Jabra Stone review

It's always when you need a handsfree most that you'll attempt to turn it on and the battery's dead. It's sod's law, especially if you're out on the road and have nowhere to charge it.

Jabra has attempted to eradicate this problem, by designing the Jabra Stone, a headset that comes with its own charging 'stone'.

It's a pretty sexy device, finished in soft touch black, although this is where the first problem lies.

The headset itself is moulded from one piece of plastic that not only makes it feel a little flimsy around the hook, but also makes it unadjustable.

For those with small ears, the hook will feel loose and unsecure. We found that leaning over to pick something up from the floor made the Jabra Stone to fall off our ear.

Another issue for those with small ears is that the earpiece doesn't fill all which was a huge disappointment as it's such an innovative product.

So onto the positives.

The earpiece is one of the simplest we've used to connect to a phone.

As soon as you turn the Jabra Stone on, it'll fire up pairing mode.

Simply set your phone to search for Bluetooth devices and the Jabra Stone will pop up. Enter the default code - 0000 when requested and you're ready to go.

When a call comes through, you'll hear a loud ringing in your ear. Tap the bottom of the headset (the only button on the whole device) and the call will be answered with delightful clarity.

Like many of Jabra's headsets, the Stone features noise cancellation technology using two microphones - one that picks up your voice and the other that picks up on ambient noise and then cancels that out.

It work pretty effectively, although we did find in very noisy environments the Stone struggled to remove all noise.

The charger is the most innovative part of the Stone. It's effectively a cradle that charges the headset.

The stone is a smooth oval plastic device that allows the headset to slip in perfectly.

The headset itself can keep going for around two and a half days in standby, with a quoted talktime of two hours.

When the juice gets low, you simply have to slip it into the 'stone' and a green light will indicate it's charging. This extends the battery life of the headset by up to six hours of talktime.

From empty, the charger will take around an hour to fully charge the headset.

A red light means there's not enough juice in the charging station, and you'll have to charge it using a mini USB cable or the wall charger.

Another bonus is that when you plug the headset into the 'stone', it'll automatically disconnect from your phone, so there's no scrabbling to get the headset out of the charging station when a call comes in.

The Jabra Stone is a great device for those that need a juice boost from their headset when away from a desk.

It's disappointing that the Stone won't fit all ear shapes, but if you're lucky enough to have regular-sized ears, it's a good bet, despite being priced at £100.