Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin (Silver) [Bulk Packaging]

by Jawbone

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001MTEKA4
• Item model number: jawbone 2
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,271 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Setting new standards for mobile voice clarity and personal style, the new Jawbone Bluetooth headset by Aliph represents a complete departure from the gadgetry of the mobile headset industry. Originally developed for military use in extreme environments, Jawbone features NoiseAssassin--a proprietary technology that eliminates background noise from mobile phone conversations. Jawbone is the only Bluetooth headset with a Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) that actually feels your speech, which helps Jawbone distinguish your voice from background noise.

The new Jawbone in black.

Widely recognized as the best Bluetooth headset on the market, the new Jawbone is 50 percent smaller than the original, award-winning Jawbone, offer over 4 hours of talk time, and comes with three earbuds and four earloops for a comfortable and personalized fit.

Military-Grade NoiseAssassin Technology
Developed over years of research for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Jawbone's NoiseAssassin eliminates real world noise better than competing headset because it's the only hands free device that accurately separates human speech from ambient noise. Unmatched in its ability to remove noise from loud environments like busy streets, cars, crowded cafes, and airports, NoiseAssassin is comprised of two features unique to Jawbone: a patented Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) and proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms. Jawbone is the only Bluetooth headset with a VAS that feels the speech vibrations from your jaw. This enables Jawbone to capture the distinct frequencies of your voice. Proprietary DSP algorithms work in concert with two powerful microphones and the VAS to accurately model surrounding noise and aggressively eliminate it from the conversation.

Conventional "noise suppression" headsets do not have a Voice Activity Sensor and can only estimate when speech is occurring. This causes performance issues like voice distortion, especially in the presence background noise.

Not Just a Headset, It's Earwear
Made with premium materials like medical-grade plastic and fine leather, the new Jawbone with NoiseAssassin combines science and beauty in the most unassuming, yet richly detailed product. Every effort has been made to contain best in class noise suppression technology in a miniature form that is 50 percent smaller than the original, award-winning Jawbone.

The new Jawbone accomplishes a clean and sophisticated look thanks to invisible buttons. Touch-surface technology allows the user to operate switches by lightly pressing the outer shield. Curved and rectilinear to follow the face, the outer shield is lightly textured and inspired by three-dimensional noise abatement surfaces. The infer surface, the one touching your face and creating contact with the Voice Activity Sensor, is gently curved to be ergonomic and comfortable on your skin.

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Specifications

• Talk time: Over 4 hours
• Standby time: Over 8 days
• Range: Up to 33 feet (10 meters)
• Weight: 10 grams (0.35 ounces)
• Supports Bluetooth 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• 80 percent charge in 35 minutes (full charge in less than 1 hour)

Product Description

Jawbone 2 silver bulk package

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sins of omission and assumption, December 23, 2008

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Rebecca Leyon Jankura (Carilsle, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin (Silver) [Bulk Packaging] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

(N.B. This review has nothing to do with the functioning of the product, but with the poor description from Amazon.)

I agree with the other reviewer. I did see that this was advertised as "bulk packaged", but I assumed it was new and complete, just without the fancy oyster-type plastic package. "Great," I said to myself, "no horrible plastic box."

What I received was a small dingy ziploc bag containing the Jawbone 2, a smudged power cord & charger, and a wrinkled sheet of horribly photocopied instructions. It appeared to have been used before, and not cleaned up very well, as evidenced by sticky black smudges on the USB cable and lots of lint clinging to the rubber earpiece. Also, none of the accoutrements that come with a "new" Jawbone 2 were included: extra ear hooks, extra in-ear pieces, etc.

Nowhere in the product description does it say "Brand new" or similar wording, but it also doesn't say "used and crappily packaged" either. For the extra $10-15, get the retail box version. I did, after I returned this one.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money trying to save the environment, December 28, 2008

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Just My Opinion (California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin (Silver) [Bulk Packaging] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I am in complete agreement with the previous reviewers. My husband asked what I wanted for Christmas. I wanted a new Jawbone 2 (we both have the originals, but wanted the new style). My husband and I both disliked the unnecessary plastic and excess packaging that came with the original Jawbones, so when I saw that Amazon had the "bulk packaged" Jawbone 2 at a great price, I sent him the link to it and told him it was the one I wanted.

The Jawbone itself is fantastic. Amazon's product description, however, is not. In fact, it is blatantly misleading.

The Jawbone 2 is supposed to come with two sizes (medium and large) of leather ear loops and two sizes (medium and large) of the "slim" ear loops. It is also supposed to come with three sizes (small, medium, large) of earbuds. The medium earbud and medium leather ear loop should be prefitted onto the Jawbone 2.

What we received was a Jawbone 2 (God only knows if it's new or used) with ONE earbud (size unknown because there is nothing for comparison) and one leather ear loop (size LARGE - size is marked on it). The USB (charging) cable has black grease all over one side of it (as if someone dropped it on the floor of a very dirty garage), and the AC part of the charger has little itty bitty scratches all over it.

The large ear loop is too big for me, so the dang thing slips right out of my ear. So, now I'm going to order a retail packaged Jawbone 2. < sigh > Sorry, Mother Earth, I am forced to purchase some extra trash.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I got screwed too!, December 29, 2008

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Thomas Wood (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin (Silver) [Bulk Packaging] (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This item is not as advertised. As the other reviewers have stated, we expected a complete, new Jawbone 2 without all the fancy retail packaging. Instead I received only part of what I paid for. A jawbone, a single earloop, a single earbud, and a cosmetically damaged AC Adapter. Buy the full version! And I hope you are reading these reviews instead of getting screwed like me.