Re: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

Hello, This is doable without the audio/midi setup utility. When you connect the bluetooth speaker, all sound will be routed thru it. You can reset this in the sounds submenu for your BT device to route all sound to the mac speakers. Now VO should be coming through the mac. The go to the

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

No. Life is a bowl of cherries. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/2/2016 4:14 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Life is like a box of chocolates. Shit melts everywhere in the sun! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Oh it probably will come. Frankly, I'm not in that much of a rush. As I said, I haven't seen the killer use case that would make me go out and spend a few hundred more bucks. But when the next one comes out, I hope to find a detailed review somewhere with a slant towards what is accessible,

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Maybe Scott but I'm not the one calling people trolls and other fun little insulting names. I'm just recognizing your crappy behavior towards other people. Sent from my IPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Any time Phil I’m happy to back up any

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Point well taken. Sent from my IPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 2:50 PM, E.T. wrote: > > There comes a point at which we can keep the fires raging, or let them die > out. This might be that point, eh? Its too easy to keep taking potshots at > one another, much

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RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Mary, Like anything it will take time to get everything to work as one with good battery life. But it will come. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2016 4:59 AM To:

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

What's really important is that I phone home and am saved. The loss of a headphone jack is a non-issue for me because I will continue to use it. I am not bloody well needing to buy a 7. So even though I am hearing impaired and need the jack, I also know once the 7 has been released, there

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Mary, Most likely but I'm still allowed to dream, It will come out with time once they shrink the devices they need to make it happen. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, 3

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RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

ET, It's ok for you, You can just phone home and get the other ETs and Elliott to come get you, these guys wont be able to hear the phone ringing! I love people telling me I need to be saved because the world is going to end. If it's going to end, why save me? Sorry shouldn't laugh, it's

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

There are lights? Awesome! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2016 12:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Scott and others, As I've said I'm not a hearing impaired / aid user and I appreciate things must be more difficult for you guys and girls in that area. However this is going to be a new device and can you tell me that when the first iPhones came out that they catered for you guys first

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

And that’s what she said! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2016 12:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Scott, The samsungs do use micro USB for charging, Are you meaning that as a connection media for headphones? I have a feeling I’ve seen something like that in a phone recently. Talking about Samsung, They just recalled all their note 7 devices due to some of them having burst in to flames,

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Yes and no, I have a 6s+ 128 gig retail buy outright here in nz is approx. 1800 dollars. Now if I asked for 900 for my phone that would be high enough that someone would just say I’ll buy the 64 gig model which in most cases is only a couple of hundy more. Or they get the 6s version of the

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Saw that. And I looked on the list of cities and lo and behold, Eugene Springfield is actually there. Nonetheless, I still have a very bad taste in my mouth from recent experience with Verizon. So I'm not going to be changing. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:08 PM, Scott

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hi, I have a bluetooth headset for get what is called at the moment. It is great for music. I will try to get the name of it. I got it at microsenter for around $100. HTH. Matthew On 09/02/2016 10:31 AM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good, stereo,

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

hi David, there is certainly some bullying and personal attack that goes on here, but sadly that's the nature of a lot of email lists. People think they can drown people out because they have nothing better to do than to post multiple messages that become increasingly personal as the flaws in

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

The "wait and see" has been suggested for months. During that time, the doom and gloom has been rampant. Next week will either bring relief and sanity back, or a new wave of madness will ensue. Its a vicious cycle. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe?

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Posting this here as it impacts every iPhone user. Verizon activated carrier aggregation or LTE advanced across it’s network this week. This feature bonds multiple channels together in to a single fast bundle. This allows the connection to optimize for indoor or outdoor use, different bands

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I think the issue of charging and using the port though is not equivalent to the loss of braille access. Loss of braille access is an all or nothing deal. The charging thing is an inconvenience at worst and at best a product for someone to produce to solve the problem. There are many people

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I thought I made it clear, I said if it turns out that the adapter does not allow for this use case. If, you know, conditional. We will know in a week. Given all the leaks that are coming out, my guess is that the adapter is not going to do what is required. But since we don't know yet we have

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

How is the minority being adversely affected when the 7 is not even on the market?! Seriously, some people are quite nervous about the future if not downright frightened. (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/2/2016 12:26 PM, Mary

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Scott, I agree that we don't know what the adapter will do, since it's not out. However, should it turn out to be the case that the adapter will not allow for simultaneous headphone usage and charging, this would be a problem for the use case the Jonathan outlined, would you not agree?

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Hi there, So the model I saw I believe was the pro. To take you back a ways, I was a big fan for a long time of the over the ear 590 type which these were similar but more modern. I just went over to the plantronics site itself to try to find you some more useful info and there are many

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

I’ve heard back and forth the construction on these is dodgy and then I hear it’s improved. What’s your feelings on them? Do the Aftershocks hold up to heavy use? > On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:24 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > > This is okay for music and allows clear hearing of

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Any time Phil I’m happy to back up any way you wish what I say. You’ve been an equal coward for years hiding behind your keyboard so I call your BS. > On Sep 2, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > David, > I have noticed that the person in question often speaks with

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

WTF is an arrogrent? Is that like a loud Mexican a loud immigrant? My mother had a bunch of them move in across the street, loud parties but man the best bbq. That being said, yes, you were being a troll then and I’m sorry to say you’re still under the bridge. You’re all bitching over a

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

There comes a point at which we can keep the fires raging, or let them die out. This might be that point, eh? Its too easy to keep taking potshots at one another, much harder to pull back and let things cool off. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe?

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

David, I have noticed that the person in question often speaks with the bravery that comes from being out of arms reach of those he so freely insults. Not a very appealing character trait. Sent from my IPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 2:24 PM, David Griffith wrote: > > I

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I believe this is the arrogrant person who described me as a troll because I tried to represent the issues of hearing impaired issues so I am not at all surprised by the ignorance and callousness of this reply to Jonathon. Heaven help us if this is how members of our community turn of on

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

This is okay for music and allows clear hearing of ambient and generated sound simultaneously. Try the Aftershocks products. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 07:31, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > > I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good, stereo, headset for the mac that

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I guess it's kind of like owning your own CDs or albums. I have ripped all of mine in to iTunes. And I stream on the go. But I still like having those copies. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > See I’m on the opposite end of

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Hi Scott, I am sort of in the market for a stereo headset for my cell phone but I have never been able to find quite what I want. are you talking about the Plantronics BackBeat Fit? it's a little more money than the Logitech but it looks like it might be close to what I need. unfortunately the

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I saw the rumors about the LTE coming to the watch. Then subsequently, there were other ones saying it wasn't going to happen because of the battery draw. They're adding a GPS. That will use the larger battery that is supposedly also coming. But not enough juice for both the GPS and the radio

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

See I’m on the opposite end of that spectrum. In fact I’m wondering why I have a terabyte of storage in SSD on my laptop when I have so much attached storage to the network. I have my folders like documents for example mapped on my laptops so that documents automatically drop in to iCloud and

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Definite +1, the only down side of this headset is it feels a little flimsy but it’s not, don’t let that fool you. I have one that’s out lasted gear that cost twice as much. Great suggestion, +1! > On Sep 2, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > Hi, my

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Mary, there are some watches now that have this feature that simon speaks of. You’re exactly right a radio would need to be included. For the watch, not necessarily full LTE but HSPA+ or something may do the trick. The Samsung Gear had a 3G radio included and I’m not sure what’s in the Gear

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Hi, my girlfriend works for the I can connect program and she always recommends the Logitech h800 Bluetooth headset. you can find this headset for about 70 bucks here: http://AMZN.to/2cjNO94 This headset comes with both a dongle and a full Bluetooth radio. a switch on the side allows you to

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Logitech makes great wireless headsets. We used them all the time at my employer for audio and video conferencing and they were very solid with laptops and desktops. For a more cell phone type stereo bluetooth headset option check out the Plantronics Backbeat for stereo and the voyager

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

Hi Kristeen, Well I love my B p5 wireless! Its the best sounding and most comfortable set of headphones I've ever owned. Its kinda pricey, list price is $400 but you can usually find it on ebay.com for about half that price. HTH Jeff On 9/2/16, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > I’m

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Simon, What good is a Sim card slot if you don't have an LTE radio in the watch? According to all the rumors, and of course they are just that, there's not going to be an LTE radio in the next watch. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:53 AM, Simon Fogarty

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Streaming is nice, but call me old-fashioned. I still like to have stuff actually on the phone. I also like to have stuff actually on the computer. Cloud is nice. Local storage is still what I like better. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 5:26 AM, Scott Granados

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Scott, you might be right. I certainly don't remember anything like that. Of course, 2 1/2 years ago, I was not exactly following android, having an Nexus seven that I mostly used for just reading books. On the other hand, if Samsung tried that, you think there would be more talk about it in

I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good, stereo, headset for the mac that is bluetooth, but will use the built-in bluetooth of the mac rather than a dongle. When I use a headset with a dongle I get a lot of very bad cutting out of VO while doing anything involving transferring files over the

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

The end is coming, the end is coming! Ever see those signs people carry around? And everyone who comes to my door tell me the same thing and they want to let me know what to do. Really? Why is it that people cannot stay focused on the here and now and get the most out of life right now?

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Oh I found a good amount on Mac Rumors and on redmond pie. The most recent article was on Redmond Pie I believe and had good coverage of the changes coming. Rumors of course. > On Sep 1, 2016, at 4:02 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > So where are you seeing the info on

Re: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

I believe he’s wanting to do this from the Mac which he can do now using midi audio setup in the utilities section, I think it’s called audio midI and gives you fine control over the audio including the sampling rate, filter bit depth and type, and sources and their mappings. This would be a

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Jonathan, now you’re just writing stuff to read it later, that’s just nutty. You make it like some huge personal assault against the great and mighty Jonathan Mosen, please, we’ve seen an adapter is going to exist so you have your precious 1960s technology. In the end, probably 3 people are

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hello all. I'm going to address several messages at once on this thread. Jonathan: you are 100% correct about the access issue for those of us who wear hearing aids and who are blind. Sadly, the market is rarely designed wit our needs being considered because, as you say, we're such a small

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Um, money has nothing to do with this. What’s the real factors are size / thickness and durability. You can seal up that lightning port against water and damage easily and it’s a thinner package than a headphone jack so you can shave a millimeter or 2 from the thickness which really is a big

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Mary, i could be way wrong here but I thought the Samsung S5 at least had a usb port where you attached the headphones with an adapter. I could be remembering wrong though. > On Sep 1, 2016, at 11:26 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Samsung tried what? Samsung did not remove the

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I personally could care less what the memory size is. All my content is streamed so I don’t use much of it other than for application memory. Whether it’s 16, 32, or 256 GB it’s all the same. The only thing I find is the higher memory units have a better resale value. > On Sep 1, 2016,

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Well, I've gotten rather into Android and Linux a lot lately, although I still use my iPhone for reading email until I can find a mod for my device that'll give me Android 6 or 7, so if Apple does something I don't like, I have options I can turn to. On 09/02/2016 04:06 AM, Portia Scott

RE: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

This can actually be done now, I use Sonos from my mac book air and iPhones & iPods and the music goes through the sonos speakerds but the voiceover speech comes through the MBA or pod etc so the sonos speakers is where the music only plays even works great with a Bluetooth speaker where the

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Yes, it will be interesting to see, For me as well. I am not one of those who buy the latest and greatest Devices right away anymore, either. LOL. I used to be, but I have grown a lot, and learned not to be like that anymore. As people say, only time will tell what happens. Take care, and have

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Jonathan, I can see what your saying however are you not pushing things looking at legal options when other options are available to yo. I would think that if people put it to apple abot the adaptor needing a lightening port for charging while using the headphone jack surely they would

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I also have this watch and the only thing I have against it is I forget to set it in meetings to not ring if I get a call. I'd really like to see a new version have a sim card slot so I could use the watch as an independent device without the phone. Or even you get both options.

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Mary, I’m not a hearing aid user but surely the adaptor is going to allow them to use the aids with the phone? However what's going to happen when your using the adaptor plugged in to the lightening port and you have your headphones plugged in to the adaptor also and then you want to

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

Hi Folks, Just going to add a thought in here. Any one thought about the future and what's going to happen in it? If everyones getting upset because apple have made the first move towards getting rid of the headphone jack in devices then what the hell is going to happen next, Well if this

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

If you try using one you might actually change your mind about that. And if the idea of putting a sim card in to a watch comes true with the next version then phone gone. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike

RE: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

I will be interested to see the headphones they have with the new phones when they are released. I use my current ones for pretty much everything when I'm out and about including using my MBA so people don't hear it talking or so I can hear things with out the surrounding noises If these

Re: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

Correct. VoiceOver is going to have multiple audio sources support in iOS10 and, for your reference, tvOS 10. On 2 Sep 2016, at 04:12, David Chittenden wrote: > > > According to info I have read, this will be possible in iOS 10. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >

Re: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

Hi, sorry I did not ask the question correctly. It is the VO on the Mac that I wish to put threw the bluetooth speakers. and music from the Mac throwout the house. Thanks again. Max. > On 2 Sep 2016, at 1:12 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > According to info I have read,

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