My wife made me a handy carrying case with a strap so I can carry my iPod Touch or an iPhone over my shoulder, and the case has a pocket for the ear pods. It means I don't have to dig anything out of any pockets, it just hangs at my side so I can grab it whenever I want.
Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On May 25, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Tom Lange <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > To keep the cables or connectors from getting damaged, I usually carry my > earbuds or earpods around in a small Ziploc baggie so they won't get tangled > up with my keys, nail clipper or any other paraphernalia I might carry in my > pants pocket. . > > Tom > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnold Schmidt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 6:18 AM > Subject: Re: Listening to Voiceover > > >> You say you put them in your pocket. I would think it would greatly shorten >> their life to be in my pocket a lot, with my getting up, sitting down, and >> other movements throughout the day not only stressing the ear bud and plug >> connections, but also the remote. Or, are they more durable than I suspect? >> >> Arnold Schmidt >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:13 AM >> Subject: RE: Listening to Voiceover >> >> >>> Hi Brice, >>> >>> As Chuck and Richard already pointed out, a Bluetooth earpiece is one >>> solution. But as you say, it is another item you have to make sure is >>> charged up and I personally don't like it if I have to do any amount of >>> typing. I do own one and use it at times, but first of all I feel I look >>> like a nurd (no offense to anybody who wears it all day) and I just don't >>> like the small lag when I am typing, it makes typing on the virtual keyboard >>> even slower as it is. There is also a third reason why I don't want to have >>> it in all day and that is the fact that nobody really knows if it is all >>> that healthy. >>> >>> I very much prefer the Apple earpods, they are less conspicuous and even >>> lighter than even the lightest Bluetooth earpiece. Depending on where I am >>> and what I am doing I often just have the right one in my ear since it has >>> the microphone and remote and I just have the left one hanging around my >>> neck. It's become total habit for me to grab them in the morning, wrap them >>> around my hand and put them in my pocket. >>> >>> In short, if you are in public and you don't want anybody to hear your phone >>> a headset or earpiece of some sort is your only option. I personally >>> wouldn't be too worried about people listening to a text message I might >>> type, somebody really would have to pay attention to put together what you >>> are typing if they hear a letter at a time, but of course if it's noisy a >>> headset really is the way to go and it has the additional benefit that you >>> can keep your phone on your belt or in your pocket when a call comes in. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Brice Smith >>> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 9:29 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Listening to Voiceover >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm curious to know how you all listen and use your phones when you're >>> out in public. Do you use earbuds and an earpiece, or do you turn the >>> speech down low and do your best? >>> >>> In noisy environments most people can just look down at their phones. >>> If you use speech, you want to be able to hear the speech without >>> everyone else hearing it or becoming distracted by it, too. Sometimes >>> I'll just hold the phone up toward my shoulder/ear and type/text so I >>> can keep the volume down real low for privacy, but this looks really >>> odd and unprofessional. I've thought about grabbing an earpiece or >>> earbuds, but I usually forget, or it's just something else to charge >>> and keep track of. >>> >>> What works for you? >>> >>> Brice >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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