The Maverick Nica Bluetooth headset looks like something I’d really love to Audio Test.
It’s got a unique shape going for it and pretty much kicks some serious booty in design. Check it out:
Looks pretty awesome, right?
It features that spring clip that Original Jawbone users are so wistful for and also doesn’t go in your ear. Maverick is marketing that as an open-ear style headset, I do wonder if this could detract from the acoustics of the headset.
It comes in 3 different colors: Black, White, and Pink. The chargers are also really interesting looking. Check out the different colors, accessories, and features at Maverick Lifestyle’s website.
Hopefully Maverick will send us over a review version.
Aliph, the makers of that oh so popular Jawbone and Jawbone 2 headsets, also know as the Original Jawbone and New Jawbone, have come up with something pretty cool: New Fit Earbuds!
Jawbone New Fit Earbuds
These earbuds are made to stay securely in your ear so you don’t have to wear an earloop with your Jawbone. AND they fit the Original Jawbone as well. AND Aliph is offering them for free on their website, just pay the $2.99 shipping fee. Just go here: http://us.jawbone.com/store/products.aspx
Thanks Jawbone! Now I can abandon my earloop that keeps breaking when I put it in my pocket.
On Bluetruth.com we carry a motorcycle headset made by Cardo called the Scala Rider. Every other headset we carry on the site, we have all taken home and got friendly with for a few days, but since non of us ride motorcycles, we haven’t had the same experience with the Scala Rider. We did manage to do an audio test with it in a very interesting way. And it was a group effort, with Ian driving the car, Pouria testing the headset, Gordon on the other end recording and me filming the whole thing for posterity.
Also, it seems like the motorcycle riders seem to be less likely to write reviews, as this is the only headset on the site that does not have any customer reviews.
This is the newbie of the Plantronics Bluetooth headsets. We recently recorded the audio tests for it, which are up on BlueTruth.com. My feeling so far, is that it’s a decent middle of the line Bluetooth headset. It’s fairly small. It’s supposed to have windsmart technology, so in theory, it should work better outside, but it wasn’t fantastic outside. It wasn’t terrible either.
Also, for me, I don’t like the fixed earbuds in the more recent Voyagers. They are very uncomfortable in my small ears after a while. So, I think this headset is a good middle of the road headset. Be sure to check out our audio tests!
It seems like a few people I have talked to recently are worried about whether the Bluetooth headset that they want will be compatible with their Motorola phone, or their iPhone, or their Samsung phone, or their ATT phone. Well, the good news is that Bluetooth is universally compatible, which means that if your phone is Bluetooth enabled, it will be compatible with most if not all Bluetooth headsets.
How do you tell if your cell phone is Bluetooth enabled? If you still have your phone’s user guide, it should be clearly noted if your phone in Bluetooth enabled. If you do not have your user guide, simply look at the settings on your phone and see if Bluetooth is listed there. If you are still confused, go to this handy Bluetooth headset compatibility page, where there are phones listed by make and carrier.
One thing to note is that some phones may support the A2DP profile. This means that your phone will work with stereo Bluetooth headsets and you will be able to listen to music through a stereo Bluetooth headset. Good luck and happy Bluetooth headset hunting.
Today, in between the conference call, the webinar, the web demo meeting, and the phone meeting, I was on the phone for about 4.5 hours today. That is a bit unusual for me but all I can say is, thank goodness for Bluetooth headsets.
I feel a little more intimate with the Jawbone 2 Bluetooth headset after spending my four day weekend using it. I found it comfortable, easy to use and from my end it sounded great. My only problem with it was that the little nubbin that touches your face didn’t always stay connected with my face. When that happened, my friends would tell me that I got fuzzy sounding. I would just move the headset so that it was touching my face again and it would sound fine to my callers.
At one point I was talking to a friend of mine who had just gotten her own Jawbone 2 and she asked me what headset I was using. I told her I was using the Jawbone 2 and asked why she had asked. She said I sounded fuzzy. She told me she was having the same issue with keeping the headset touching her face and had gotten the same fuzziness complaints that I had. She said that when she moved it to touch her face she accidentally hung up on someone. That didn’t happen to me, but I was instinctively touching the sides to move it and not just pressing it into my face straight on.
I did like the headset except for the face touching issue. My ears are small, so I think it was a little loose and that maybe why it kept moving away from my face.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m not going to lie, 2008 has been a bit of a rough year for me, but one thing I am very thankful for, is that I was given the chance to work on this great site that I really believe in: BlueTruth.com and to test out and write about all sorts of Bluetooth things.
I like testing things and figuring things out and then I like writing about them in a very informal conversational way, like, oh, I don’t know, a blog perhaps. I love writing this blog and I am pretty proud of it too. I think I am giving a lot of great information and I try really hard to keep it real.
This long weekend I took home a Jawbone 2 Bluetooth headset to use for the whole time. I had tried it out before, but it was fairly brief while we were testing them. Now I have a whole four days to really get intimate with the Jawbone. I have to say, so far so good. I definitely needed the instructions to pair it up, because you can not see any buttons on the headset whatsoever. Although if this had been the first time pairing it to a phone it would have gone into pairing mode automatically. This particular headset has gotten around.
It’s more comfortable than I thought it would be, because I don’t really like the earbuds, but this one in conjuntion with the loop doesn’t sit so far in the ear. I wasn’t sure if I would get annoyed by that little part that needs to touch your face for the noise suppression to work either, but I haven’t really noticed it.
I’ll write more after I’ve had it the full four days.
It’s almost Black Friday (and then following shortly will be Cyber Monday) and people are starting to chomp at the bit to figure out what to get their loved ones. I say, why not a Bluetooth headset? There are many reasons Bluetooth headsets make great gifts. Just one reason is that they are safe. They have waaaay less radiation then what is emitted from a cell phone and they allow you to be hands free while you are driving or doing other things. Read more reasons why Bluetooth headsets make great holiday gifts.
They all come with their own awesome little cases, that not only look nice and protect the headset, but hold an additional charge to help you get through the day.
If you just have so much money you don’t know what to do with it, you could always get someone the Discovery 925 Jewel. However, it runs a hefty price tag of ~$100,000 USD. From a distance, the gold colored 925 doesn’t look too different and is about $99,900 less.
All in all the Plantronics Discovery 925’s are great headsets. Gordon in our office, is looking forward to all of our testing and reviewing being done so he can go back to using his 925 full time. He thinks it’s the most comfortable and the easiest to use.
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