Most of the Blue Tooth accessories work fine on a Mac from what I’ve read. My
Plantronics M165 works ok, but it’s not quite stable enough when my computer
comes out of standby for me to count on it at work. The feedback I get from the
headset when I pair it says it is another phone.
One thing I learned the hard way is to make sure Voiceover is set to system
sound default, so that when you turn the headset off it kicks back to regular
speech through the speakers mode. I was trying to figure out how to send
Voiceover to my headset and music to the headphone jack to connect to a sound
board, When I turned the Blue Tooth headset off, expecting it to kick back to
speakers like when you pull the wired headphones out, Voiceover was dead until
I got sighted assistance to switch it back because just turning the headset
back on didn’t convince the computer it was worthy of speech.
Ian
On Jan 22, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Nicole Helmkamp <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do they make bluetooth ear buds for the computer? I’m asking because I need a
way to hear the computer without interrupting everyone else but still be free
to move around and not be wired to the computer.
Nicole
On Jan 22, 2016, at 11:49 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Factoring in that I’m avoiding paying for a new wired headset, I’d say $100
would be ok, maybe up to $120?
My current headset, which now that I hear the pairning info in my iPhone is
a M165, not a 155, is the single ear earpiece type, with a 2 inch body with
an earbud protrusion at one end and a loop for over the ear. In addition to
making me feel like a secret service agent, it also lets in ambient
conversations so I can be interrupted while I’m working. When I use my stock
iPhone wired headset, I almost always only put one earbud in.
I think what I’m looking for is a better version of my M165, same form
factor but addressing its defficiencies. Music playback and Siri control
from the headset so I don’t have to dig the phone out of my pocket, ability
to record voice memos from the headset would be great, something in the way
Voiceover and the M165 interact keeps this from happening…reminds me of the
way back days of single channel sound cards meaning you could play music and
have JFW speaking at the same time.Although, now that I think about it it
doesn’t play nice with audio recording functions on my Mac either. But I
digress, Doesn’t have to be Plantronics, that just happens to be what they
had at the store when I got my current one a couple of years ago.
Thanks for any wisdom you can offer.
Ian
On Jan 22, 2016, at 9:32 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
What price range are you looking in? and do you prefer in ear or, on ear
headphones?
On Jan 22, 2016, at 12:31 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My wired iPhone headset is starting to give me indications of imminent
failure, thinking I could use the opportunity to get a Blue Tooth headset.
I currently have a Plantronics M155, but it doesn’t have controls for Siri
and music/podcasts. It also survived a trip through the washer and is
still working with only a small drop in sound quality, so it doesn’t owe
me anything.
So, any recommendations on a Blue Tooth headset that integrates Siri and
music/podcast controls? I’m looking for the kind that hangs out in one
ear, leaving the other ear free to pretend I’m listening to my kids talk.
Looks like the one in the Plantronics line-up is the M70, anyone have
experience with that one?
Ian
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