Jawbone ICON-Series Thinker Bluetooth Headset (Black)

by Jawbone

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 1.6 x 6.1 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00377QZXY
• Item model number: JBG03BW
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (571 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Jawbone ICON is equipped with military-grade NoiseAssassin 2.5 with wind reduction, the best noise cancellation technology that money can buy. Originally developed for use by tank commanders and helicopter pilots, NoiseAssassin is a proprietary technology that eliminates unwanted background noise when you talk on the phone. It gives you the freedom to enjoy quiet phone conversations in places you previously couldn't. Jawbone headsets are the only Bluetooth headsets with a Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) that literally feels your speech vibrations. As a result, Jawbone ICON delivers unmatched speech quality and eliminates virtually all background noise.

See a comparison between the Jawbone ICON and its siblings, the Jawbone 2 and Jawbone Prime, and check out how to wear the Jawbone ICON for the best fit and to optimize use of the VAS.

The Jawbone ICON Series Thinker in Black.

Listen to Music and More

Jawbone ICON gives you the freedom to listen all your audio--music, podcasts, video, driving directions, games, apps, and more--wirelessly through your headset from any A2DP-enabled Bluetooth device. ICON also gives you the ability to seamlessly answer incoming calls without the hassle of removing your headphones, getting tangled in cable or turning down the volume on your speakers. It's the best, most convenient way to enjoy all your audio and calls in one place.

 

Get Apps and Updates Via MyTALK

Unlike any other Bluetooth headset, Jawbone ICON is intelligent and updatable, which means that ICON only gets better with time. How? Thanks to MyTALK, our free, one-of-a-kind platform that lets you try different apps, personalize settings and download the latest and greatest features and software updates. Just sign into MyTALK, plug in your headset and sync whatever apps and updates you want

Keep Tabs On Battery Life

It's annoying to run out of juice. That's why we've made it super easy to ensure that your Jawbone ICON is always juiced up and ready to go. First, you'll love the convenience of having a Jawbone battery meter displayed in the status bar of your iPhone or BlackBerry. Second, when you press the TALK button on your Jawbone ICON, your ICON will tell you exactly how much battery life you have left: "About 4 hours of talk time remaining". Finally, when your battery is running low, you'll hear automatic alerts whispered in your ear.

Connect To Multiple Devices

Simultaneous Multipoint gives you the flexibility to manage audio and calls from two different phones or Bluetooth devices at the same time. With the press of a button on your Jawbone ICON, you can switch between calls on your personal and work phones. You can also stream wireless tunes from your computer to your Jawbone ICON and seamlessly answer incoming calls without touching your mobile phone. Jawbone ICON is the perfect way to enjoy all your mobile devices and stay connected.

Find The Perfect Fit

It's important to feel comfortable and secure when wearing a headset. That's why Jawbone ICON comes with an impressive selection of earbud and earloop combinations to ensure a great fit. ICON is also designed to be smaller, lighter and hug the contours of your face, which means it's the best fitting Jawbone yet. You'll probably forget that you're even wearing it.

Features and Specifications

• NoiseAssassin version 2.5 with wind reduction
• Up to 4.5 hours talk time
• Up to 10 days standby time
• Battery life is displayed on your iPhone's status bar
• MicroUSB standard connector interface
• Bluetooth V2.1 compliant; supports Headset V1.1 and Hands-Free Profile V1.5 profiles
• Supports Multipoint for two audio gateways including PC
• Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, and XP; Mac OSX 10.5 and higher
• Weighs 8.2 grams (0.3 ounces)

What's in the Box

Jawbone ICON headset; 3 Spout earbuds; 4 round earbuds; optional binaural earloop; microUSB cable; A/C wall adapter; user guide

Product Description

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 ICON with an array of convenient apps. 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

148 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing, February 1, 2010

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Erb Avore "Erb Avore" (Mumbai, India) - See all my reviews
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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.

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Bluetooth Yet!, February 11, 2010

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CL "-C" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

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.

204 of 239 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useless Dual Mics, Downgraded NoiseAssasin, Better Charging & Nice Voice, January 26, 2010

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Seedillume - See all my reviews

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. Callers could hear me despite the extra background noise. Therefore, the Jawbone Icon is still very useful in noisy situations. However, it just picks up more background noise than the Jawbone 2. This results in me having to repeat myself a little bit more and the callers having to live with more noise during a conversation.