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The most convenient Jawbone yet comes with an easy-to-operate On/Off slide switch and one button that provides unparalleled convenience. It also has standard micro-USB charging technology, so you don’t have to carry more cables. The Simultaneous Multipoint features lets your Jawbone ICON manage two calls from two different phones at the same time. ICON is the world’s first intelligent headset with the MyTalk feature that allows you to dynamically update and personalize each individual Jawbone IC
- Intelligent and highly stylish Bluetooth headset for communication and stereo music streaming (with embedded A2DP profile)
- Equipped with military-grade NoiseAssassin 2.5 with wind reduction–the best noise cancellation technology money can buy
- Simultaneous Multipoint gives you the flexibility to manage audio and calls from two different phones
- Up to 4.5 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: ICON headset; 3 Spout earbuds; 4 round earbuds; optional binaural earloop; microUSB cable; A/C wall adapter; user guide
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What customers say about Jawbone ICON-Series Thinker Bluetooth Headset (Black)?
Simply Amazing,
I’ve had over 20 headsets and am extremely fussy. This headset is by far the best is most ways.
Fit:
Its difficult to explain how it fits different, yet its comfortable and secure. The headset slides into the ear instead of being compressed into the ear.
Quality of Voice in normal setting:
Perfect. It’s the only headset where I NEVER got a complaint.
Noise Cancellation:
Almost perfect. Just make sure the headset touches your face.
I had Prince jamming on the radio where the windows in the house were rattling.
I could barely hear the other person or myself, yet they could only hear a clip of the music every few seconds. They could hear me fine.
Connection to Phone:
This is where the biggest problems occurred. It sometimes took up to a minute of trying to get the headset to connect on my Palm Treo.
My Blue Ant connects every time without a glitch.
The only other headset that comes close is the Blue Ant V1.
If I were to rate both, I would give the Icon a 9.0 and the Blue Ant V1 a 7.5.
I rate all other headsets below a 5.
The only feature I would like to see on these headsets is a way to find them when they get misplaced.
Perhaps a way for the phone to communicate with it when a button is pressed on the phone.
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|Best Bluetooth Yet!,
I’m really not very crazy about bluetooths (blueteeth?), but since I spend a lot of time driving, in California, with a manual transmission, it’s kind of a necessary evil. That being said, iirc, the Jawbone Icon is the 5th bluetooth I’ve owned. It’s also quite far and beyond the BEST bluetooth I’ve ever used!
In the past, I’ve had problems with comfort, volume, background noise, charging, and even straight up defective units (plus I’m embarrassed to say, I’m an idiot and I somehow lost the most expensive one, a Plantronics 975). But I don’t have any complaints about the Jawbone Icon!
Comfort – comes with a bunch of different-size earpieces, and optional ear-hook. No prob!
Volume – callers sound very clear to me. Previous handsfree devices I’ve used never had enough volume for me to hear clearly when I’m driving in the car. I don’t think the Icon can actually adjust volume, except through the phone volume.
Background noise – waaay waaay better than my Plantronics 975. From the first time I called my wife with it, she noticed a huge, huge difference. She said it was even better than my old Blueant Q1 (which was pretty darn good). No wind or road noise, turn signal clicks, or even radio really got through to her – just my voice!
Ease of use – This is where the Jawbone Icon is OUTSTANDING. The on/off switch makes all the difference. No holding the button for 5 seconds, or any garbage like that. Just flip the switch, and it’s done! The button placement is good, too.
Anyway, I’ve already said it, but to sum up: it’s the best bluetooth I’ve ever owned, hands down.
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|Useless Dual Mics, Downgraded NoiseAssasin, Better Charging & Nice Voice,
For me, a headset must have excellent noise cancellation. Also, the headset must be loud enough to drown out surrounding noise. These trump all other features. Why have a headset if no one can hear me or I can’t hear them, right? In fact, I will gladly give up comfort and features for a better noise canceling and/or louder headset. This headset is good, but the Jawbone 2, my headset before this one, has noticeably better noise cancellation.
I wear my headset on the left side. I also find that the medium earbud, no loop, fits perfectly. It seems to seal out noise better than the small or larger earbuds. My 5’2″ girlfriend needs the small one. All testing was done with a Sprint Palm Pre.
I purchased ‘The Thinker’ from a Verizon Wireless store. On the Aliph’s website, the headset it white/silver with a texture of ellipses featuring an “intellectual man’s voice” for the MyTalk app. My version of ‘The Thinker’ was black, same texture, and featuring the voice from ‘The Catch.’ The voice was a nice change from the beeps and dongs of most headsets. The voice will tell you when the battery is low or how much time you have left when pressing the multifunction button once when not on a call.
The Jawbone 2 doesn’t seem to pick up anything outside of two-three feet. I could drive at 65 mph with the driver side window rolled down and people said the wind is about a 4 on a scale of 1-10. I could drive my 2005 Corolla with the radio blasting, windows rolled up, and people would say that the radio was at about a 3. I could have a conversation with someone about 4-5 feet from me and callers said they could only hear me speaking. When riding my bike 20 mph, yes I can ride that fast, people said it was between 4 and 6. They could hear me just fine. I could eat granola and the sound would fade to a distant 3 in a few seconds. I brushed my teeth and there was no audible noise being transmitted until I brushed the tops of my teeth.
The Jawbone Icon seems to pick up sound over five feet away. While at a store, callers could hear grocery carts crashing about 15-20 feet away. People were astounded at the loud wind noise while driving with the driver window rolled down. They gave it a 7 or 8. Sometimes, they couldn’t even understand my speech. When driving with the radio blasting and the window rolled up, callers could understand and even repeat what was on the radio. This goes for music and spoken word. When conversing with someone 5 feet away, callers could hear the other person as well as me. While riding my bike, people could still hear me, but the wind was obtrusive. They stated that it was noticeably louder than my Jawbone 2. People could hear me chomping on granola as if NoiseAssasin was turned off. Brushing my teeth was the same as the Jawbone 2.
The Jawbone 2 hurts my ear when wearing it for over an hour. In fact, my ear usually feels bruised, but it is not. Therefore, I only wear it while on a call. The Jawbone Icon is a dream to wear. I don’t even feel it after an hour. I could easily where it all day. However, using the medium sized earbud translates to a looser fit when compared to the Jawbone 2 so I used the hook.
The absent volume adjuster on the Icon didn’t bother me too much. The Icon is supposed to be able to normalize audio. This didn’t seem to work for me. Callers could make a sudden loud sound and it would pierce my eardrum. Also, notification sounds from my Palm Pre didn’t seem to get normalized either.
All of the Jawbones have a multifunction button on the side that the user inevitably presses by mistake. Moving that button to the back of the headset with the Icon was a stroke of genius. I never accidentally hung up on a call. However, I got used to the side mounted multifunction button on the Jawbone 2 and adjusted my habits accordingly.
Reception with my Sprint Palm Pre was the same with both headsets. 15ft or so with a couple of walls between the headset and phone was about the maximum distance.
The short, stiff, but bendable microUSB cable was nice. I could attach it to the computer with it dangling. The headset charges quick…about an hour.
A battery life of 4 hours is the bare minimum these days for a headset. It’s nice to know that Aliph shot par with this feature.
The Icon’s microUSB charger, Multipoint, and possible firmware update capabilities make an attractive choice over the Jawbone 2. A2DP on the Icon is just a rumor at this point. Besides, necessary access to the Private Beta area to download the software that is capable of firmware updates is very limited. So limited that I haven’t been invited. Maybe it will be opened to the public if Aliph decides to post downloadable firmware updates?
In the end, the Icon’s dual mics do not offer any kind of protection from the wind and only serves as a gimmick. NoiseAssasin 2.5 is a huge step backwards from the Jawbone 2…
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