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According to Aliph — the company that makes that sexy Jawbone Bluetooth headsets — their customers love the iPhone and the other way round – iPhone users want a Jawbone headset. To prove the claim, they conducted a consumer research in April 2010 only to find out that 42% of Jawbone users with a smartphone use an iPhone, up from 33% a year ago. Conversely, more than 15% of iPhone users with a Bluetooth headset own a Jawbone, up from 12% in 2009. To be honest I’m not sure these are the real figures, but alas, that’s another story.
Anyway, Aliph is all proud their Jawbone ICON headset perfectly sings along the iPhone 4. As a matter of fact, the company says it [ICON] is the only Bluetooth headset with a visual battery meter on the iPhone, which displays in the status bar. That’s a cool feature and I’m hoping other Bluetooth headset makers will implement it in their products too.
In addition, they’ve also launched two new iPhone apps for the Jawbone ICON. The first one is called “MyFAVORITE” and it allows users to set a single favorite number and dial it with one press of a button on Jawbone ICON (it’s still not in the AppStore, though). The second app is “Voice on the Go” and it lets users listen to email, send email and text messages, make calls and update Facebook and Twitter handsfree, all by only using their voice. The application comes with a 14-day free trial and users can additionally register for a full subscription…
Voice on the Go (FREE) [iTunes link]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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