[Electronics-Talk] Air Pods

Sun Apr 2 01:34:00 UTC 2017

Bluetooth is bluetooth, anything should work.

Dave

At 07:54 PM 4/1/2017, you wrote:
>I would like to ask my question in a little 
>different way.   Does anyone know of any 
>Bluetooth headsets that will work with all of 
>the Apple items without having a to a separate 
>headset for each one?   That is the main reason 
>why I have been thinking about the air pods. 
>Thanks So Much, Beverly -----Original 
>Message----- From: cheez via Electronics-Talk 
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 4:31 AM To: 
>Discussion of accessible home electronics and 
>appliances Cc: cheez Subject: Re: 
>[Electronics-Talk] Air Pods Correct me if I'm 
>wrong, but you didn't mention that the AirPods 
>are individual pieces.  So, if you lose one, you 
>are screwed.  That's one of the things that 
>turned me off about them. Vince ----- Original 
>Message ----- From: "Santiago Velasquez via 
>Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> 
>To: "Electronics-Talk" 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: "Santiago 
>Velasquez" <zanty410 at gmail.com> Sent: Friday, 
>March 31, 2017 3:24 AM Subject: Re: 
>[Electronics-Talk] Air Pods > Hi Beverly, I hope 
>this email finds you well. > > I have own the 
>Apple AirPods for the past 2 months and this is 
>what I have > found: > they are very 
>comfortable, and you will be able to tell if 
>they will fit > your ears if the regular EarPods 
>work for you. > They sound good, but donâ€™t 
>expect to do any critical listening with them. > 
>they are design for casual listening 
>and  convenience. > They are loud enough for 
>myself. I mainly use one to listen to the 
>screen > reader on my phone while I am out and 
>about. > I use both when I am on the bus, or on 
>other situations when I donâ€™t have > to pay 
>that much attention to my surroundings. > they 
>donâ€™t block outside noise, they block the same 
>amount of sound as the > regular EarPods. > I 
>have found that since my main use is to listen 
>to the screen reader of > my phone, the battery 
>actually last for more than 5 hours. Do keep in 
>mine > that this is because I am not listening 
>to the screen reader on my phone > all the 
>time. > With normal music listening the battery 
>is around 5 hours. > The case in which they come 
>in is fantastic. when I am in meetings or > 
>other situations when I am not going to use my 
>phone, I just put the > AirPod that I am using 
>in the case, and it will be charge when I 
>finish > the meeting. > If you use only one 
>AirPod at of time you will have the same 
>abilities as > if you were to use them both 
>together. > The point above only applies to IOS 
>and the mac, but not Android. On > android the 
>only feature that does not work when you use 
>them together is > phone calling. However, if 
>you only are using one AirPod phone calling > 
>also works on android. > You have limited 
>controls on the AirPods themselves. You cannot 
>answer or > decline phone calls, the volume is 
>controlled by your phone, or computer > volume 
>keys. And the only thing you can do on the 
>AirPods is activate > Sirri, or play and pause 
>music depending on how you configure them in 
>your > phone. > The connection between AirPods 
>and my source devices has been very > reliable. 
>I have used them with an iPhone 7 plus, Mac book 
>pro 15 inch > late 2015, and a HTC 10. > The 
>lowest latency has ben with the HTC 10, and the 
>iPhone and mac have > been the same. It is good 
>for screen reader use. > They are not good for 
>running or other intensive fitness based 
>activities, > but walking with them is not a 
>problem. > I donâ€™t know if they have some sort 
>of water resistance, so I canâ€™t > comment 
>there. > I love their convenience, especially 
>because now I donâ€™t have to worry > about 
>lifting my phone to my face to be able to hear 
>the screen reader > while I am out and 
>about. > > They are not the cheapest bluetooth 
>Earphones out there, but based on my > 
>experiences they are really good for my 
>needs. > > I hope I was able to help in some 
>way, and please do not hesitate to send > any 
>other questions that you may have, and I will be 
>glad to answer them. > Kind regards > Santi > >> 
>On 31 Mar 2017, at 9:06 AM, Beverly Crook via 
>Electronics-Talk >> 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> 
>Hi, >> I am thinking of getting the new apple 
>air pods and am wondering if >> anyone has them 
>and is yes, how do you like them? >> >> 
>Beverly >> >> -----Original Message----- From: 
>Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk >> Sent: 
>Monday, March 20, 2017 9:01 AM >> To: Discussion 
>of accessible home electronics and appliances >> 
>Cc: Peter Donahue >> Subject: Re: 
>[Electronics-Talk] where is Kimson and his 
>computer >> instruction company? >> >> Good 
>morning everyone, >> >>    Kimson is a girl. Her 
>full name is Kimson Song. It's an oriental >> 
>name but I'm not sure what country she is 
>from. >> >> Peter Donahue >> >> >> >> >> Lauren 
>Merryfield via Electronics-Talk wrote: >> >>> 
>Hi, >>> >>> I wonder what happened to Kimson and 
>his assistive technology company. I >>> had >>> 
>some training from Jessica Rickards but I don't 
>have her contact info >>> anymore. She helped me 
>with Skype a while back and I need more help 
>now. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Lauren >>> >>> >>> 
>Blessings in Jesus' name. "But as for me, I will 
>sing about your power. >>> Each >>> morning I 
>will sing with joy about your unfailing love. 
>For you have >>> been my >>> refuge, a place of 
>safety when I am in 
>distress." >>> >>>    --Psalm 59:16, NLT >>> >>> 
>Advice from my cats:"meow when you feel like 
>it." >>> >>> >>> 
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