Cingular Go Phone: Jawbone The Bombshell Bluetooth Headset (Gold) Review

This was a much appreciated birthday gift last month. (Many thanks to my wife!) I believed it would be great based on talking with several friends who use various Jawbone models. Even so, I am very impressed. People I talk to using this like the clarity of sound, even when I am in a very noisy environment.

Because I know a number of other people who use Jawbone models, I already knew about the sensor stud near the front that has to be in contact with your cheek for proper noise cancellation operation. When it is placed properly, the noise cancellation is phenomenal. Voice clarity is (I have been told) like standing next to the person in a quiet room. My wife noticed the difference the first time I talked to her using it. During Memorial Day weekend in Washington DC, I was using the phone and the Jawbone Icon to talk to a friend in Florida, and she had little trouble hearing me clearly. What makes that unusual is that I was standing next to a road as the Rolling Thunder motorcycle parade was going by! She could hear that there were motorcycles, of course, but without the noise cancelling she would not have been able to hear my voice at all.

The Icon comes with a wide assortment of arrangements to try for fitting to your ear. Once you find the correct size and style for you, the comfort is tolerable - but I am seriously considering a molded gel from Jabra or a custom house. With a "normal" earbug it would not be much of a problem, but the Jawbone devices have that sensor stud that must stay against your cheek...

This is third Bluetooth earbug I have owned - and it's successors will most likely be Jawbone models. The first was a cheap Motorola model that was not very good, but was purchased only as a personal test, anyway. The second was a Plantronics model that served very well for several years (until it pulled a vanishing act), but was not very usable in windy or noisy environments.

Comes with: seven (7) ear adapters, one loop to go over ear, AC charger, instructions. Users can register on a web site that enables firmware updates over the Internet.

Pro: excellent sound quality for the person you are talking to, when properly fitted. On/Off sliding switch that is close to impossible to actuate accidentally.

Con: Some users may need custom ear inserts. Connector (for charger & computer) is micro-USB, which can be hard to see and use for those of us with eyes more than six decades old. Noise cancellation depends strongly on proper wearing of the device.

Based on my use, I highly recommend the Jawbone Icon models. I am sure that other Jawbone models would be excellent as well.

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Product Description:
The most convenient Jawbone yet with easy to operate On/Off slid switch and one simple to use button provides unparalleled convenience. Standard micro-USB charging technology, so you don't have to carry more cables! Simultaneous Multipoint means that your Jawbone ICON can manage two calls from two different phones at the same time. ICON is the world's first intelligent headset with MyTalk. MyTalk allows you to dynamically update and personalize each individual Jawbone ICON with an array of convenient apps. With custom ICON audio tones whisper important information like remaining battery life and caller ID into your ear. Finally ICON brings the best audio around with NoiseAssassin 2.5, innovative speaker design and Set it and forget it audio. Making the ICON the smallest and most comfortable Jawbone ever created

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