Jawbone is a wireless bluetooth headset that is known for its sleek design and noise cancelling technology. Using military-grade technology originally developed by DARPA, Jawbone offers high quality audio for cell phone conversations.http://us.jawbone.com/productsPageIconWhyJB.aspx

The maker of the Jawbone is Aliph, a private company based in San Francisco, which has received funding from Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital.http://www.crunchbase.com/company/aliph

Jawbone uses an earloop to stay attached to your head and an earbud to deliver audio. Using proprietary NoiseAssassin technology, Jawbone distinguishes your voice from the ambient noise. The headset has a nub that feels your speech to help filter out the background noise.http://www.wmexperts.com/reviews/bluetooth_headsets/review_aliph_jawbone_bluetooth.html

Jawbone has updated the firmware of the Icon to work better with the iPhone.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/050710-jawbone-icon-headset-gains-a2dp.html?hpg1=bn

Jawbone's most recent release is Jawbone ICON with NoiseAssassin 2.5 which has better background noise elimination. It has new wind reduction technology and gives you the ability to simultaneously manage two calls from two phones by using call-waiting. MyTALK provides a place to get free applications and updates for Jawbone ICON users. Jawbone Icon has up to 4.5 hours talk time and up to 10 days standyby time. It comes in 6 contemporary designs. It weighs 8.2 grams and has a built-in rechargeable Li-on battery.http://us.jawbone.com/productsPageIconWhatsNew.aspxhttp://us.jawbone.com/productsPageIconTechSpecs.aspx The Jawbone icon is also available in Mahalo's own store. The most recent firmware gives support for A2DP which streams audio from a device.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/050710-jawbone-icon-headset-gains-a2dp.html?hpg1=bn

Jawbone Prime was released in May, 2009http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/aliph-jawbone-prime-arrives-to-coddle-your-ears-raid-your-walle/ and features NoiseAssassin 2.0 with a digital wind filter and is available in a variety of colors. It lasts up to 4.5 hours in talk time and up to 9 days in standby time.http://us.jawbone.com/productsPagePrimeTheScience.aspxhttp://us.jawbone.com/productsPagePrimeTechSpecs.aspx

Older models include Jawbone 2 which was released in May, 2008http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/new-jawbone-headset-from-aliph-now-official/. The original Jawbone was a wireless peripheral innovation honoree at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show.http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/2007honorees.asp?category=139