RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
I use Google Maps most often and carry the phone in the belt holster. DJ _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Sieghard. Thanks for that. I am intrigued by one thing, however. How do you and others carry your phone when you are using GPS? I thought of this because you said your phone was in your pocket. Does the phone work with GPS from your pocket? If not, how do people carry their phones when using a GPS system? Thanks much. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Grant and others, I am using the Outdoor Technology Buckshot speaker. It is still Bluetooth 2.1, but it has very good battery life and it has volume controls and you can Play/Pause and Answer/Hangup a call as it also has a microphone. Just like its big brother the Turtleshell, the Buckshot is ruggedized, it has a rubber cover and is IPX7 water resistant which means it can rain on it all day without a problem. As for the form factor, it is indeed shaped like a large shotgun shell, 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. It is round as in a cylinder shapeOne end has the speaker and the other end has the controls and the cover which closes off the charging port. Suggested retail is $50 US and I sell these at my store although I am currently out of stock. Maybe David from New Zealand will chime in and give his review since I recently sent him a Turtleshell 2 and a Buckshot. I had a sewing shop make up a little holster for me which is a wide piece of Velcro which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack. To this they sewed a loop of approx. 1.5 or 2 inch wide elastic material and I can slip the Buckshot into this loop so that it sits vertically against the strap of my backpack at about the hight of my chest. I can move it up or down a bit, but I attach it with the speaker pointing up so that it is almost as high as my shoulder and it is plenty loud. The speaker weighs just over 5 ounces and it's the most compact model I could find and of course being made for true outdoor use doesn't hurt. Only disadvantage is that you can't activate SIRI with it although I could swear that when I first got it I thought I did this and it worked, but I must have been mistaken because I can't get it to work any more. Anyhow, not that big a deal to reach into one's pocket and press the home key and then speak through the speaker's microphone. I find that if I am somewhere without too many people and I don't mind having a call on speaker it is OK for a shorter call and the quality is not bad. But of course you can always answer a call on your phone and since the call is routed to the device where you answered it there is no harm in having the speaker on. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Feliciano G Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don't have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn't ideal. To be honest, I've tried bone conduction headphones and while I'm sure they work great for some, they just aren't my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly
Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
There are any number of powered speakers out there. Speaker sizes from about 4 inches by 2 with a belt/collar clip on up. The smallest powered speakers generally are mono. One of these small speakers can be clipped to a shirt collar a few inches from your ear. My daughter gave me one such small speaker for Christmas that was even in the shape of a Christmas ornament. If I put my iPhone upside down in my shirt pocket, I can plug the small speaker in. I have the 5s iPhone which has the ear phone jack on the bottom. The volume of the iPhone alone isn't quite loud enough to listen to an audio book walking down the street with cars and trucks making all sorts of racket. Radio Shack and other such stores offer small speakers suitable for audio listening. When your trying to listen to a GPS app and it's giving walking directions this comes in really handy. Regards, Alan I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Feliciano G To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don’t have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn’t ideal. To be honest, I’ve tried bone conduction headphones and while I’m sure they work great for some, they just aren’t my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list
Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don't have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn't ideal. To be honest, I've tried bone conduction headphones and while I'm sure they work great for some, they just aren't my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
Hi Grant and others, I am using the Outdoor Technology “Buckshot” speaker. It is still Bluetooth 2.1, but it has very good battery life and it has volume controls and you can Play/Pause and Answer/Hangup a call as it also has a microphone. Just like its big brother the Turtleshell, the Buckshot is ruggedized, it has a rubber cover and is IPX7 water resistant which means it can rain on it all day without a problem. As for the form factor, it is indeed shaped like a large shotgun shell, 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. It is round as in a cylinder shapeOne end has the speaker and the other end has the controls and the cover which closes off the charging port. Suggested retail is $50 US and I sell these at my store although I am currently out of stock. Maybe David from New Zealand will chime in and give his review since I recently sent him a Turtleshell 2 and a Buckshot. I had a sewing shop make up a little holster for me which is a wide piece of Velcro which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack. To this they sewed a loop of approx. 1.5 or 2 inch wide elastic material and I can slip the Buckshot into this loop so that it sits vertically against the strap of my backpack at about the hight of my chest. I can move it up or down a bit, but I attach it with the speaker pointing up so that it is almost as high as my shoulder and it is plenty loud. The speaker weighs just over 5 ounces and it’s the most compact model I could find and of course being made for true outdoor use doesn’t hurt. Only disadvantage is that you can’t activate SIRI with it although I could swear that when I first got it I thought I did this and it worked, but I must have been mistaken because I can’t get it to work any more. Anyhow, not that big a deal to reach into one’s pocket and press the home key and then speak through the speaker’s microphone. I find that if I am somewhere without too many people and I don’t mind having a call on speaker it is OK for a shorter call and the quality is not bad. But of course you can always answer a call on your phone and since the call is routed to the device where you answered it there is no harm in having the speaker on. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Feliciano G Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com mailto:grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don’t have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn’t ideal. To be honest, I’ve tried bone conduction headphones and while I’m sure they work great for some, they just aren’t my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions
RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
Hi Sieghard. Thanks for that. I am intrigued by one thing, however. How do you and others carry your phone when you are using GPS? I thought of this because you said your phone was in your pocket. Does the phone work with GPS from your pocket? If not, how do people carry their phones when using a GPS system? Thanks much. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Grant and others, I am using the Outdoor Technology “Buckshot” speaker. It is still Bluetooth 2.1, but it has very good battery life and it has volume controls and you can Play/Pause and Answer/Hangup a call as it also has a microphone. Just like its big brother the Turtleshell, the Buckshot is ruggedized, it has a rubber cover and is IPX7 water resistant which means it can rain on it all day without a problem. As for the form factor, it is indeed shaped like a large shotgun shell, 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. It is round as in a cylinder shapeOne end has the speaker and the other end has the controls and the cover which closes off the charging port. Suggested retail is $50 US and I sell these at my store although I am currently out of stock. Maybe David from New Zealand will chime in and give his review since I recently sent him a Turtleshell 2 and a Buckshot. I had a sewing shop make up a little holster for me which is a wide piece of Velcro which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack. To this they sewed a loop of approx. 1.5 or 2 inch wide elastic material and I can slip the Buckshot into this loop so that it sits vertically against the strap of my backpack at about the hight of my chest. I can move it up or down a bit, but I attach it with the speaker pointing up so that it is almost as high as my shoulder and it is plenty loud. The speaker weighs just over 5 ounces and it’s the most compact model I could find and of course being made for true outdoor use doesn’t hurt. Only disadvantage is that you can’t activate SIRI with it although I could swear that when I first got it I thought I did this and it worked, but I must have been mistaken because I can’t get it to work any more. Anyhow, not that big a deal to reach into one’s pocket and press the home key and then speak through the speaker’s microphone. I find that if I am somewhere without too many people and I don’t mind having a call on speaker it is OK for a shorter call and the quality is not bad. But of course you can always answer a call on your phone and since the call is routed to the device where you answered it there is no harm in having the speaker on. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Feliciano G Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don’t have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn’t ideal. To be honest, I’ve tried bone conduction headphones and while I’m sure they work great for some, they just aren’t my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from
RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
Hi Neal, Yes, GPS works when the phone is in your pocket although you might get better accuracy if you have it in a belt holster where it is not totally pressed up against your body. Also, with apps like Blindsquare which also use compass it is best if you have a belt holster with a swivel clip so you can point the iPhone into the direction you are walking in. I also have a Garmin Glo Bluetooth receiver which, if I really want to make sure it is as good as it gets I can attach on the top of my pack. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Sieghard. Thanks for that. I am intrigued by one thing, however. How do you and others carry your phone when you are using GPS? I thought of this because you said your phone was in your pocket. Does the phone work with GPS from your pocket? If not, how do people carry their phones when using a GPS system? Thanks much. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Grant and others, I am using the Outdoor Technology “Buckshot” speaker. It is still Bluetooth 2.1, but it has very good battery life and it has volume controls and you can Play/Pause and Answer/Hangup a call as it also has a microphone. Just like its big brother the Turtleshell, the Buckshot is ruggedized, it has a rubber cover and is IPX7 water resistant which means it can rain on it all day without a problem. As for the form factor, it is indeed shaped like a large shotgun shell, 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. It is round as in a cylinder shapeOne end has the speaker and the other end has the controls and the cover which closes off the charging port. Suggested retail is $50 US and I sell these at my store although I am currently out of stock. Maybe David from New Zealand will chime in and give his review since I recently sent him a Turtleshell 2 and a Buckshot. I had a sewing shop make up a little holster for me which is a wide piece of Velcro which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack. To this they sewed a loop of approx. 1.5 or 2 inch wide elastic material and I can slip the Buckshot into this loop so that it sits vertically against the strap of my backpack at about the hight of my chest. I can move it up or down a bit, but I attach it with the speaker pointing up so that it is almost as high as my shoulder and it is plenty loud. The speaker weighs just over 5 ounces and it’s the most compact model I could find and of course being made for true outdoor use doesn’t hurt. Only disadvantage is that you can’t activate SIRI with it although I could swear that when I first got it I thought I did this and it worked, but I must have been mistaken because I can’t get it to work any more. Anyhow, not that big a deal to reach into one’s pocket and press the home key and then speak through the speaker’s microphone. I find that if I am somewhere without too many people and I don’t mind having a call on speaker it is OK for a shorter call and the quality is not bad. But of course you can always answer a call on your phone and since the call is routed to the device where you answered it there is no harm in having the speaker on. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Feliciano G Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com mailto:grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don’t have a perfect
Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation
BlindSquare works as it sits in the pocket as long as there is motion and knows what direction you're moving. While standing still, it's a different story. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org wrote: Hi Sieghard. Thanks for that. I am intrigued by one thing, however. How do you and others carry your phone when you are using GPS? I thought of this because you said your phone was in your pocket. Does the phone work with GPS from your pocket? If not, how do people carry their phones when using a GPS system? Thanks much. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation Hi Grant and others, I am using the Outdoor Technology “Buckshot” speaker. It is still Bluetooth 2.1, but it has very good battery life and it has volume controls and you can Play/Pause and Answer/Hangup a call as it also has a microphone. Just like its big brother the Turtleshell, the Buckshot is ruggedized, it has a rubber cover and is IPX7 water resistant which means it can rain on it all day without a problem. As for the form factor, it is indeed shaped like a large shotgun shell, 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. It is round as in a cylinder shapeOne end has the speaker and the other end has the controls and the cover which closes off the charging port. Suggested retail is $50 US and I sell these at my store although I am currently out of stock. Maybe David from New Zealand will chime in and give his review since I recently sent him a Turtleshell 2 and a Buckshot. I had a sewing shop make up a little holster for me which is a wide piece of Velcro which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack. To this they sewed a loop of approx. 1.5 or 2 inch wide elastic material and I can slip the Buckshot into this loop so that it sits vertically against the strap of my backpack at about the hight of my chest. I can move it up or down a bit, but I attach it with the speaker pointing up so that it is almost as high as my shoulder and it is plenty loud. The speaker weighs just over 5 ounces and it’s the most compact model I could find and of course being made for true outdoor use doesn’t hurt. Only disadvantage is that you can’t activate SIRI with it although I could swear that when I first got it I thought I did this and it worked, but I must have been mistaken because I can’t get it to work any more. Anyhow, not that big a deal to reach into one’s pocket and press the home key and then speak through the speaker’s microphone. I find that if I am somewhere without too many people and I don’t mind having a call on speaker it is OK for a shorter call and the quality is not bad. But of course you can always answer a call on your phone and since the call is routed to the device where you answered it there is no harm in having the speaker on. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Feliciano G Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Small speaker recommendations for GPS navigation I have tried to use that external speaker with the iPhone while using iOS applications, and it doesn't work out well. It seems as if the iPhone doesn't amplify the speaker well enough. I had once thought about purchasing a external speaker for this same reason. However, I like how some applications implement menu controls while using the remote on a headset. When using navigation application, I only use one earbud. I remove it when crossing streets though. Curious on what people suggest. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, One thing I find very appealing about products like the Trekker Breeze, is the small loudspeaker that can be clipped to a shirt collar or shoulder strap to make the audible directions easier to hear. With apps like Seeing Eye GPS or the excellent BlindSquare, I find the GPS experience pretty good on my iPhone except for the fact that I don’t have a perfect setup for hearing the directions. I currently walk with one ear bud in my ear, but obviously this isn’t ideal. To be honest, I’ve tried bone conduction headphones and while I’m sure they work great for some, they just aren’t my cup of tea. Are there any ultra-portable speakers that people have found effective for this situation? Thanks, Grant -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you
