Motorola MOTOPURE H12 Bluetooth headset: the aftermath
We heard the news, and we checked it out, too. In our earlier findings, we were a little disappointed with the headset’s "noise-cancellation" functionalities, but after we spoke to a head engineer from Moto, we decided to give it another go. What we were told actually makes sense — the noise-cancellation works best in "real-life" conditions. We immediately thought of comparing it to the all-mighty Jawbone and proceeded to blast music and noise as loud as we could while trying to hold a conversation using the Motorola H12 headset. The headset, in so many words, told us to get lost. Why would a noise-cancelling headset not cancel the noise? The response we got was that those situations are avoidable. If you’re in the car with the radio blasting, the windows open, going 80MPH and trying to talk to someone at the same time, you might as well close the windows and turn the radio down, right? The situations described to us as working the best did, in fact, perform amazingly well. Some of these were a crowded and noisy bar / club, Times Square with pretty decent winds, and a sporting event. From our initial impressions, we called it one of most comfortable, if not, the most comfortable Bluetooth headset of all time. This still holds true, and when you’re in cahoots with the noise-cancellation processor, you’ll be loving every MOTOPURE minute of the H12 Bluetooth headset.
P.S. We pushed and begged, but the canned response we got indicated that this is the only color choice for the near future. Knowing Moto though, we’d expect these in M&M’s colors, Skittles colors, and a "luxury" edition soon.
On Nov 21, 2007 @ 11:44 am, Lizzy Said:
Thank you for posting this follow up! I bought the H12 and noticed the same thing about fake testing it with noise and using it in actual conditions. It works well and is so comfortable!
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On Nov 21, 2007 @ 1:21 pm, JP Said:
Just bought a Jawbone. Very impressed with the noise canceling feature, but not too comfortable. If this one cancels the noise and feel good, I think it will be a winner. Hows the battery life?
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On Nov 21, 2007 @ 2:21 pm, RG9 Said:
I’m a bit confused now as to what it does and does not cancel out. The Jawbone cancels out pretty much EVERYTHING as far as I can tell. But this one reportedly cancels out real ‘noise’, not induced sounds like music.
Examples of unavoidable conditions:
1) Attending a hockey game at HP Pavillion (San Jose Sharks) I can hold a conversation from my seat despite the extremely loud conditions, mostly from them blasting music over the PA (most of the noise PA Music.)
2) Standing on the street and a bus pulls up to a stop. Busses are very noisy.
3) A loud echoy public lobby full of lots of noisy people.
4) My Jeep wrangler is very noisy to drive, even with the windows closed.
The Jawbone works so well in these situations most people aren’t aware that I’m in these noisy environments. How well does this one stack up to these situations?
It sounds like I need to review this one myself
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On Nov 21, 2007 @ 9:12 pm, Jeff B. Said:
Well that’s hella stupid, why make it only noise cancel in “unavoidable” conditions? Why not everywhere? This is why I don’t get many Moto-made devices…like bluetooth headsets or ANY of their cell phones.
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On Nov 22, 2007 @ 11:49 am, matt Said:
nice followup bg! it makes sense what you said but still what about those unavoidable and uncontrollable conditions?
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On Dec 20, 2007 @ 1:42 am, Bob Said:
How does the H12 work in windy situations?
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