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BLUETOOTH
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, you probably make your cell phone calls from an environment that's less than ideal, noise-wise. After almost two weeks of trying out three new noise-canceling or -reducing Bluetooth headsets-the Alioh Jawbone, Gennum nX6000, and Plantronics Discovery 655-I'm convinced that using any of these beats the heck out of trying to hold a conversation with mv cell phone up to my ear.
To test how well they worked in noisy areas, I tried the headsets on the sidewalks of medium-busy streets, in stores, in the car, and in a few other spots. I also called my answering machine, to hear how much noise came through.
Aliph's Jawbone would definitely win, with its rectangular shape and striking color mesh, if this were a design contest....