Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-29 Thread David Mann
gmail.com wrote: > That's actually tempting. She might really like this. > --Original Message-- > From: David Mann > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart p

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cotty, is it 90 imperial or 90 metric? Years. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.ne

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-28 Thread drd1135
That's actually tempting. She might really like this. --Original Message-- From: David Mann Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone Sent: Jun 28, 2011 3:46 AM On Jun 28,

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-28 Thread David Mann
On Jun 28, 2011, at 1:26 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder > so she can do things while talking. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/8928/ :)) I have one but I must confess that I don't often use it as it's a bit inconv

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 16:26, Steven Desjardins wrote: My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking of getting her a headset. It doesn't have

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 23:45, Cotty wrote: I use a Blue Parrot B250-XT for when I'm driving - excellent quality with a maximum volume that can easily be heard over the din of a Land Rover doing 90. Cotty, is it 90 imperial or 90 metric? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:26:20 -0400 Steven Desjardins wrote: > Any suggestions? I'm willing to spend up to about > $125. If this is too low, I'm willing to re-evaluate. given my experience with the technology, which may be more good luck than management, you can likely spend half that. I have

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: >My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder >so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but >these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking >of getting her a headset.

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-27 07:26 , Steven Desjardins wrote: Any suggestions? I'm willing to spend up to about $125. If this is too low, I'm willing to re-evaluate. my partner's quite happy with her Plantronics 975, which she has used a few times per week for a year and a half; it is very compact, has a g

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread John Francis
My wife got a Plantronics Voyager Pro+ almost a year ago. If you're planning to use it outdoors it's worth getting a model with noise cancellation. The Pro+ also supports A2DP profiles, so it can be used as headphones as well as a phone headset - in fact it can pair with two separate devices (one

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Ecke PDML
I second Plantronics. I also have a Motorola MiniBlue H9 but the contacts in the charger/carrier base broke after a very short time so I wasn't happy. 2011/6/27 Godfrey DiGiorgi : > Jawbone makes very good wireless headsets, as does Plantronics. > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Steven Desjardi

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Jawbone makes very good wireless headsets, as does Plantronics. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Thanks.  I'll give it a look.  She likes to talk on the phone while > working in the yard pulling weeds and such. > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Paul Stenquist > wro

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Thanks. I'll give it a look. She likes to talk on the phone while working in the yard pulling weeds and such. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have the Motorola bluetooth device that Verizon sells for about $75. It > hangs from the ear and is nearly invisible. I use i

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have the Motorola bluetooth device that Verizon sells for about $75. It hangs from the ear and is nearly invisible. I use it to conduct interviews, and it works well. Paul On Jun 27, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her sh

Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking of getting her a headset. It doesn't have to be super stealthy, but it must be very clea