I actually have a UE Boom, but I'm not a fan of how muffled VoiceOver sounds over it. I'll have to check out that company, the one whos website you mentioned.
Thanks, Ari > On Jan 9, 2017, at 6:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Outdoor Tech Turtle 2 speaker has Play/Pause and volume/track controls > and sort of the best in that category but probably also the most expensive > would be theUE Boom or whatever they are called from Logitech. They are > cylindrical speakers similar to the Amazon echo which throw sound all the way > 360 degrees, but as I said, they aren’t cheap. > I also just listened to a Podcast about this year’s CES in Las Vegas and they > mentioned another one which is supposed to be good and much less expensive, > they are from a company called Fugoo, their website is www.fugoo.com and the > website comes up with the heading “The Best Waterproof Bluetooth Speakers for > Outdoors”. > One of their speaker boast a very impressive 40 hour battery life and it > seems they use Bluetooth 4.2 with up to 100 feet or 30 metres range – I may > just have to buy another bluetooth speaker! > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 4:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Water resistant bluetooth speaker that will make you smile > > Sieghard, I so know what you mean. I've been wanting a waterproof shower > speaker for a while now. I'm thinking of getting the Boom Swimmer. It has a > tail you can bend to rap around things, az well az a suction cup. I like the > tail because I don't have any good surface to stick a suction cup to in my > bathroom. I believe the speaker will also let you control tracks as well as > volume, so you can do everything from the speaker, and don't have to touch > your phone while in the shower. It's surprisingly hard to find a waterproof > speaker that lets you control tracks and volume directly from the speaker. > > I've also had my iPhone 6S fall in to my toilet! Ugh! I have a little shelf > right above the tank of my toilet, and I accidentally yanked the phone off of > it via the headphone cable, and splash! I'm so glad it wasn't ruined! The > bottom speaker got rather muffled, but I stood it upright so that the water > would drain out of it, and it was fine after a little while. > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On Jan 8, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Pablo, > > That depends on your lifestyle. The Apple Watch series 2 is waterproof and > for me that was a reason to buy it instead of the less expensive series 1 > because I do like the idea of tracking my workout while swimming or to have > the watch on while I’m taking my dog for a swim in the lake or river in the > summer, while I’m out canoeing, kayaking or windsurfing etc. In fact, if I > had my iPhone in a waterproof case like a Pelican case and if I had a > waterproof bluetooth headset or even just by using my Apple Watch as a > speakerphone I could go windsurfing and somebody on the shore could give me > directions/instructions etc. > I also fell in the water during a hiking trip once when a section of > riverbank caved in and while this was well before the era of when you had a > cell phone with you at all times, I was wearing my braille watch at the time > and it was a goner afterwards. My Apple Watch would have been uneffected. > Furthermore, as for bluetooth speakers, I live in an area where people do > outdoor activities all the time and I think it’s pretty cool that I can have > a speaker that can sit in the rain during a camping trip and you can still > enjoy listening to an audio book or some music. I know a lot of people don’t > go camping or hiking when it’s raining, but up here we often go on multi-day > trips and it may be perfectly nice when you leave but not so much after a day > or two so I think it’s perfectly justified when companies make these > waterproof or water-resistant devices. Lastly, while you may have never > dropped a phone in the water or a toilet, you have no idea how many people do > drop their phone into the toilet and if it’s not waterproof you are, well, > shit out of luck I guess would be the right phrase here 😀 > Oh, I forgot the shower, I really enjoy being able to bring my Outdoor Tech > bluetooth speaker with me when I have a shower and stick it on a shelf where > while it’s not directly under the shower stream it’s nonetheless damp and get > the occasional splash and I can still listen to my audio book. > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Pablo Morales > Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2017 7:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Water resistant bluetooth speaker that will make you smile > > Well, > I don’t know why now everybody want to make everything water prove. I think > it is a feature that lack of real use. How many times we have drop a watch, a > cellphone, a speaker into the water? > I don’t know all of you, but I never ever drop things into the water, and > before I lived where there are canals of water, where passing boats, such as > in Venice, and never I dropped anything in those canals. > So, I really don’t see phones, watches, speakers, microwave, or vacuums water > prove as something usable. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Robert Doc Wright > Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2017 9:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups. com <[email protected]> > Subject: Water resistant bluetooth speaker that will make you smile > > Here's my attempt with another podcast demonstrating the Life n Soul > bluetooth water resistant speaker sold by QVC. > > https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqgamUpNJtVMuHLf3QUafygOrcN1 > *** > Colorado Blind Bowling Association > http://www.coblindbowling.org > > We cand really use your help! > Go Fund me: > https://www.gofundme.com/2dfzb98s > -- > 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 - 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