[Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

[cheez]

Annette, at the risk of sounding pedantic, induction.  Not conduction.

Vince

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From: "Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use


> Hi Sandi,
>
> I recently tried out someone's bone conduction headphones and was very
> impressed.  They were very comfortable and the sound quality was excellent
> for listening to voice over and phone calls.  My friend wears them all day
> long and says they are fine for listening to BARD and BookShare books on 
> the
> go as well as music, but you cannot compare them to a high quality pair of
> headphone that are made to block out environmental noise to give you the
> ultimate music listening experience.  My friend has the lower priced model
> and it has held up well.  They have since come out with a "Sport" model,
> which does cost more money, but is moisture proof so maybe well worth it. 
> I
> have a moderate hearing loss and I was impressed with how well I could 
> hear
> through the bone conduction headphones.  They are on my wish list along 
> with
> a number of other things like new hearing aids with built-in Bluetooth and
> the Orbit Reader 20 cell Braille Display.  That probably means that I 
> should
> add the iPhone7 to my wish list as well, but I hate that thought.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Santiago Velasquez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 1:45 AM
> To: Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Santiago Velasquez
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use
>
> Good day to you all. I am considering buying a pair of Bluetooth 
> earphones.
>
> These will be primarily used with a mac book pro at uni during lectures 
> and
> tutorials, and my smartphone. The aim is for me to be able to hear the
> screen reader from my laptop and smartphone while at the same time not
> blocking the outside sounds. I am hoping that I will be able to use them 
> all
> day. I am just tired of having to bring my smartphone close to my face 
> every
> time I want to use it just to hear its screen reader.
>
> There are two pairs of Bluetooth earphones that seem to be able to do 
> this:
> The LG Tone Platinum and the Treks Titanium by AfterShokz.
>
> The Trekz Titanium use bone conduction technology, so they do not block 
> your
> ears. In the other hand, the LG are worn as a neckless and the earphones
> retract and into the tiny band that goes around your neck.
>
> Does anybody have any experience with either of these two products? or are
> there other products that I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Kind regards
> Santi
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