Jabra Easygo

Jabra Easygo

"Black and boring" is one way to describe the Jabra Easygo Bluetooth headset. But its $40 (as of March 1, 2011) price tag is attractive considering what you get: average to above-average call quality, extra earbud covers, and a choice of wearing style (you can go with or without the earhook). I'd go for the hookless approach any day; having a loopy contraption hugging my ear tends to distract me. Still, donning the Easygo--with the earhook attachment or without it--felt lightweight and relatively unobtrusive. The smaller earbud cover felt a tad too large for my small ears, but when another tester with larger ear canals tried the unit on for size, it fit just fine. The Easygo's main control button, the Call button (for answering, ending, and rejecting calls, and so on), is easy to locate and provides excellent feedback when pressed. It occupies the whole upper half of the headset, so the pad of my finger tapped away happily. However, early on during testing, the Call button's generous size proved to be a double-edged sword: I started brushing this button with my finger accidentally, when I needed to reposition the headset, for instance.