Pick me, pick me! :D

Man, $830 for NEW service through premier on a two-year contract. And the same price as an upgrade for my line that is eligible for an upgrade. Are they completely INSANE???

Thanks guys! Looking forward to the action later today...

The "weird" bike in Pic 9 is a Vyrus, it is based on the Bimota Tesi (3D I believe) and it was in the major rags I believe last year, though it might have been the year before...

http://www.vyrus.it/

Awesome pics...One of these days I will get to go. Hopefully they still have this stop next year. And with any luck Kawasaki will be back in a more official capacity.

rtdunham, the weight is supposed to be 12g.

Scott, the speaker goes in your outer ear very similar to the Jawbone - it does not go in the ear canal like a set of Shure or etymotic earphones.

I'm currently leaning towards taking it back. Had several more conversations with my fiancee and with other things (played around with Google 411 for a bit) and while the person / machine receiving the call seems to be able to understand me fine, when I turn the volume all the way up as I'd need to in noisy surroundings, the speaker is audibly clipping. I have to turn it down to about 1/2 way to keep this from happening, which sort of defeats the purpose of it being able to get loud in the first place. I'm going to talk to the AT&T store where I bought it and see if I can return it at any factory AT&T store (as I am away from home on travel) or if I can only return it at this one, because I'd like to give it a little longer of a try before I make my final decision. It looks like according to the AT&T website I can return it anywhere so that's good.

A final comment for the evening...Just had a long talk with my fiancee, stuck my head right up next an air conditioning unit, she said it sounded great the whole time (this was cell phone to cell phone), with a slight amount of hiss when I was against the AC...So I guess it's better than I thought from the phone call to my voicemail. Cheers!

Well...I'm not encouraged. I called my fiancee and talked a bit. Seemed like she couldn't quite understand me unless I spoke up.

Then called my work voicemail just now and talked a bit, turned on the bathroom fan, then turned on the TV, talked some with each on, then called back to see what it sounded like.

Couldn't hear the fan noise at all. With the TV, could hear it slightly in the background.

However, the sent voice quality seems to be pretty crappy. It was pretty distorted. The Jawbone never did that. I will give it a little more time but already it's not looking good just based on that.

My phone is a Nokia E50 non-camera.

Oh forgot to add two other bits.

I can confirm an earlier post that described the US$20 rebate as instant. The boxes have coupon stickers on them indicating an instant rebate until January (if I remember correctly). You peel it off and they scan it at checkout.

Also, the headset comes with a lapel clip that you can hook it onto so you don't have to wear it constantly. Just put it on your shirt buttons and hook the headset there, and you can put it on as needed. Rather a clever idea - something I always tried to accomplish with my Jawbone but never quite worked.

Going to give it a try now, it finished charging.

I just got home from getting one of these things. I had a Jawbone until my fiancee usurped it after she lost hers so I can do a proper comparison I think. Looks like a Jawbone clone online but in person I can assure you it does not.

First, this one actually has a metal surface instead of an aluminum-colored plastic surface as the Jawbone. Also, this headset is roughly 1/2 the size of a Jawbone. It's an inch shorter, 1/4 inch narrower and 1/4 inch thinner. I can feel the Jawbone on the side of my head but not this one.

It also has a multi-color LED indicator that indicates what you're doing on a call (standby, on a call, incoming call, etc.) or the battery status, or the charging status. It also has separate volume, power, and call buttons, which is nice.

I REALLY like that it is USB based for charging instead of the proprietary setup on the Jawbone. It is MicroUSB and comes with an adapter to MiniUSB (that you find on most digital cameras and newer cell phones). The charger is a direct MicroUSB connection, and is hardwired, so you can't plug it in to a spare iPod charger if you have one (though you can use the adapter for that with a standard->Mini USB cable). It comes with a table-top display charger and the case charger mentioned in the posting. The display charger is pretty weighty for its size - it won't slip off your desk. The headset hooks onto the display charger via the earbud so it won't fall off if you bump it, which is nice.

It came with >80% charge according to the lights so hopefully it will charge quickly. I plan to give it a good workout tonight and tomorrow and if it's good I'll keep it - otherwise it's going back.

The major selling point for me is that it is supposed to work in wind - and anyone who's used a Jawbone knows that's one situation where the darn things just don't work. Can't wait to give that a shot.

This is a true tragedy. May they rest in peace, and my condolences to the family.