Founded in 1983, Jabra is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with nearly 900 employees worldwide. Jabra’s parent company, GN Store Nord, empowers Jabra with its over 140 years of communication expertise. With strong technical foundations, Jabra is now an innovative leader in providing communication solutions around the globe.
Being a global producer for headsets and speakerphones, Jabra always needs to stay ahead of the race by continually innovating and excelling in quality; the company has received many recognitions such as the iF Product Design Award, CES Innovation and T3 Gold Award.
This year, Jabra has created and designed a minimalistic Bluetooth wireless headset called the Jabra Eclipse. The headset and carry case together are held together by magnetic contacts. On the side of the carry case is the standard micro USB port which enables charging using a 5V plug or a powerbank. When unplugged, this carry case allows charging of the headset up to seven hours as long as it sits in well. Jabra uses the principle of magnetic charging for this new wireless communication product.
Weighing just 5.5 grams, the headset feel extremely light. The small and sleek design makes the Eclipse looks appealing. Focusing on ultimate comfort, the EarGel is soft and the curves of the headset make it comfortable to wear on the ear.
Using the Jabra Assist app, which is available in Google Play Store and App Store, makes the Bluetooth pairing seamless. Alternatively, pairing of the headset and smartphones can also be done easily using NFC-enabled devices. Only available on Android, the Jabra Assist app allows message readout to you when a text message is in. If only the message readout can read my messages from Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger, that would have enhanced the user experience further.
The Jabra Eclipse is designed to have intuitive controls for every user. For example, a single tap on the headset to check the battery life, double taps to end a call and saying “Ignore” will reject a phone call. Besides these controls, the headset is engineered to have the optimal sound quality for every phone conversations and audio experiences. What I truly like most is the soft EarGel, which gives a good background noise isolation.
With this wireless headset, phone conversations are made much easier without entangled earphones and phones heating up during long hours of talk time. Available in two colours, white and black, the Jabra Eclipse is now retailing at S$219.
