Accelerating change Jawbone Era says goodbye to traditional Bluetooth headsets

When you wear a Bluetooth headset to enjoy the wireless experience, you can even get out of the phone operation with a simple dialing. If you switch to a Jawbone Era, you can call Siri while cycling, and the time and call contacts are between the fingers. In the era of mobile internet, Bluetooth headsets that can only talk are out of date, and a revolution is approaching quietly.

The second-generation Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset was officially launched in China not long ago. The previous UP smart bracelet and Jambox Bluetooth speaker have a distinctive design style, which was also inherited by Jawbone Era. The silver-white cutting texture is matched with a simple arc. The shape, compact body is very popular. Compared with the previous generation, the second generation Jawbone Era has reduced its volume by 42% and the weight from 10 grams to 7 grams.

Jawbone Era does not see any microphone shadow on the fuselage. In fact, its two generations of products use bone conduction voice transmission. There is a sacral sensor under the earphone. When it is recognized that the user is talking, the sensor will voice. Through the bone conduction into the internal MEMS micro-electromechanical microphone. Therefore, even if the microphone is still a certain distance from the mouth, it can achieve good radio reception. The cavity part that plays the role of listening is equipped with a fixed role. The silicone earmuffs are not easy to fall off when used, and can also isolate noise. The right earmuffs of M and L sizes are also provided in the accessories, and a left earmuff of M size is available for the user to select at will.

The above headphones and their accessories, plus the included microUSB charging cable constitutes a standard version of the 698 yuan package. But in fact, Jawbone Era also has a top version of 1048 yuan, with a custom charging case, the purpose is to solve The life of the Bluetooth headset is difficult. Due to the successful slimming of the new Jawbone Era, the battery life has dropped from 5 hours in the previous generation to 4 hours of continuous talk, so the charging case can provide 6 hours of battery life on the other hand. To the role of the headset cover. After all, a beautiful Bluetooth headset, it is not good to be scratched by the face.

In the Internet age, it is still very stupid to only call the Bluetooth headset. What is the evolution direction of the Bluetooth headset? The second generation of Jawbone Era gives the answer is to become an interactive tool between the user and the mobile phone. Interaction is the communication and interaction between the two. Bluetooth headset can be the microphone of the mobile phone, and naturally can also become the commander of the mobile phone.

By long pressing the function key of Jawbone Era, you can call Siri or Google Now voice assistant on the mobile phone at any time. Just this simple operation, the user can do whatever he wants, weather query, time inquiry and even in the voice assistant. After adding a good contact, you can use voice control to make calls at any time. Compared to traditional Bluetooth headsets, Jawbone Era can do more without getting out of the phone. You can also redial the phone directly. Switching between multiple calls, calling specific contacts, and playing music quickly, these operations do not need to touch the phone, a Jawbone Era can get it. Its design is very simple, let users get rid of the shackles of the phone, to achieve real Wireless - once the Bluetooth connection with the mobile phone is successful, there is no need for the mobile phone to play. This is the convenient side of the Bluetooth headset, but also the significance of its existence.

In fact, the realization of these functions is also inseparable from the software's credit. Jawbone has spared no effort to promote the combination of software and hardware. Any of its products can be set through the official website and mobile app. Jawbone Era can customize the button operation, so that each Users choose the best button habits, as well as download voice prompts for each language. When you call, you can use the Mandarin to broadcast the caller number. Jawbone also provides the "Location Search" feature, when you forget to throw the petite Jawbone Era When you can make it "scream" to tell you where it is.

However, Jawbone Era is not without drawbacks. Although the call quality is clear, the vocals can still feel obvious distortion, and the transmission speed is intermittent. The buttons on the top of the headphones work extremely well, and there will be a lot of "操作" during operation. "The sound is very blunt in the ear. And Jawbone Era can't adjust the volume precisely. Instead, press and hold the function button, then the volume will be large and then looped back and forth until the user selects one of the volume levels, which is not convenient enough. Although Jawbone Era tries to Create a user experience of "one button in hand, no worries in the world", but the humanization still needs to be improved.

The current state of Bluetooth headsets is the contradiction between the increasingly powerful voice control of smartphones and the backward productivity of Bluetooth headsets. Although Jawbone is a company known for its design, its products often introduce some fresh ideas. When the era of intelligent voice comes Jawbone Era embraces Siri and Goole Now. When the wire headset is hot, Jawbone Era combines hardware and software to enhance its versatility. This shows that when a single call tool can no longer attract consumers, It is necessary to strengthen the stickiness with the mobile phone. Jawbone Era is not only a Bluetooth headset, but also an interactive tool between the user and the mobile phone. Of course, it also has to improve the quality of the workmanship and call quality. This is the work of a headset. On the basis of this, the idea of ​​adding interaction is the future development trend of Bluetooth headset.