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  • Jabra Stone goes exclusive in white for AT&T

    Jabra Stone goes exclusive in white for AT&T

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Jabra's Stone is still one of the more stylish Bluetooth headsets ever to take on the market, but you know what makes anything more stylish? Painting it white. Sure enough, the white Stone looks pretty sweet in pictures, and it's an AT&T exclusive starting today for $129 in stores. That's a little steep for a headset, sure, but one small bonus is that buyers who complete a survey after picking it up will receive a $30 card good toward other products in the AT&T store -- so that takes the edge off the pocketbook sting, we suppose.

    Jabra Stone goes exclusive in white for AT&T originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Jabra announces white version of their Stone headset

    Jabra announces white version of their Stone headset

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    When Jabra announced the Stone headset last year (and tormented Matt), we really liked it. John dug the design, and Jabra's headset's never lack in the quality department. What they were lacking was color. Well good news, if you've been holding out because you wanted a headset that matched your earbuds, Jabra is ready to help you out.

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  • Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset review

    Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset review

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments

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    Finally, the teaser's over. The latest delivery to Engadget's UK penthouse is the Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset due out in the US on 8th November, and we took no time to extract the pebble from the transparent cylinder. In front of us are the two parts of the STONE: an earpiece of a breakthrough form factor that instantly makes you pity its rivals, and behind it is the accompanying portable charging base which serves as an external battery. The latter is equipped with a micro-USB port and an LED indicator -- simply green or red -- to show whether there's enough battery juice for one full charge. It's a pretty neat idea as this is the only feasible way to fit eight hours of talk time (or twelve days of standby time) into such tiny package: two on the earpiece and an extra six from the surprisingly light battery base -- our scale reckons it is just under one ounce. We also dig the auto-off function when you dock the earpiece and vice versa. Docking and undocking are pretty straight forward too: just snap in for the former, and poke your thumb through the bottom hole of the base to push the earpiece out. The generic click button hidden under the Jabra badge is easy to access and responds well. Above that is the invisible vertical touch strip for volume control and similarly it responded nicely to our strokes. What's left on the earpiece are the two LED indicators on the underside for Bluetooth connectivity and battery. So far so good, but what really matters is the ear-on experience and the audio quality -- listen for yourself after the break.

    Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset brings extreme noise blocking, $130 price tag

    Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset brings extreme noise blocking, $130 price tag

    Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments

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    Okay, so this thing is way more "traditional Bluetooth headset" than "a round object that looks nothing like a Bluetooth headset," but we'll give the marketing team credit -- STONE sure got us looking. Jabra's newest Bluetooth headset has just become official, bringing with it a behind-the-ear design, a wireless portable charger (which doubles as a carrying case) and Noise Blackout Extreme technology to keep things quiet when your yammering. There's also a "nearly invisible touch-controlled volume pad" on the outside of the headset, a battery good for 8 hours of talk time (or 12 days in standby), dual BT pairing support and A2DP compatibility. Unfortunately, you'll have to waltz into an AT&T retail store starting on November 8th to get one, and worse still, you'll walk out $129.99 poorer. But hey, you'll leave Stoned. (Sorry.)

    Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset brings extreme noise blocking, $130 price tag originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Jabra, you got me good with the Stone headset teaser pack

    Jabra, you got me good with the Stone headset teaser pack

    Posted on September 26, 2009 | No Comments
    So I got home a few minutes ago, grabbed the mail and sat down to watch Michigan sneak a win over Indiana. I noticed a small, black package in the mail, but I didn't care about it until I was sure that Michigan was going to hold off Indiana. After all, I thought, it was probably just another flash drive with some random press release on it. After Michigan intercepted the ball - and the call was upheld - I opened it up only to find a small satchel and a card that clearly showed the Jabra Stone teaser image. Oh man, we've already seen what it's suppose to look like but I didn't think the Stone was suppose to come out for another couple of weeks, I thought. So I quickly opened the black pouch and was instantly disappointed. You suck, Jabra.

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