Hi Ed,
I am also sharing this with the list because others might be interested. The speaker I think you refer to was the Turtleshell by Outdoor Technology. This is a very good Bluetooth speaker which also has an IPX-65 water/dustproof rating which means while you cannot submerse it for any length of time, it is splash proof and totally OK to use in the rain and it's definitely OK in the shower where it's damp and where it might get splashed a bit. Outdoor Tech recently released the Turtleshell 2 which is much improved in that it uses Bluetooth 4.0, it is louder, it has voice prompts and you have a battery indicator in the status bar on the phone. The other good thing is that even though it's a better speaker, it now costs $130 US whereas the original one used to be I think $170 US. The Turtleshell also has a 3.5mm jack so you could also use it with a cable and any device with a 3.5mm output. It has volume and playback controls, it's also a speakerphone and it has a standard camera/tripod threaded mounting hole. Battery life is 16 hours with over 700 hours standby. You can check it out at http://www.outdoortechnology.com/Shop/Turtle-Shell/ I am a dealer for these as I sell them at my outdoor retail store, but unfortunately the company is a bit slow in responding. I have been sending them emails and calling for the last 10 days as I want to order some of the Turtleshell 2 and they haven't replied yet. I have the original Turtleshell and use it a lot. The speakerphone is not great but I expect it to be better on the new one, as a speaker it's awesome and in my opinion much better than the original Jambox which I also have. Outdoor Tech also introduced a new smaller speaker called Buckshot which is I think $50 retail, it still has a speakerphone. The Turtleshell comes in Black, Electric Blue, Red, White, Seafoam Green, Purple,, Orange and Green. I believe quite a few of the colours are still out of stock since the second generation of the speaker has been released not very long ago. I have 1 person who would like to get one and if anybody else is interested you can write to me directly at siegh...@live.ca. If I get enough interest to order a bunch of them which means cheaper shipping to me, I could probably do a bit of a special price for list members. The company does offer free shipping if you order directly at the $130 price, once I find out what my cost is I could give people a definite price including shipping. It wouldn't be a huge difference and it would depend on how much interest there is. I definitely believe that this is one of the better speakers out there especially if you like something that is rugged and ready for use outdoors or the shower/bathroom and looking at other options I don't often see Bluetooth 4.0 even from established companies. Regards, Sieghard From: Pinky [mailto:pink...@abe.midco.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10:18 AM To: siegh...@live.ca Subject: Question on your bluetooth speaker. Hi Sieghard, I remember a while back you talked about some kind of Bluetooth speaker that you used with your iPhone. Can you tell me again what kind it is. Also would you recommend this speaker or would you suggest another kind. I have one now I bought from Wally World for 19.95 made by Phillips. It work pretty good but does not have a volume control on it. So whatever info you can provide me with for a good Bluetooth speaker would be appreciated. I like having your opinion as you have tested some of these devices and I can look on line but you can't always tell how good they are that way. Have a good day. How was your trip to Las Vegas? I have been there numerous times and really enjoyed it. Ed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
