Comments on: Cellphone Headsets With Less Bulk, Background Noise http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/ from The Wall Street Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: joe manhattan http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 joe manhattan Sat, 17 May 2008 22:43:06 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/#comment-1251 Honestly Walt, are you serious?? "Some men wouldn't feel comfortable " with the Plantronics? Have you looked around lately? Maybe the guys you hang around with are so unsure of their gender identity that this design of a bluetooth headset would cause them discomfort. You might try just a little harder to disguise your narrow sense of design and gender and stick to the gadgets. Come on! Honestly Walt, are you serious?? “Some men wouldn’t feel comfortable ” with the Plantronics? Have you looked around lately? Maybe the guys you hang around with are so unsure of their gender identity that this design of a bluetooth headset would cause them discomfort. You might try just a little harder to disguise your narrow sense of design and gender and stick to the gadgets. Come on!

]]> By: Jeffrey Harris http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 Jeffrey Harris Sat, 17 May 2008 13:51:33 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/#comment-1250 I've got an original Jawbone and it's the best Bluetooth headset I've owned. It works great with Skype and my MacBook Pro, too! The ear loops are terrible. It takes too long to put it on, never feels comfortable and the sound is never quite right. My solution was to buy some Jabra EarGels, which fit perfectly on the Jawbone's speaker housing. http://www.amazon.com/Jabra-1202-EarGels-Clear/dp/B00004WINT/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1211032086&sr=8-1 When the phone rings, I just pop the Jawbone into my ear, then back into my pocket when I'm done talking. I’ve got an original Jawbone and it’s the best Bluetooth headset I’ve owned. It works great with Skype and my MacBook Pro, too!

The ear loops are terrible. It takes too long to put it on, never feels comfortable and the sound is never quite right.

My solution was to buy some Jabra EarGels, which fit perfectly on the Jawbone’s speaker housing.

http://www.amazon.com/Jabra-12.....amp;sr=8-1

When the phone rings, I just pop the Jawbone into my ear, then back into my pocket when I’m done talking.

]]> By: Mark Scott http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Mark Scott Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:06 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/#comment-1249 Bluetooth is power-hungry? Care to name one or more less power-hungry wireless technologies that have anything like the ubiquity of Bluetooth? Bluetooth is power-hungry? Care to name one or more less power-hungry wireless technologies that have anything like the ubiquity of Bluetooth?

]]> By: Bill Meyers http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Bill Meyers Fri, 16 May 2008 15:44:31 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/#comment-1248 Walt--I have the original Jawbone and highly recommend it despite the size. I also highly recommend a custom-made earpiece from Averysound.com. Well worth the price. Perfect fit (no ear loop necessary) and perfect sound.--Bill Walt–I have the original Jawbone and highly recommend it despite the size. I also highly recommend a custom-made earpiece from Averysound.com. Well worth the price. Perfect fit (no ear loop necessary) and perfect sound.–Bill

]]> By: Andrew Eisner http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Andrew Eisner Fri, 16 May 2008 06:29:08 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080515/cellphone-headsets-with-less-bulk-background-noise/#comment-1247 I haven't used the new Jawbone but I have used the current one as well as the Discovery 925. Yes, you can't use the Discovery in a wind tunnel but it sure feels more secure than the Jawbone. It's pretty common among Jawbone owners to replace the earpiece. I hope they fixed that in this version otherwise I'll stick with the Discovery which is a very nice unit that looks good and works well. I haven’t used the new Jawbone but I have used the current one as well as the Discovery 925. Yes, you can’t use the Discovery in a wind tunnel but it sure feels more secure than the Jawbone. It’s pretty common among Jawbone owners to replace the earpiece. I hope they fixed that in this version otherwise I’ll stick with the Discovery which is a very nice unit that looks good and works well.

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