I had a look at the Bitmo headphones with speaker Richard mentioned and on the Amazon page came across a link for another headset which has the same feature than the Bitmo, but instead of flipping the earcups around to put them into speakermode these have a switch. They are actually made by Thermaltake and are called "Luxa2 Lavi S". They are almost double the price at $60, but they also get much better reviews with 4.5 Stars out of 5 from 86 reviewers, 76% are 5 Stare and 12% are 4 Star with only 5% each 3 Star and 2 Star and 2% 1 Star. I am almost tempted to buy these because this sounds like a great concept for a blind person. Hang them around the neck in speakermode for when you are out and about and need to hear what's going on around you and have a pair of good sounding stereo headsets with mic for when you can use headphones. On top of that the Luxa2 Lavi S can be used in bluetooth mode with up to 30 hours of playback time (only 3 hours in speakermode) or you can use them wired. I hope somebody buys one or the other and we'll get to hear some reviews from the perspective of a blind user. Below are links for these on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca, I also saw links when I did a Google search to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de (the german Amazon page) so they are apparently widely available. In Canada they are only $63 which is aolmost the same as in the US despite the currently high US Dollar, but unfortunately after you add the $22 shipping that the company that sells them on Amazon.ca is asking for, you could probably also order them from Amazon.com. I think on the german Amazon they are the best deal at just under 47 Euros.
Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.com/LUXA2-Bluetooth-Headphone-speaker-Samsung/dp/B00OH3660E/ref=pd_sim_sbs_107_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XXCSETW5P8GS4MH4G8D Amazon.ca link: http://www.amazon.ca/LUXA2-Over-Ear-Wireless-Headphone-AD-HDP-PCLS-BK-00/dp/B00OH3660E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439135770&sr=8-1&keywords=luxa2+lavi+s Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 6:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Blind Square Hi, A coworker who is a mobility instructor just got some headphones from Amazon that work quite well. You can wear them as over the ear headphones, or put them around the back of your neck and turn the speakers outward just under your ears on your shoulder so you can hear them without having the surrounding sounds blocked. Apparently, they are popular among skate boarders. I think with shipping they came to about $37.00. They are called: Ditmo® SD-288BT Over the ear Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headphones and Speakers HTH, Richard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynda Ingraham Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 3:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Blind Square Hi Everyone, I have recently started using Blind Square. I think it is a great app. I cannot use a standard Bluetooth ear piece due to my hearing aids. I would prefer not to use the Bluetooth in my hearing aids while traveling. There are several seconds where traffic sounds are blocked out when information is either being updated via Bluetooth or some other type of communication is going on between my hearing aids and the phone. I'm wondering whether there is a speaker that can be purchased to work with the phone similar to the one for the Trekker Breeze. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you, Lynda -- 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/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
