Jabra Does a Boom-Style Headset
Jabra BT5010 Bluetooth Headset
November 19, 2007
Review by: Jaime Rivera, Contributing Editor
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INTRODUCTION
As a business user, phone calls are such a big part of my day that I always need a wireless headset to help me through it. Sadly, though most headsets in the market are light and attractive, they lack focus on the true needs of a headset and render poor sound quality, tons of static and you just can't hear or be heard. Things get worse when noise comes to town and if I have to be returning to my handset when it does, than the use of a headset is pointless. The fact that they are just mobile phone oriented is also a big minus and I know most of us would love a solution that handles both my desk phone and my mobile at the same time. Jabra claims to offer a high end solution for both of these needs with their BT5010.
Is Jabra on the right track with the solution? Read on for a full review.
WHAT'S HOT
Having a sliding boom has been around ever since the first headset I remember, but Jabra revisited the concept we'll cover later with their BT5010. What makes it different is new technology and specs like:
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Wind-noise reduction technology
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Up to 10 hours talk time and up to 300 hours standby
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Vibrating and visual alert
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MultiPoint connections
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USB cable included for charging
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Multi-colored LED for Bluetooth, call and battery indications
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Weighs 20 grams
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Bluetooth 2.0 supporting headset and hands-free profiles
I know many current headsets offer some sort of noise cancellation technology but I've never heard of one offering multipoint connectionsfor handling two phonesat the same time. This is the first things I looked into.
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Our Rating
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Talk Time | Standby (hours)
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Street Price
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iqua BHS-303
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6 | 150
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10.0| 0.35
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$35
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Gennum nx6000
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6 | 75
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10.9| 0.38
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$110
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10 | 300
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20.0| 0.71
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$75
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5 | 150
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25.0| 0.88
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$80
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5.5 | 200
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10.0| 0.35
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$70
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10 | 200
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17.0| 0.60
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$75
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10 | 200
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11.3 | 0.40
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$49
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4 | 75
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11.3 | 0.40
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$50
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6 | 120
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28.3 | 1.00
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$110
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9 | 250
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13.0 | 0.46
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$40
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12 | 360
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16.0 | 0.56
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$75
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3 | 100
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5.00 | 0.18
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$120
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15 | 350
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8.50 | 0.29
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$70
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6 | 300
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14.0 | 0.54
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$45
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4 | 70
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11.4 | 0.40
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$249
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3.5-10 | 80
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9.00 | 0.32
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$80
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7 | 180
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13.0 | 0.46
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$50
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4 | 250
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14.2 | 0.50
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$40
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14 | 500
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15.0 | 0.59
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$50
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5 | 120
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25.0 | 0.90
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$60
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6 | 300
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10.0 | 0.35
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$80
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6 | 300
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11.0 | 0.38
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$60
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25.0 | 0.88
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$40
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9.00 | 0.32
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$80
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5 | 150
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15.0 | 0.53
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$115
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7 | 300
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14.2 | 0.50
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$80
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6 | 300
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11.0 | 0.38
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$55
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7 | 100
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17.0 | 0.54
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$115
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5 | 250
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20.0 | 0.71
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$40
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2 | 100
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5.85 | 0.21
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