Gizmodo: aliph

Original Jawbone Goes Inexpensive

Mark Wilson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:10:00 EDT

While paying over $100 for Aliph's latest Jawbone may be a bit out of your financial means, their last gen model—which is still pretty great—has gone on clearance. Sixth Avenue Electronics is offering the Bluetooth headset today only for just $48.88 (plus $3.95 shipping). Red color only, but hey, red is flashy and you could really use some pizazz. [Sixth Avenue via bargainjack]

Sizemodo: New Jawbone vs. Old Jawbone

Benny Goldman — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:40:00 EDT

See, I told you it was 50% smaller! And in case you missed it, check out the full review.

Lightning Review: Aliph's Spankin' New Jawbone (Verdict: Better and Better)

Benny Goldman — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:01:00 EDT

The Gadget: Aliph's second-gen Jawbone has a revamped design, improved noise-blocking technology, and is 50% slimmer than Aliph's original Bluetooth headset.

The Price: It's out today in black for $130. Silver and gold models will be available soon.

The Verdict: The new Jawbone beats its predecessor from top to bottom in comfort and sound. While the original earpiece set the standard for Bluetooth sound quality, wearing it for an hour felt like exercise to my ear. The gen 2 is much lighter, sits in my ear comfortably and barely touches my face. The clip is slimmed down and covered in leather, a much better feeling than the rubber and metal monstrosity of yore.

The outgoing sound is better than gen 1's too. Aliph ditched "Noise Shield" for "Noise Assassin" technology, and while that sounds like a bunch of marketing mumbo jumbo, people on the other end of the line while I was testing it could hear a difference. The new tech kept the outside noise to a minimum and my voice stayed clear.

Despite these improvements, the Jawbone still has flaws. Incoming sound isn't much better than before; it's loud enough, but the digital crunch found in all Bluetooth headsets is still there. Considering how long Bluetooth has been around, it's a wonder why no one has been able to really improve on this. Also, the new Jawbone only has four hours of talk time compared to the old one's six; the weird part is, it almost has twice the standby time, over 8 days.

Since the only worthy competition for the Jawbone is, well, the Jawbone—or better still, the nXZEN nX6000—the gen 2 is a clear winner. Bluetooth headsets still have a way to go before they measure straight-up to using the phone, but this slimmed-down, enhanced Jawbone is another step in the right direction. [Jawbone]

Slimmer, Hotter Aliph Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset Gets FCC'd

matt buchanan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:23:39 EDT

Aliph's Jawbone is one of the least obnoxious, if a squee bulkier, Bluetooth headsets out there. Its hotter younger sister just popped up on the FCC, and looks to be under two cm wide, losing a fair bit of the original Jawbone's girth. Even though the earclip's not in this shot, the manual shows that it's still got one, though. The FCC unveil means something more official should be heading our way soon, so sit tight for more info. [FCC via Engadget]

Limited Edition Jawbone Headsets Look Incredible

Jason Chen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:00:19 EST

The default Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headsets already look quite stylish for a Bluetooth headset, but these Yves Behar-created limited edition sets beat his originals by quite a bit. The white, brown and black headsets are smooth, unlike the pock-marked original design, and represent trash talk, sweet talk and dirty talk, respectively. We can't quite make out what the picture for sweet talk is supposed to be, but the dirty and trash talk are obvious. If we didn't already own a Jawbone for our in-the-car conversations, we'd nab one of these ASAP. [Fuse Project via Josh Spear via Yanko]

Jawbone Short Features Bikinis, Bros and Maybe a Headset or Something

Adam Frucci — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:25:38 EST

Aliph is pushing its fancy-schmancy Jawbone Bluetooth headset with a series of web shorts centered around the product, including the above one, entitled "Boo Boo." It involves a sexy lady in a bikini, three really annoying dudes and a surprise ending that's pretty satisfying. I'm not going to be running out and buying any gadgets because of it, but if you're looking for a nice way to distract yourself from the painful drudgery of your day-to-day existence for a few minutes, you could do a lot worse.

[Jawbone Films via Uberreview]

Aliph Jawbone Gallery: Sexy AND Functional

Jason Chen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:00:22 EST

It's not every day that a headset looks good (definitely) and works well (supposedly). The Jawbone Bluetooth headset from Aliph, available now from Cingular for $120, looks better than most BT headsets we've used over the years. As for how well it works—its noise cancellation and vibration detection functions most notably—that'll have to wait for the review.

Now, you can see how small the Jawbone is on my shockingly disfigured noggin.

– Jason Chen

Product Page [Jawbone]

Aliph Jawbone Headset: Gets Sexy Redesign, Super Noise-Cancelling, and Bluetooth

Brian Lam — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:00:39 EST

The original Aliph Jawbone headset was flawed. It was beautiful, but wired.

The redesigned Aliph Jawbone looks to be everything the original wishes it was. It's Bluetooth, and uses military noise canceling tech that can drown out the violent screams of traffic, lawnmowers, and anything else NOT your voice by using an array of microphones. Walt Mossberg had the first look: He found it worked great, except against wind noise. (Kind of a problem)

And in case you didn't notice, it happens to be the best looking headset ever made, IMHO. The set was designed by the ultra talented Yves Behar, the industrial designer known for many things, but maybe most recently his Leaf Lamp and the $100 Laptop. It comes in red, black, and silver from Cingular, for $120, starting today.

I've got two more pictures for you after the jump. And we'll give you our full take soon, as we were lucky enough to get a few sets of our own to check out.

–Brian Lam

Aliph Jawbone [Jawbone]