[gps-talkusers] Re: new Bluetooth earphone
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:27:12 +0100
Perhaps I should have said 'best audio *with* cochlear implants. (They - of
necessity, it seems - replace all natural hearing ability you had left in
the ear. Implant switched off, complete blank.) I think there are problems
in Bluetooth earphones working with hearing aids, even digital aids. (I
just tried a pair last week with a cell phone. Fitting them around the aids
was an art form <g>.) Apart from that, the BT's volume was quite low!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: new Bluetooth earphone
We are a very long way indeed from best audio for cochlear implants.
Besides, the bhuman brain will always re-interpret the sensory data given to
it, unless you want to change that as well so as to cope with 'information
overload'[:).
----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott Granados" <gsgranados@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:22 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: new Bluetooth earphone
Andy, sorry I don't know your mPower answer. In general it depends on what
profiles (bluetooth profiles) the mPower supports. Just to review in case
someone is reading who's not familiar the profiles you'd be interested in
for this would be the handsfree and wireless stereo aka A2DP support.
Going off on a related tangent but one related to headphones / hearing,
I'm starting to think that having a Cochlear implant would be the bomb as
the kids say. (once they approach human performance levels) They make a
device called the Phonak Smartlink that converts Bluetooth in to I think FM
and beams it in to your Cochlear implant. It supports both profiles and
from what I've been reading (there are some MSP users using this device) it
works quite well. I like the idea of having the ability to inject audio in
to my hearing path with out the need for a transducer. If you walked away
from BT and used some high bandwidth transport instead how cool would it be
to get really high quality audio injected directly in to your neural
pathways! No pesky air to degrade the sound!!=) I know I won't live to see
the day but eventually it would be great if we could get all 5 censes
presented to our brains directly via some sort of artificial interface so
that everything including optical data, feeling, taste, hearing, smell
anything could have information injected so you could end run around all the
meat that gets in the way of perception. Ah, to only be here in 2108!:)
----- Original Message -----
>From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:04 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: new Bluetooth earphone
> Would it work with the mPower?
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:13 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: new Bluetooth earphone
>
> Mike, does the Plantronics support A2DP and if so how is it? You should
> like the Oakleys, they also look pretty good when you wear them. If
> you're a noise canceling fan you should check out the boom quiet.
> http://www.theboom.com. Not small but they work well in really high
> noise applications including helicopters.:)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:02 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] new Bluetooth earphone
>
>
>>I am constantly searching for the ideal Bluetooth earphone primarily to
> use
>>with my cell phone but also to use with other devices. I have 3 I have
> been
>>using for the past 6 months which include the Motorola hs850, the
> Jawbone
>>and the Plantronix 855. Compared to these three, I really like my
> newest
>>unit, the Plantronix Discovery 925.
>>
>> This is an extremely light and thin earphone with noise cancelling for
> one
>> ear. It fits inside the ear with this small flap that helps it fit
> inside
>> your earlobe. The controls are simple to use and there are nice beeps
> for
>> on/off and volume change.
>>
>> With some of these earphones, the synthesizer for one's screen reader
> is
>> much quieter than the phone call. If you turn it up, then it is super
> loud
>> when you disconnect from the earphone. This is not a problem with the
> 925.
>> The volume is very consistent between modes.
>>
>> The noise cancelling is at least as good as the Jawbone. The audio
> level
>> on the 925 goes higher than any of my other units.
>>
>> If you have a BT earphone in your pocket, how quickly can you put it
> in
>> your ear and turn it on? The 925 is as fast as the Motorola 850. This
> is a
>> key feature unless you keep the earphone on all the time.
>>
>> The price is $149, same as the Jawbone. I will next try the Oakley
> Orkr
>> pronounced O rocker. I believe it is $250 for the pro version which
> has
>> two earbuds connected to sun glasses. I understand they can be rocked
> out
>> of the way so you can use either or both earbuds and you can have them
> out
>> of the way of your ear canal if necessary. I'll let you know how they
>> compare. I believe at least one person on this list has them.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael G. May
>>
>> CEO Sendero Group
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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