It's been almost a year since Aliph
last graced the Bluetooth headset world with its presence, and now it's back with the Jawbone Prime to reclaim the throne. The Jawbone Prime is only a minor update -- on the surface, anyways -- to its predecessor, and in fact the only visible change is a slightly different surface pattern and a minor indentation to denote one of the headset's two invisible buttons. Other than the quite welcome addition of Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR (multipoint connections, easy pairing), almost all the improvements under the hood have to do with the algorithm tweaks of NoiseAssassin 2.0 to improve noise reduction. It's really too bad the original isn't firmware-upgradable (we asked). The Prime will be replacing existing Jawbones at retail for the same old $130 pricetag, and comes in
Blah Blah Black,
Coffee Talk and
Going Platinum, while an "EARCANDY" edition is available in
Frankly SCARLET,
'YELLO!,
Drop Me A LIME and
LILAC You Mean It. Both will be available at retail on May 2nd.
posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:00PM
I must have it!
It doesn't fit well.
"why do you have me on speakerphone?!?"
Into the drawer with you...
I must have it!
Brilliant comment!
Though the new earbuds take some of the sadomasochism out of "Jawboning" it.
Product looks cool, but the makeup and outfits on those models have to be the most hideous thing I've ever seen.
Flimsiest, ugliest device I ever (briefly) owned.
Ok, so it's ugly, thats pretty subjective, I might try it if it came in manly black butnot a chance in He** will I wear a florescent bluetooth headset, just too femine for my taste.
Why does the Packaging looks like a Parfume? Does it smell?
Cute names, I think as a guy thought I'd want the black or silver. Neutral colors ftw.
It also comes in black, brown, and platinum. There's shots of the additional colors in linked gallery.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion..
For what it's worth - I'm in the IT network support field and spend about 5+ hours per day glued to my phone.
Jawbone 1 was the best all-around performer (clarity, range, battery-life, lack of voice distortion)...
Jawbone 2 IS a great headset as far as aesthetics and looks (despite many comments above)...find me a better looking one!!
-- I decided to stick with my Jawbone 2 despite the voice problems when the nub wasn't touching my cheek simply due to
it's outstanding feather-weight and ability to just stick in my ear and pop-out without the ear clip.
(yes, I dealt with daily comments like "I can't hear you - your voice just went very distant" - but I'd just push it against my
cheek again and I was back in business).
** I've tried and still have a box full of ALL top-of-the-line BT headsets on the market. The Jawbones are just the best quality.
THAT SAID - THE PRIME CAN EASILY BE THE BEST BT HEADSET EVER MADE IF IT DELIVERS ON THE POINTS PROMISED!! You have to stick with it for a few days before you grow accustomed (just like any high-tech device).