Hi Sieghard. Thank you for the information.
Do these speakers have a mini jack connection too. Best regards Annie. On Mar 24, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tracy and List, > > I read the review of the Braven BRV-1 which sounds like another nice speaker. > However, when I checked the Braven website I read that it has a water > resistant rating of IPX5. The IP/IPX designation is an international standard > and you can google this and look it up. Anyhow, I just thought I mention that > the Turtle Shell Speaker from Outdor Technology which I wrote about last week > seems to compare quite nicely, but it is $150 versus the $180 for the BRV-1 > and it has an IPX6 rating which is more waterproof and dust proof. > > The downside is that the current Turtle Shell has no battery indicator on the > phone, but Outdoor Technology is about to release their first Bluetooth 4.0 > headset in June and then this will be followed by the Armedillo which is a > Bluetooth 4.0 speaker that compares to the Big Jambox in size and sound and a > new Bluetooth 4.0 Turtle Shell should follow later this year. This will have > a battery level readout on the phone and apparently hugely improved battery > life. You can read more about the products from Outdoor Technology at > www.OutdoorTechnology.com. > Below is the definition for IPX5 and IPX6 with respect to dust and water > resistance: > > Dust: > 5 = Dust protected > Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in > sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the > equipment; > > 6 = Dust tight > No ingress of dus. > > Water: > 5 = Water jets > Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm) against enclosure from any direction > shall have no harmful effects. > Test duration: at least 3 minutes. > Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute. > Pressure: 30 kPa at distance of 3 m. > > 6 = Powerful water jets > Water projected in powerful jets (12.5 mm nozzle) against the enclosure from > any direction shall have no harmful effects. > Test duration: at least 3 minutes. > Water volume: 100 litres per minute. > Pressure: 100 kPa at distance of 3 m. > > > Best Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, > visithttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
