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> On 20 Jan 2018, at 4:10 am, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can you please post the address for subscribing to this list? I have a good > friend that would like to subscribe. > > Re: the Jabra 510, I noticed there are a few models with this model number. > The 510MS, 510Uc, and the 510 plus (plus sign). Any idea what the differences > are? Their prices are quite a bit higher. > > > > From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Jabra 510 Speaker Conference: I've struck gold > > Also note that there's a bigger Brother, the Jabra Speak 810 which might be > worth looking at, its a huge step up from the 510 though its 4 times the > price, I'm not regretting my decision to purchase the 510 but now I know > about the 810 I've added it to my savings goals for later this year, audio > quality means everything to me. > > > On 20/01/2018 2:49 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: >> Amazon currently has this on sale for $79.99 which sounds like a good deal >> to me. Thanks for the review. >> Can you please post the subscription info for this list? >> >> >> >> From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:59 AM >> To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: [Techno-Chat]: Jabra 510 Speaker Conference: I've struck gold >> >> Hi! >> I’ve always been interested in hands free speaker devices for computers and >> mobile phones particularly in this day and age when noise and echo >> cancelling has developed to the point that you can hear someone across a >> room from the device and not know that the echo existed in a room, that’s >> how good hands free devices can be and this effect is clearly demonstrated >> if you have something as simple as a Logitech HD Webcam and you’re using it >> to communicate with someone else on Skype, the other party can clearly hear >> you talking in your armchair on the other side of the room from the camera. >> Portable hands free devices are my main interest though I’ve found few that >> have really performed well in a room, the only good one I knew of up until >> today was one of the Pollycom portable speaker phones developed for Laptop >> and Notebook computers. >> Polycom are known for their excellent range of business conference phone >> packages so I was delighted to read about the portable Notebook Polycom >> speakerphone around a year ago, I purchased one and was very happy with the >> way it performed, all the attributes I expected from a conference desktop >> phone were at my fingertips including echo/noise cancelation. >> Unfortunately the Polycom portable speakerphone is no longer being developed >> and thus I began the hunt for a replacement, I unexpectedly stumbled upon >> that replacement late last week at a computer accessories store in the form >> of the Jabra 510 Speaker Conference. >> Jabra are well known of course for their mobile hands free car solutions so >> I hadn’t given the company a thought when it came to desktop solutions but I >> can tell you their desktop speaker is the best portable solution I’ve tried, >> not only for its clear sound and acoustic adjustments but also for its >> flexibility. >> The Jabra 510 can be used with either a computer or a mobile as a >> speakerphone and this is flexible in itself, the first time I’ve seen a >> device offering either USB or Bluetooth connectivity. >> The speaker is a nice 4 inch type so Jabra obviously do really care about >> the audio quality of this speaker, sounds even better than the old Polycom >> which only has a 2 inch speaker. >> The Jabra 510 is around 5 inches round and comes in a smart round zip case, >> perfectly portable. >> The USB cable is built-in to the 510 and winds up around a space between >> speaker and stand when you’re not using it. >> As well as a connection to a computer the USB cable is used to charge the >> internal rechargeable battery. >> There are 4 buttons placed around the circular rim surrounding the speaker >> on the 510, volume up and down at top and bottom of rim respectively and >> answer end buttons to left and right. >> Unfortunately these buttons are touch sensitive but it didn’t take me long >> to find where the buttons where if I placed the speaker on a desk in a >> particular position - USB cable coming out to the right -. >> The 510 has a voice guidance system so connecting to a Bluetooth device is a >> snap. >> The buttons make a “Click” sound through the speaker when touched and volume >> up sounds a “Double Click” when the maximum loud position is reached but >> you’ll know how loud the speaker is by that stage <smile>. >> When held down the answer and end buttons perform various functions such as >> giving you a spoken battery indication, turning Voice Guidance on/off though >> I haven’t worked out what button performs what function as yet. >> The 510 also has a headphones socket so you may conduct private hands free >> conversations if required say in a crowded office environment and here we >> see a feature added that sets the Jabra 510 Speaker conference apart from >> any other speaker I’ve tried thus far. >> If you’re using the 510 with your computer then you can use the speaker to >> transmit the audio via Bluetooth to a Bluetooth headset which offers a >> staggering array of possibilities, total private listening with your Hearing >> Instruments for instance, absolutely brilliant! >> That’s all on the Jabra 510 Speaker Conference device for now and I’ll write >> up notes on additional features and functionality as I explore. >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> > > > -- > > ********** > "A dog is a good thing to have around a house and so is a fence"
