Jun 18
Motorola today announced a new noise-canceling Bluetooth headset that uses “true bone conduction technology” to transmit voices from extremely noisy environments. By using the word “bone,” of course, Moto not only makes teenage boys around the world giggle, but directly positions themselves against the Aliph Jawbone Prime headset.
The new Endeavor HX01 headset uses Motorola’s CrystalTalk voice system in most situations; that software has worked well on their existing H15 headset. But the HX1’s new “stealth mode” transmits your “vocal vibrations,” supposedly totally cutting off outside noise – though, I’m sure, at the expense of voice quality. The Jawbone Prime doesn’t actually use bone conduction in the same way; rather, it uses a bone-conducting sensor to tell when you’re talking. It’ll be interesting to see how well the Endeavor’s approach works.
The HX1 will be available starting in July. Motorola didn’t announce a price.
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