because this company's noise canceling technology simply never had to deal with: the slight breeze!The problem is that this technology was developed for noisy environments - like helicopter or tank cockpits - where there's no wind.
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chilton

This is a good device specially for business man that loves driving too. Salesman for example they always travel so having a good headset reducing the sound of the noise outside they can do business while driving. The experience of driving a cherokee clearly explains it.
Mike

They are no longer offering repalcment ear loops for the original unit. Thats right, two years of production and product support shut down. Break your earloop and you might as well have lost this thing down the garbage disposal. I can only guess when they will stop supporting their "new" version. Funny thing is, I was not aware I was purchasing a disposable product.
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Looks good features i will check it out thanks for sharing the information.
Katherine

I have purchased many bluetooth headsets and don't understand how so many reviews for the jawbone make it the best. My husband complains all the time he can't understand a word I'm saying when I'm on it. Whether it be in the car with the windows up, in the house when it's quiet and I'm cooking. I can't seem to get it to fit right so that the end touches my cheek just so as it says in the instructions. I was not happy with it.
Rob

Ya except because of the digital voice filtering on it voice recognition doesn't work.
Casey

The feedback on jawbone here is great. I seriously would have bought it if not for you guys. Thanks.

I think I will put this on my Bluetooth Headset blog
e3

i thought the jawbone was going to be the answer to my problems, namely, that ALL bluetooth headsets suck: they're either ugly, they break, noisy, or they don't fit in my ear. unfortunately, the jawbone sucks just as much as all the rest.

the jawbone did not fit in my ear no matter what i tried! for something that was obviously designed so well in so many other regards, i don't understand how the design of the earpiece could be so idiotic.

there are thousands of examples of properly designed earpieces that are sold for various applications, from security to aviation to personal music players, and there is simply no excuse for getting it wrong. the jawbone uses thick, rubber ear attachments which don't have any "give." they don't compress to mold to the shape of the user's ear, and they were not designed to match the anatomy of the ear in the first place. when i saw the three options in the box i reacted with complete puzzlement.

there is a very simple and low-cost technology that eliminates this problem: it's called FOAM. the plantronics voyager 510 uses foam on the earpiece, and it probably fits in just about everyone's ear because foam compresses and expands. unfortunately, the plantronics also sucked because after just 2 months of use it died (and i take care of my stuff).

so far i feel like i'm just taking cash out of my wallet and lighting it on fire, and i'm seriously at the point where i could design a better bluetooth headset than everything out there, at least in terms of industrial design and fit. i'll leave the electronics up to someone else.

verdict: the jawbone is idiotic and sucks. all bluetooth headsets suck. the human race is doomed.
Jason

I own the Jawbone and I too agree that it is useless in the wind, even the slightest breeze. Also if you like eating while talking on your cell, do not buy the Jawbone because it will loosen up and fall off younear if you are not alert.
JEFF POEL

With the noise cancelling on or off, this unit is worthless in the wind. I e-mailed Jawbone about it, and they say that there is nothing they can do about wind noise. I also own a Cardo Scala 500, and it is much better in the wind than the Jawbone. The Scala doesn't work as well in noisy environments, but it is much better in the wind. I agree with yorgo - even the slightest breeze caused by walking makes the unit useless. I tested it by walking with the noise cancelling in both settings and leaving long voice mails on my work phone to prove it. Wind noise will render the Jawbone useless. Sorry to say that, as its other features are pretty worthwhile. Jeff
Finis Price

I've never had a problem with it falling out of my ear, except when using the Jawbone without the earloop. A friend prefers to use it that way, but I find it doesn't hold against my cheek as well and the Jawbone needs to be lightly touching your face so that it can properly reduce background noise.
Phil

I bought one and returned it. The sound was great. The size was a little bigger than some of it's competitors, but it's quite good looking. However - I tried every combination of ear loops and ear gels provided and I could not come up with a secure and comfortable fit. It always felt as though it was about to fall out of my ear - and did a couple of times. My old Plantronics Voyager without the ear loop felt more secure on my ear. And nothing has fit as well as my old Jabra wired headset with the molded ear gels.
Finis Price

I had this problem as well at first. It turns out the noise cancellation is turned off by default. Once turned on, ALL breezes were virtually extinguished, including the all worrisome air-conditioner blowing in my face. I literally leaned into the vent at full-blast and the person on the other end couldn't hear but a faint rustling sound.

I wonder if that is what your problem was.
yorgo

I bought one, returned it hoping it was defective and then sadly returned the second one too.
It is useless for my purposes.
Because I live in a city. A real city where you walk to places cause everything is nearby.
As a result most of the "down time" you have to make calls is - yep, while walking on the street. Also a good time to catch up with clients or employees.
I had hoped that because of the "noise shield" buzz this one would work.
It doesn't.
The problem is that this technology was developed for noisy environments - like helicopter or tank cockpits - where there's no wind.
The slightest breeze, like that caused by fast pace walking, will cause this thing to go inoperable. No one can hear anything I'm saying because this company's noise canceling technology simply never had to deal with: the slight breeze!

If you're going to use it where no wind (or fan, or ac) will ever blow, it's great. Otherwise... walk away. Try a Cardo - they came out of a motorcycle microphone pedigree and have learned to learn with noise AND wind.
Finis Price

I've had nothing but problems with every other bluetooth headset I've ever owned. It's good to see I haven't been the only one with bad experiences in the past.
Jay S. Fleischman

I wholeheartedly agree - the Jawbone is hands down the best Bluetooth headset ever. In fact, I publicly proclaimed it to be the first Bluetooth headset that doesn't suck.

http://www.bkpracticepro.com/2007/09/04/finally-a-bluetooth-headset-the-doesnt-suck/