Robert,
Are the head phones stereo or mono?
Gary King, w4wkz@xxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Carter" <r-carter@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:07 AM
Subject: [bookport] Bluetooth wireless headset and Book Port
> Hi All,
>
> I am currently enjoying a wireless set of headphones with my Book
> Port and thought that others may benefit from a description of them.
>
> The head phones are Bluetooth and are made by Logitech specifically
> for the Apple iPod. The headphones are the type that fit over the
> ears and the band goes behind the neck. The headphones are not closed
> so they do not significantly block out outside noise.
>
> They come with a Bluetooth transmitter that is roughly the size of a
> compact flash storage box. It is actually a bit thicker than that but
> not a lot. The transmitter was designed to snap on the end of an
> iPod. It has a male mini phone plug that plugs in to the ear phone
> jack on the iPod when it snapps in place.
>
> In addition, a six inch or so cable is part of the package. This
> cable has a female mini phone jack on one end and a male mini jack on
> the other. So, one can use this cable and plug the transmitter in to
> any mp3 player. This works great with the Book Port. I also use them
> with my BrailleNote and pc. I find that I like to put the Book Port
> on my belt and stick the little transmitter in my pocket. This really
> works well and it is so nice to be free from the headphone cable.
>
> The transmitter will only work with the headphones that it ships
> with. In other words, you cannot use other bluetooth headsets with
> the transmitter. The headphones have a volume control on them and it
> does change the volume of the headphones so you can easily adjust the
> Book Port volume from the headphones. The sound quality is very good.
> I would say not quite as good as the Sennheiser PX100 headphones but
> not bad at all. The system comes with a battery charger which allows
> one to charge both the battery in the headset and the battery in the
> transmitter at the same time. As far as I know, the batteries are not
> user replaceable. I haven't had them long enough to have tested it,
> but you are suppose to get about 8 hours of continuous use between
charges.
>
> These Logitech Bluetooth headphones for the Apple iPod are available
> from Amazon for $94 with a $50 mail in rebate which goes back to Logitech.
>
> Robert Carter
>
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