Alice, The Radio Shack speakers that are wired use a 9 volt battery. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alice dampman Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:17 AM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: mini speaker Hi, Mike, I'm a little confused: which speaker has to be charged on a USB prt, the new silver-dollar size one or the Radio Shack one? And for the one that is not the USB-charge one, does it run on some kind of battery, too, and if so, what kind? Thanks. Alice alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <sheila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:54 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] mini speaker > Sendero has a handful of small stereo speaker units which we are testing. > We like to provide a case with any external speaker we offer as we did > with the Radio Shack speaker but we don't yet have one for this mini > speaker. We still have a couple of those in stock for $75 with case > and cable. Radio Shack has discontinued them. > > The speaker we are testing is about the diameter of a silver dollar > and about 1.5 inches thick. It is stereo but all one unit. It has an > eighth inch jack sticking out of it and you can expand one of the > speakers to give it a bit more base. > > It is intended to put into an Ipod and it works great with the Victor > Stream to provide pretty loud stereo sound. > > In order to use it with the BrailleNote and GPS, you really need an > extension cable with L shaped jacks. > > Because it is round, we haven't found a case for it and a custom case > may be a bit pricey. > > What I have been doing so far is just sticking it in an upper pocket. > It isn't elegant but it works. > > You can either find this "mini party" speaker yourself or we will sell > the > 4 we have for people to test and give feedback on the list. The price > is $25, first come, first serve. This includes the speaker and > extension cable. > > If you want something more durable and louder, consider our remaining > Radio Shack speakers with 2 wat amplifier for $75. > > By the way, the mini speaker has a built in rechargeable battery which > cannot be replaced. You charge it via USB. > > Mike > > > > Michael G. May > > CEO Sendero Group > > Developers and distributors of the Cadillac of accessible GPS products > as well as distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Victor Stream, Talks, > Miniguide and the ID Mate > > Crashing Through by Robert Kurson available at > http://www.CrashingThrough.com > > MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.SenderoGroup.com > > 1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 Sendero > Group, LLC > 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.20.2/1273 - Release Date: 2/12/2008 9:31 AM > >