Following my New Jawbone review (for the Black model) last month, I am delighted to say that the Gold version (pictured below) is now also available in our stores for your Treo or Centro.As many Treonauts and Centronauts have already been able to experience, the New Jawbone is a superb Bluetooth headset from Aliph that delivers best-in-class military-grade audio processing technology aptly named “NoiseAssasin” – which eliminates virtually all background noise and provides outstanding voice clarity (hear my New Jawbone or Original Jawbone call quality performance comparison).
The New Jawbone is by far my favourite Bluetooth Headset and although it’s not perfect (no BT headset can claim to be) I wouldn’t give it up for any other one. Additionally, although the New Jawbone is perhaps the most expensive BT headset around there’s no doubt that it nonetheless offers the very best overall price/value and call quality.The Gold version of the New Jawbone is naturally identical to the Black with the exception that the front of the headset is a light beige/gold color, the leather covered earloop is cream and the body as well as earbud are both brown.I have to admit that before receiving the headset I thought that the Gold color would appeal primarily to women but after wearing it on my own ear I find it more discreet than the Black model as it more closely approaches natural skin tones.As before, the New Jawbone Gold also offers an excellent and very complete accessory kit (pictured above) which includes a USB charging cable, a USB wall charger, a set of three earbuds (sized S, M, L) and four earloops (two leather and two plastic with steel tips).
Overall, it’s no wonder that over 80% of Treo and Centro owners of the New Jawbone have rated it as Excellent or Very Good – it’s a very light, small, robust and very comfortable headset that offers best-in-class noise cancellation technology. It’s not cheap but I personally feel that you won’t find a better option.
Having said this, if your budget does not allow for such a purchase I would instead recommend either a refurbished Motorola H700 or the BlueAnt Z9i (the Z9i also offers good noise cancellation technology but at a lower price).
Separately, if you’re looking for essential accessories for your smartphone here are my recommendations below.
6 Essential Centro Accessories
1. Centro screen protectors: easy protection for your delicate touchscreen.
2. Centro stereo adapter: essential if you want to listen to music on the go using a standard 3.5mm headset of your choice.
3. Retractable Sync & Charge Cable: simple, extremely practical with the retractable system that avoids the mess of cable and terrific value.
4. Microfiber Cleaning Cloth: keep it in your pocket every day and use it to quickly wipe those smudges and face oils from your touchscreen.
5. SanDisk MobileMate SD+ Reader: if like me you cannot live without a high-capacity memory card then I can’t more highly recommend this small and light pocket card reader.
6. Centro Stylus
6 Essential Treo Accessories
1. Treo screen protectors
2. Treo stereo adapter
3. Retractable Synch & Charger Cable
4. Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
5. SanDisk MobileMate SD+ Reader
6. Treo Stylus
