Jawbone (headset)
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Jawbone is a brand of Bluetooth headset made by Aliph, a company based in San Francisco, founded by Alexander Asseily and Hosain Rahman. The Jawbone headset was designed by Yves Behar.
Jawbone is paired to a mobile phone, PDA or computer to enable wireless communication utilizing Bluetooth, a technology that provides a way to securely connect and exchange information between devices over a globally unlicensed short-range radio frequency.
Jawbone uses 'Noise Shield' adaptive signal processing technology that Aliph developed for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), processing incoming and outgoing audio to reduce background noise in military environments.
The device is worn on the ear so it touches the user’s face, using a small sensor to detect vibrations made during speech in order to separate a caller’s voice from noise in their surroundings.
In 2007, Jawbone was awarded an International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award, was named “Wearable Gadget of the Year” Engadget and received CNET’s highest-ever rating for a Bluetooth headset.
[edit] History
The company was founded in 1999 by Alexander Asseily and Hosain Rahman, who met as Stanford undergrads and shared a belief that creating a noise-free environment was critical to improve mobile communications and a vital step towards voice being the dominant interface for mobile devices. In 2007, the company received approximately $30M in venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital[1]. Since 2002, Aliph's technology was optimized for DARPA which allows maximum communications clarity.
The Jawbone headset is available in red, black, or silver.
