Aliph Redesigns Its Jawbone Headset, Adds Customizable Voices, Slashes the Price

Aliph announced the latest version of its noise-cancelling Jawbone headset today, and, unlike last time, it promises more than just better-than-ever call quality. The headset rocks a new design, the first major change in its looks we’ve seen in two years, as well as voice prompts for things such as caller ID and telling the user how many hours of battery life remain.

Although the headset has one overarching shape– shorter and chunkier, kind of like the original Jawbone– it comes in six different colors and textures, each of which has a cute name– and a corresponding voice. However, users can cherry pick which voice they want using MyTALK, a new Web interface also announced today.

Equally important: Aliph also dropped the price to a more reasonable $99.99. Its Jawbone headset, up until now, has always cost $129, making it the most expensive earpiece on the market, even among a growing field of premium noise-cancelling models.

Stay tuned for a hands-on and review.