Last night, while browsing Amazon, I found an Anker two-in-one Bluetooth device that both sends and receives Bluetooth. It is quite small and has a rechargeable battery, so is portable. The regular price is $45, but was on sale early this morning for $27. I am sorry not to have the exact model; that was truncated in my order and shipping messages.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 11:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound sorry, my mistake and I guess even at my age, you can learn something new every day. Thanks for setting me straight on this one. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 5:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Hi Marie, Yes, when you have a small bluetooth transmitter which plugs into an earphone jack, its usually referred to as a dongle. Check out the sites which sell them. Yes, they use the same term for USB devices as well. Chip -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 1:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound No Chip these are not dongles. dongles go into a USB port but this transmitter plugs into your headphone jack on the player. You can also move a toggle switch to set it to be a receiver. In other words, you can plug it into a non BT speaker and then pair it with a BT device like the IPhone. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound These are generically called "bluetooth dongles" and I think some of the businesses which sell primarily to the visually impaired (perhaps it was Mystic Access?) sell them Maybe it was AT Guys, but they exist in places other than Amazon which may be easier to shop. Chip -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound I tried to find out the model for my daughter last week but could not find it on Amazon which is where I originally purchased it. But when I have a sighted body nearby, I will get them to check for a model number. this thing is very small and light weight and has a re-chargeable battery so it does not get it's power from the device. I have no idea if it would reduce the lag on the ITouch but I will try it out and see what happens. Marie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 8:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Hmmm. I wonder if A transmitter like this could be used with an iOS device to improve lag with Bluetooth devices. Does anchor make only one type of transmitter? Can you send a link to the list for the one you have? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 14, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Marie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes I have the LG 730 and they are currently the only BT headphones I use. > I don't think you can get much quality sound without blocking some > external noise. I do, however find an unacceptable lag on both my IPhone 6 > and my ITouch. But I use a very tiny transmitter from Anker to send the > signal from the Stream or the Plextalk with little or no lag and decent > sound on books, music or podcasts. > Marie > . > > -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece > or used in both ears for great music sound > > Hi Eric, > > > > Sorry, I just am not a bluetooth hi-fi expert. I think however that it's > virtually impossible to get both a good hi-fi experience, and still allow > environmental sound to be heard; so, I think you are stuck with either > Aftershokz or to just use one ear when possible (like these allow). > > > > I did find an article about a variation of this from LG which is the > HBS730 > (the ones I am reviewing are the HBS900). The reviewers thought the > HBS730 > were just the best bluetooth sound *ever*, but they thought the > retractable > wire management on the HBS900 was great. I believe the HBS730 are also > this > collar design, but the wires don't retract. > > > > Chip > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of SSEric > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 5:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece > or used in both ears for great music sound > > > > Chip, I agree this is a pretty good product. It does keep your earbuds > readily available, too. > > > > The problem I have is the buds are the type that isolate you from outside. > You can not push them in quite so far, but then you lose most of the > quality. > > > > I would really like to find tips that deliver the good sound, but do not > block out all outside sounds. If you or anyone knows of anything, it will > be > most appreciated. I actually did try attaching tips from Bose MIE, but > they > have a proprietary fit to the earbud which I could not get to stay on the > LG. Too bad because they are the best bud tips I have ever used. > Unfortunately, the MIE are wired. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Eric > > > > E > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Chip Orange > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or > used in both ears for great music sound > > Hi all, > > > > When I went to sign up for my AT&T service, the very knowledgable salesman > and my wife fell into a discussion about his bluetooth device, which my > sighted wife said was unlike anything she had ever seen. He told us that > it > was an LG Tone Infinim, and in his opinion he would never go back to a > standard ear-piece. > > > > This device is shaped like a horse-shoe, and sits on your shoulders, > encompassing 300 degrees or so around your neck, with the open portion > facing directly forward. > > > > Each arm has controls on the top and the sides (lots of actual buttons), > and > the mike is built into one of the arms. But best of all are the ear-buds > which nestle in small nooks at the end of each arm, and are attached with > spring-loaded 10 inch long wires. When not in use, you press a button and > they automatically retract back into the device, so nothing is in your ear > to impeed your hearing. > > > > When you get a call (the device will vibrate if you set it up that way, > and > it will also vibrate if you begin to walk away from your phone), you > simply > grab an earbud and pull it out and insert into your ear. If you want > better > sound, or to listen to music, you pull both out. > > > > The controls on the right arm are dedicated to controlling audio (fast > forward, rewind, pause/play), and the controls on the other are > volume/vibrate and interface with Siri so you can give verbal commands. > > > > I've waited a couple of months before I said anything here because I > wanted > to be sure I also thought it was enormously better than a standard > ear-piece, and absolutely I think it is. It comes in any number of colors > (my wife's opinion is that the silver/gray is the most professional > looking), and having it around my neck doesn't bother me at all. I do > get > a lot of compliments on how it looks, and a lot of requests for demos. > > > > A charge lasts about 3 days. I find the audio quality excellent, but admit > to not being an expert on the audio quality of all bluetooth devices, so > I'm > putting a review link below, and an Amazon link to the silver for $90 > also. > > > > I have to admit my wife and I had each already purchase other bluetooth > headsets, and we don't know what we're going to do with them, but we're > using this from now on. > > > > Hth, > > > > Chip > > > > review: > > http://www.lg.com/us/bluetooth-headsets-headphones/lg-HBS-900-tone-infinim > > Amazon: > > http://www.amazon.com/LG-Infinim-HBS-900-Wireless-Headset/dp/B00NW2JBYO/ref= > sr_1_2?s=electronics > <http://www.amazon.com/LG-Infinim-HBS-900-Wireless-Headset/dp/B00NW2JBYO/ref > =sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1457900610&sr=1-2&keywords=lg+infinim> > &ie=UTF8&qid=1457900610&sr=1-2&keywords=lg+infinim > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > 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. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > 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 https://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 V iPhone > list. > > 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. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > 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 https://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 V iPhone list. 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