Tom, I tried getting a bluetooth audio stack to work in windows--it didn't seem possible at the time. Do you know, have things changed? Has anyone gotten a bluetooth headset to work under WinXp. I was able to get the headphones recognized from Windows, but they woudln't communicate audio. I forget the specifics now, but I remember seeing lots of stuff on the web at the time that Windows audio stack couldn't yet support bluetooth...
We do want bluetooth to rid ourselves of wires but I also agree that who wants to were a headset just in case? It's also very likely that the scientists will just wander off with them... Brian Thomas D. Uram wrote: > I've been in your environment, so have an idea what you need. > > I think the USB light or a bell is a fine idea, and could imagine > some notification app with different options for notification. > If you were using a bluetooth headset, you could use the AG > audio for notification (but who wants to wear a bluetooth > headset all day just in case?). > > I also think it would be cool to integrate bluetooth cellphones > in for notification. If you're in range and someone pokes you, > your phone could ring or vibrate... > > Tom > > > On 4/13/06 9:51 AM, Brian Tieman wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> Hehe--you've obviously never worked at a synchrotron! The area where >> people generally sit is a cluttered messs of comuters and >> electronics--wires and monitors cover most--if not all--available >> wall space. >> >> We currently use headphones for the audio as echo cancelation is not >> cost effective or likely to work well in such a noisy environment (it >> can top 60db white noise at times). I do not believe there is any >> practical way to use the AG audio channel for getting someones >> attention. >> >> Brian >> >> Tom Coffin wrote: >> >>> >>> Are there any/some wall/screen spaces where projections can be used >>> at a scale significant enough to attract your attention while at >>> work on the beamline equipment? >>> >>> _________________________________________ >>> At 08:29 AM 4/13/2006, Brian Tieman wrote: >>> >>>> The beamline is a noisy place where people are focused on their >>>> experiments >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________ >>> Tom Coffin .......................... tcof...@ncsa.uiuc.edu >>> >>> NCSA-ACCESS cel: 703-477-5948 >>> 901 North Stuart Street, #800 tel: 703-248-0105 >>> Arlington, Virginia 22203 fax: 703-248-0100 >>> >>> _________________________ http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~tcoffin >>> >> >>
