Jawbone ICON Series Denim Bluetooth Headset (Blue)

I've had so-so experiences with BT headsets before, so I was skeptical about this one. But I shouldn't have been.Positives:1 - It is smaller than I expected, and lighter. It's like the length of two dice stacked on each other.2 - It feels nice and looks nice. I have a full beard, and my wife says it almost blends in. Now I don't have a blue beard, but I guess in lower light it is all just dark. :)3 - Their Web site and software works flawlessly. It was easy to just plug in and update. I am on a Mac, and it installed smoothly and just works. I was happy to see that you can change the press and hold to launch Siri. I did that, and it works great.4 - Wife called while I was in the car, and she said she could hear me quite well, certainly better than my stereo's built-in mic.5 - That brings me to the delight. I was worried about how this would do in my car, because I have a BT radio (Sony MEX-BT3900U). I want to stream my music/books to my stereo, but use the earpiece to handle calls. So as I mentioned, I was in the car listening to my Audible audiobook, and my wife called. It paused the book (as usual), showed caller info on my radio (as usual) and also told me about the call in my ear. I pressed the button on the headset to answer, it answered it on my earpiece. I got done with the call, and pressed play to resume on my radio, and it started streaming back over it. Seamless! Also, on the way home, I got out of the car, and it paused the book (as usual), but I pressed play, and it resumed on my earpiece.6 - I am able to pair it both with my iPad mini and my iPhone; it works great with both to stream audio.7 - No problems with my beard obscuring my voice, it seems. Still, the real test will be when I have the top down; too cold for that right now..8 - I got it at least partly so I could have an easy and convenient way to listen to audio on my devices while, e.g., watching a show on TV or lying in bed, without disturbing those around me. It works well for that.9 - Stays on decently even without ear loop, probably not for jogging, though.Some drawbacks:1 - As far as I can tell, it doesn't support pause/play for media; inconvenient when your phone is in your pocket.2 - Volume control is a bit odd--press and hold and wait while it cycles. There is enough room they could have made it a rocker and click, similar to the Apple earbud controllers.3 - Sound quality isn't awesome, but it is sufficient.

I'm an audiobook addict and this was my first bluetooth that allowed me to listen to the audio content on my iPhone. I'm pretty sure there are many that allow that now, but at the time I first got my Jawbone this was a rare feature. This is lightweight and does just what I want it to. Of course I use it for talking on the phone as well, but I have a long commute and Jawbone and audiobooks have seriously changed the quality of my life.Caveat: It can be difficult to get the right fit, even though they send a multitude of different tips to help you get a comfortable connection to your ear canal. However if you need a hook to help keep it secure you will find the Jawbone hook is delicate and falls off easily. I remedied that by buying GadgetBrat ear hooks here on Amazon.

Delivery was very speedy thank you.AS for the Bluetooth quality, I think there is lots of room for improvement. I still hear an echo when I am listening to my caller speak and everyone I call always knows when I m talking with the Bluetooth in my ear because they know the difference in clarity.I will say it is very comfortable in my ear and I almost always forget that it is still in my ear. It is convenient when I m driving or busy with my hands and don't want to hold the phone to my ear. I also like the caller ID feature , although I would have preferred the caller name ID rather than the caller phone number ID.For the price I paid , I think there should have been a better quality of sound.I m OK with it but would have preferred a better reception.

My husband and I bought two different headsets - the Icon for him, and the Plantronics Voyager Pro for me. While the Voyager pro is more comfortable and secure, in my opinion, the Icon is much more discrete, more fashionable (something I didn't think I would care about initially), and pairs better with my phone (I have a Samsung Sunburst - SGH-A697). It also pairs excellent with my husband's Galaxy S (AT&T Captivate).The noise cancellation is outstanding, and I was able to hear my husband loud and clear while he was driving down the interstate with the windows down, while our home audio system was cranked up playing music, and while a video game was playing in the background (this is one of the problems with the Voyager Pro, which has a different noise cancellation system. Video games voices are picked up loud and clear for some reason). The only problem we found was when my husband was in front of his computer's speaker with the speakers' volume turned up loud.The volume control on the headset is automatic, but unlike other reviews I read, there IS a way to go through volume presets to turn it up or down. It explains how to change it in the manual (something my husband likes to read as soon as he receives any new toy) using the multi-function key.As for the color, it is so dark, it appears black. You can tell is it blue in sunlight. The ridge detail is so fine, it is also hard to notice unless you look at it in the light.Interestingly, I have had trouble fitting this in my ear. I suppose I have strange ears, but I have to use the largest earbud cover, and I cannot use the hook. If I try to use the largest earbud plus hook, it doesn't fit in my ear correctly and falls out. Even with the largest earbud only, I have to literally squish the thing as hard as I can into my ear canal so it doesn't fall out (the middle one just falls out, so it isn't a size issue). I know some people think the hook provides a more secure fit, but it wasn't the case for me. My husband uses the medium size (without hook), and although he has to squish it into his ear as well, he doesn't have as much of an issue as I do.Regardless of the fit, the sound quality was better with the Icon than with the Voyager Pro, which had a general fuzzy quality, though not for people on the other end. My husband didn't experience exactly the same fuzzy quality when the Voyager Pro was paired with his Galaxy S, so I am chalking it up to the pairing with my phone. Because of that and because of the problems I found with noise cancellation, I'm going to get an Icon myself and have returned the Voyager Pro.