Bluetooth Headsets have come a long way since we first reviewed an early Sony Ericsson device, talk times have got longer and standby times are up there with the mobile phones themselves, so when we get to hear of a new unit we can sort of guess what it will have, but Jabra have gone one step further.

For this very stylish headset features the latest in DSP (digital signal processing) technology which is designed to filter out background noise to give the clearest speech possible, Jabra's BT800 is especially good at dealing with wind noise and road rumble the 2 most likely causes of bad phone calls. The unit also has an automatic volume system adjusting the earpiece level to compensate for noisy environments, plus for those tricky moment it has a fingertip mute facility.

Weighing just over 25 grams the Jabra BT800 fits nicely on the ear despite it's most modern and one could argue uncomfortable looks, the unit has a backlit blue display for showing caller ID numbers, quite how you are expected to use this we have yet to work out. The Menu system is accessed via a jog wheel and amongst the more mundane features it can be used to select one of the pre loaded ring tones or even switch to vibrate mode.

In terms of outright performance the BT800 packs 6 hours of talk time and 200hrs on standby between charges, based around the newer Bluetooth 1.2 standard it promises much clearer call quality with less interference issues due to improved frequency hopping technology. Charging via a standard UK mains charger can refill a flat battery in about 3 hours and sadly the only thing missing is a recharge from USB option which is being introduced on other headsets within the Jabra range.

The Jabra BT800 is on sale now and it looks like a strong contender for the early adopter vote and then into the mass market.

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Technical Tip - To pair the Jabra BT800, ensure the headset is on, press the pairing button, the headset is now in pairing mode, scan for the BT800 from your Bluetooth enabled phone, select the BT800 and enter the pass key 0000 and confirm.

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