Bluetooth Headset Review: Jabra Wave

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Bluetooth Headset Review: Jabra Wave

by Trevor Tan

05:55 AM Jan 07, 2011

JABRA'S iconic behind-the-ear headset design has created bestsellers such as the EarWave Boom and the BT250. The Wave is Jabra's latest Bluetooth headset to don a similar aesthetic.

The Wave is slimmer than its predecessors and sports a minimalist design. A volume control button and a power on/off slider sit on the headset while the answer button rests on the microphone itself.

Setting up the Wave is a breeze. Slide to power on the device, activate Bluetooth on your mobile phone, pair them, and you can start using the Wave straight away. You can connect the Wave to two devices at the same time. The Wave even delivers voice prompts to inform you of the battery and connection status.

You can easily make the Wave fit your ear thanks to its flexible rubberised arch. The ear gel sits comfortably in your ear canal, so you can wear the Wave the whole day without feeling any irritation.

You can choose to put a wind sock (included in the box) over the boom arm for further wind noise reduction. But even without the wind sock, the wind noise reduction is good enough.

During calls, the other parties thought I was at home even though I was driving (and I didn't use the wind sock). They reported that they could hardly hear any traffic noise - a typical complaint when I was using other Bluetooth headsets.

On the downside, they found my voice to be slightly muffled, though I could hear them loud and clear.

While the specifications indicate the Wave to have a standby time of up to eight days, I had to charge the Wave by the sixth day from its last full charge.

At $128, Jabra Wave might be a tad expensive, but it is well worth the money for its comfort, ease of use and adept noise reduction. Trevor Tan

Source: www.todayonline.com