Tag archive: JawBone

If you’re in the market for a new piece of fitness tech, the Nike+ FuelBand has no doubt caught your eye. The slim wristband was announced today and is sure to be a runner’s new best friend. But maybe you can't help thinking about the Jawbone UP, and you're hesitant about giving up on the device altogether. While the very similar wristband had some early issues (the company had to issue full refunds after some buyers complained about… Read More

According to an announcement posted on the company site by Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman, the Jawbone UP fitness accessory is being pulled from the market and the company is offering a refund to anyone that has a malfunctioning UP device. All UP devices are eligible for the refund, even UP wristbands that were given as gifts. The “No Questions Asked” program uses the serial number on the device to register for the refund and… Read More

As a species, we humans are surprisingly bad about taking care of ourselves. Luckily, some 21st Century technology has come to rescue us from our self-detrimental ineptitude. Jawbone, a company known for its head-turning Bluetooth headsets, has created something new to help keep your life on track: the Up life monitoring bracelet. Durable, water-resistant and designed to be worn 24-7, this colorful wristband keeps track of your sleeping… Read More

Stylish Bluetooth headset maker Jawbone has announced the new Jawbone Icon HD and The Nerd, a new zero-configuration USB dongle that lets Icon HD owners use their headsets with computer-based VoIP apps like Skype. The Icon HD headset improves on its predecessor with a larger speaker for even clearer HD audio…and, of course, retains its iconic design. “Users want one headset to aggregate the music, movies, games, and other audio… Read More

If you have been on the hunt for the sleekest, most high-tech mobile headset out there, we've found it. The successor to the near-perfect Icon, Jawbone's Era ($129.99), , is about as advanced as headsets come, and has a sexy design to boot. The headset features the company's military-grade NoiseAssassin 3.0 technology to expertly filter out any background noise or wind. The headset also automatically adjusts incoming call… Read More

Design-forward Bluetooth headset maker Jawbone is getting off of people's ears and out into real air with its new Jawbone Jambox, a portable combination wireless speaker and speakerphone that can be paired with Bluetooth devices to pump tunes out into real air, or handle phone calls without the hassle of headsets. And Jawbone says they've put special attention into making the compact unit deliver high-quality audio, with two… Read More

Mobile audio developer Aliph has announced its new Jawbone Prime noise-canceling Bluetooth headset, promising an order of magnitude improvement in noise reduction, plus a swath of fashionable colors to appeal to even the pickiest fashionistas. Aliph's original Jawbone headset was released about a year ago to solid reviews; the Jawbone Prime aims to improve on the original with improved noise reduction that takes out an additional 6 to… Read More

Continuing to evolve its already highly rated Jawbone headset, Aliph released a new version of its flagship Bluetooth device on Thursday with a range of improvements over the original. The “new Jawbone,” as it’s been very simply dubbed, has shrunken significantly and includes new noise reduction technology that Aliph claims improves voice quality ten times over competing headsets. Since size was one of the main complaints… Read More

Cingular Wireless today announced an exclusive deal which put's Aliph's stylish JawBone Bluetooth headset for mobile phones into the consumer marketplace (barely) in time for the end-of-year holidays. “We endeavored to build the first headset all users will actually want to wear,” said Hosain Rahman, Aliph CEO and co-founder, in a release. “We've always led the industry from a technology perspective,… Read More