Google for Logitech Wireless Headphones. They were $99, cheaper if you look hard. They are great. There is a little rectangular transmitter that plugs into the top of the Icon/BP. Then you put the wireless guys on your head and you're off to the races. Great sound. There is a button on the little transmitter and a button on the headset.... you have to hold these both together to turn them on and sync the two wireless devices to each other. A beep is heard when this is done... so you don't have to see to get it going. A blue light also comes on when they are synced and ready. Both the transmitter and the headset have teeny tiny USB jacks and the system comes with a 110 volt power adaptor that has two teeny tiny USB plugs.so you can keep them charging while you aren't using it. John _____ From: craig.borne@xxxxxxx [mailto:craig.borne@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:10 AM To: john@xxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [icon-discuss] Re: Repair "little wireless pair of Logitech headphones" Are these Bluetooth or some other sort of wireless device? This looks interesting, and I would appreciate hearing a little more. Craig Craig Borne NHTSA/DOT (202) 493-0627 craig.borne@xxxxxxx _____ From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Esak Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:46 AM To: fb-oe@xxxxxxx Cc: 'icond' Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Repair I have had mine for a year and a half with zero trouble. Works perfectly. It is an Icon. I have dropped it and I mean seriously dropped it on concrete sidewalk twice and dropped it off my desk twice as well. It just keeps on ticking. Now, honestly, it is quite amazing that this little hard drive in there didn't break and I heartily suggest NEVER dropping it to test its durability.. not even from a few inches high onto a soft mattress. This unit has a hard drive which spins at thousands of cycles per second when it is doing things... and it should be treated gingerly. I have been accidentally rough with mine on these various occasions and thought for sure I would hear nothing when next I pressed a key... but there it was solid and working. So, since you asked about repair and durability issues... that's my experience with the Icon. However, it is probably important to tell you that I am normally very careful whenever I need to use the external power/USB cable, since I know that putting any stress on electronic connections is never a good idea. Happily I have a docking station now. They are great. I bight a second (actually two more power cables) for it. I tie wrapped one along with a network cable and a USB cable into a strong little harness that sits on my desk. When I have to unplug the docking station, i just unfasten these three cables, and unhook the audio cable which I have going to a little JBL portable stereo speakers unit.... (which by the way are now available for $29 at various places... I paid $129 for mine originally! grrr) anyway, I bought another of these little JBL stereo speakers units and along with the second power cable and a second network and USB cables... I built a second harness which I keep plugged in at my office. Now, I can snap the docking station out of its home at my home and snap it into its home at my office in 5 seconds and none of the cables are stressed and the thing sounds great through the beautiful speakers in either location. I could not be happier with this unit. yes, someday I would like the hard drive changed out for a solid state (non-moving, no motor) flash memory... but until that happens, this unit is the state of the art in every category I need. Music, books, documents, mail, RSS and internet in that order.... <smile> Can't think of any other unit out there that even comes close. By the way, every day virtually... I pop the Icon itself out of it's docking station put it in my shirt pocket and walk to my bank, or the 7/11 or the gym or wherever and listen to it on the way. Sometimes I use a little wireless pair of Logitech headphones, sometimes I use a little plug in amplifier speaker, sometimes I use an actual ear bud set, and sometimes I just use the unit itself and its built in speakers. I just usually like things a little louder than the built in speakers can do, and outside with traffic and other noise they are not loud enough. they are fine for most quiet situations. And I love the earpiece switchover, this works great anywhere. The only suggestion I would make to Levelstar is that the docking station amplifier could be set to go a little louder if the speakers could sustain it without distortion. I don't know that I would really use them anyway, as I like to listen to music on a really good set of speakers like the JBL or Boze units. Heck , the mp3 playback is essentially perfect, so adding great speakers just makes things fantastic. But again, being able to make either pair of built-in speakers a little louder would be very beneficial to me at least. But then, I'm old and ears go early when you've been playing loud rock and roll most of your life. :-) Hope this little mini-revue helped you. John Esak Middletown PA P.S. Incidentally, I mentioned buying two extra power chords. That is becuase I leave the cable assemblies I made each at their own locations, home and office. If ever I need to go on the road, I simply take the docking station and this third power adaptor. Yes, need I say it... I am a nerd. :-) _____ From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beth Terranova Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:49 PM To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [icon-discuss] Repair Hi, all. Linda Gehres stated that her Braille Plus had to be repaired three times during her first year of ownership. Do Icons and Braille Plus units generally need repair that often, on average? Beth No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1777 - Release Date: 11/9/2008 9:53 AM