Some Jawbone History: Around two years ago, Aliph released the original Jawbone, a bulky device that supported "Noise Shield", a high-tech noise cancelling feature. Personally I haven't used the old one, but heard it was great, except for it's large size.

In 2007, the headset was awarded an International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award, was named “Wearable Gadget of the Year” by Engadget and received CNET’s highest-ever rating for a Bluetooth headset.

New Jawbone:

May 2008 - "Aliph, the established market leader in noise eliminating Bluetooth headsets,  introduced the new Jawbone® Bluetooth headset. The new Jawbone design is 50% smaller than the original award-winning Jawbone, and features breakthrough noise elimination technology to provide even better voice quality than the original in a smaller and more ergonomic package."

Features: The Jawbone has a incredible feature, called NoiseAssasin. This military-grade patent filters out background noise from your conversation while amplifying your voice, through jaw vibrations. So what does that mean for us? No more "I can't hear you! Turn the radio down!" - the other side of our conversation will hear us crystal-clear, as if indoors. See the Jawbone in action within our Jawbone preview post.

Packaging: The headset comes in a beautiful package design. Behind a clear-plastic case, the incredible Jawbone floats in the middle, as if knowing it's that good - I would be lying if I said I wasn't impressed.

For me, the packaging shows how high the company places their products. Like Apple, Aliph has dedicated a lot to the packaging and design of the Jawbone, which says a lot. If they put all this thought into the package, I wonder how much was put into their actual product? So far, looks great for a hoping-to-be great product.

Slowly opening the package, careful not to tear anything, the accessories of the Jawbone are revealed: First box, a very cool charger that doubles as a USB / AC charger, which is very smartly designed. In the smaller box, many sets of earbuds / earloops for customizing your Jawbone for your face.

My Jawbone came with a pamphlet strongly advising to make sure the Jawbone fits your face perfectly, the headline: "If it doesn't fit, it doesn't eliminate" which says the Voice Activity Sensor of the Jawbone must touch your face to ensure superior performance. So make sure you try all the different fits [earbuds/earloops] for the perfect setup.

You can continue reading this review by clicking the "Next" link below. I've also included a few unboxing pictures for you guys to envy over: