For many, when you think of bluetooth headsets, Jawbone quickly comes to mind.  They’ve been leading the industry for years, and are on the cutting edge when it comes to packing new tech into a tiny little package that you carry around in your ear.  They were kind enough to send us one of their newer devices, the Jawbone ERA, so we took it for a spin.  You can see what we thought, below.

Hardware

For a long time, I’ve been looking for a new bluetooth headset. And, I

haven’t been able to part with my Motorola HT820′s. I love the HT820′s

comfort and range but they aren’t your everyday walk-and-talk headset.

Hardware

This super sleek, clean headset is probably the most simple device I’ve ever

used. There’s only one button. After having used it for a while now, I do

wish they would’ve included a volume rockers. However, I’m not sure how that

Need a Bluetooth headset that stands out head and shoulders above the pack?  Blueant have a serious contender that is worth every penny.

Pros: True multipoint (connect with 2 phones at the same time and answer whichever one rings), enhanced voice command list including commands to hear stock quotes, movie times, directions, weather forecasts, sports results, news and traffic updates., Audio streaming was great as well as the noise reduction in windy areas.

Cons: the grill covering the exterior of the headset looks fantastic with hundreds of tiny holes, the negative side is that lint and dust particles stick to it.  The holes are smaller than a tooth pick and I found that a strip of tape worked great at removing dirt and debris.

Looxcie is always on, continuously videoing – there’s no record button. When you experience something you want to share, just click the Instant Clip button to save a clip of the last thirty seconds.

Looxcie is more than a wearable camcorder – it’s a complete Bluetooth headset with digital signal processing and more.

Looxcie allows you to to email short clips  within a minute. Filming, viewing, editing a clip, and sharing are a breeze.  I don’t know about you, but I want one of these.  I’ve got some seriously funny friends that at any moment can do something so random and funny that I’m always wishing I had an always on video camera.  We make big brother and survivor look incredibly tame.  What would you record and share?

Apple concepts are all around, but it’s not often that you stumble across a winner.  Designer Isamu Sanada has created a functional design that blends in perfectly within the simplistic elegant family of Apple iPod line of media players.  Similar to the iBangle concept with added wire-free streaming of music via Bluetooth to the bundled Bluetooth headset set this concept apart.  As a man, I would be equally comfortable owning one of these as my wife.  The Apple brand has transcended its own product line to become an experience with coupled expectation.  Would you be interested if Apple designed and made washing machines, skateboards, tooth brushes, or soap?

The iWatch concept is an amazing concept  by Italian design studio ADR.  I hope that someone at Apple sees this and makes it a reality.  The main screen shows the time, date and weather. But the device features much more than just that.

iWatch features:

- Aluminium body
- WiFi and Bluetooth
- Integrated RSS Reader
- 16GB
- Weather forecast system
- Possibility to connect to the Bluetooth or WiFi to iPhone / iPad
- LCD projector to show everywhere pictures by your iPhone / iPad
- Available in various colors