Geekscape Tech Review: Jabra Sports Pulse Special Edition and Halo Smart Wireless Earbuds
If you aren’t familiar with Jabra, then you are probably familiar with their black and yellow look. They also make a lot of Bluetooth-related products, and we had a chance to try out the Jabra Sports Pulse Special Edition and Halo Smart Wireless Earbuds.
The Jabra Sport Pulse Special Edition is another one of those wireless earbuds that goes around your neck. It is billed as “the world’s first sports headphones with automatic fitness testing”.
The Jabra Sport Pulse Special Edition has a built-in heart rate monitor in the ear. It is apparently made with US military standards, which means that it can withstand war or the worst workout, maybe both. The Sport Pulse Special Edition also has passive noise cancellation and enhanced bass.
The Sport Pulse Special Edition has automatic VO2 Max tracking, which is “a scientific way to measure your absolute fitness”. It is a way of getting the maximum rate of oxygen that the body consumes during exercise, and helps determine the endurance level. So it has some VO2 Max levels for enhancing the user’s performance, as I don’t know much about this until I read about it. I think this is what makes this the Special Edition, but i’m not really certain.
These can do music and take calls for about 5 hours. That might not sound like much, but how long is your workout, anyway? By the way, you can integrate with apps like Endomondo, Strava, MapMyFitness, Runkeeper, and Runtastic. There is also a Jabra Sport Life app that will plan and monitor your exercise performance.
In case you are worried about the earbuds falling out, that won’t happen as it has a perfectly secure fit with COMPLY isolation foam ear tips. I am told that it has a 3-year warranty against sweat, so it must be resistant against some wetness and weather as well.
If this sounds like something you want, then head over to Jabra site and pay $159.99 for them.
As for the Halo Smart Wireless Earbuds, they are also one of those that wrap around the back of the head. I am told from Jabra that this style will soon be replaced with the wireless earbuds (coming next year from Jabra).
I am told that the Jabra Halo Smart can be worn all day, and part of it is the design. There is some kind of bendable design to make it easy. I will have to admit that I’m sort of becoming immune to the feeling of headphones in my ears, as I have them practically in my ears all the time.
Of course, you can be listening to music and take phone calls. It is definitely made for the Siri and Google Now era as there is a special button devoted for it. I suppose if these are comfortable enough to wear all day, then you might as well have your personal voice assistant to talk to.
The Halo Smart Wireless Earbuds allows for 17 hours of talk time or 15 hours of music on a full charge. There is an app that tells you how much battery life is available.
Another feature is that the Halo Smart Wireless Earbuds is wind and weather resistant, but that is all the information that I have about it. It doesn’t sound like you can dip them in water, and believe me, I am not testing that.
You can purchase the Jabra Halo Smart on the Jabra site in Black, Black with Blue, and Black with Red for $79.95.
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