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Old 05-16-2008, 02:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Jawbone II!

I've been wanting a jawbone for a while now, and was about to pull the trigger on a first gen one the other evening, but then the 'II' was released today. Anyone pick one up yet?

i snagged the first one from my local AT&T store this morning, got their right as they received their first shipment of them. i'm really enjoying it so far... i love the look, the black 'diamond plate' covering the device, the leather covered ear hoop, crystal clear sound when i have it positioned right, and everyone i've talked to through it today says i sound alot clearer than straight through my Blackjack...

my only complaint with it so far is the ear bud is huge, even with the small rubber cushion, it hurts my ears to leave it in longer than a few minutes. i don't have any experience with the first jawbone, so i was wondering if the ear tip is the same, so i could use Comply Whoomp! with it, or maybe other 3rd party mods for more comfort

also i overheard, to help clear out the Gen 1 Jawbone's, AT&T is selling them at $99 in store with rebate, not really that great of a deal really, as they can be found on Amazon for ~80, but at least you don't have to wait
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I have JB-G1 and love it. I'm intrigued by the new design and, especially, the leather covered ear-loop. Lord help me, I may just pull the trigger.

The new earbuds are different from the original. They have decent pictures in their web site.
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Oooo, looks interesting.

I love, love, LOVE my current Jawbone. It is the best BT headset I've used, with great quality and great performance in terms of range and battery life. If/when it dies, I will consider the Jawbone 2 as a replacement.

We'll see, though. I want to see some reviews first.
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I much prefer the look of the old Jawbone. The "quilted" exterior of version 2 looks too feminine in my opinion.
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I've been to two ATT stores here and neither has them yet.
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I too love my Jawbone. Without it, my face would look kinda messed up...
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i got my Comply Whoomp!'s today, and they fit with the medium ear tip great, i'll have to take some pics later and post them, but that solved my fit problems, even though it makes it stick out a lil...

Ingwe, hopefully they'll show up soon, i figured ATT would have them in all the stores on release day, since they got exclusivity with it for the moment...

theres also the silver and gold ones coming out soon, i'm really liking the gold one, i'll probably get it for my Mom for her Birthday
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I bought one today and am completely satisfied. Found it at the North-Point Mall AT&T kiosk. "We just got them this morning (two days after official release)," said the kiosker. (I guess I'm the kioskee?)

The new ear-loop/ear-piece design is clearly superior than the first generation. Easy to don; It stays put. It feels solid when worn--doesn't feel like its trying to pull-away.

The new ear-piece will not accidentally come off--unlike first generation (I've lost several).

One thing I really like is the new ability to turn-off the LED (when on stand-by). I hated that blinking.

The redial has moved from the talk button to the talk-assassin button (damn to hell the marketing scum who invented that name!).

Unfortunately the recharge adapter is incompatible with the first gen.

Now...what to do with my old one? Hmmm...
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took some time from work to take some pics of my jawbone 2, first 2 are without the Comply Whoomps(i hate that name), and the last shows the fit with the whoomps on:





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Originally Posted by afphreak View Post
took some time from work to take some pics of my jawbone 2, first 2 are without the Comply Whoomps(i hate that name), and the last shows the fit with the whoomps on:
I'm probably daft but I don't see how the whoomps affix to the jawbone.
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