Sieghard, I'd love to have something like the Voyager Edge, but in a stereo form factor. Now, that'd be just awesome! Do you know if the company who makes the Voyager has released a stereo headset that has the Voyager Edge featureso, and that is just as responsive as the Voyager Edge?
Thanks, Ari > On Jan 27, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > I have tried a bunch of different bluetooth earpieces, stereo headsets and > speakers, some expensive others not so and some with the latest bluetooth > version and others with Bluetooth 2.1. I found that just because a device > says it has Bluetooth 4.0 or 4.1 does not mean it is more responsive. One > example was the Plantronics Backbeat Sense I think it was called. A rather > expensive, very nice sounding stereo bluetooth headset. It has Bluetooth 4.0, > but the lag was so bad that is was unuseable with Voiceover. My 5-year old > first generation Outdoor Tech OT DJ Slims which aren't even available any > more and which I received as a sample at a trade show (they retailed for > around $50 for a stereo headset) use Bluetooth 2.1 and they are as responsive > as it gets. > The Voyager Edge I would classify also int hat category, as responsive as it > gets because a bluetooth headset, earpiece or speaker without lag does not > exist at this point. > When you turn them on the voice of the headset says the remaining talk time > (max is 6 hours) and then it will say "Phone 1 connected". I also have it > paired to my Apple Watch, so it says "Phone 1 connected", then there is a > beep and almost instantly it goes on to say "Phone 2 Connected". > Then in the status bar of the iPhone it says "Headphones connected" and if > you swipe right once from there it will give you the battery level, just > checked and as the headset said "Talk time 5 hours" the status line display > says "Bluetooth battery 81%". > It works beautifully with my iPhone and Apple Watch, the switching is very > quick and if I am, for example, listening to a book on my phone and a > notification comes in on the watch I get the sound in the headset, the book > pauses at that point and a cople of seconds later it resumes playing the book. > The headset also senses if it's in your ear, if you are playing a book or > music it will pause when you take it out of your ear and resume when you put > it back and it has voice commands for when a phone call comes in, all I have > to say is "Answer" and it will pick up the call without me ever touching the > earpiece. > You can invoke SIRI and push and hold the little button on the boom for > play/pause. > Currently I think this is a much better option than the Airpods, yes, it is > an earpiece and not stereo earbuds, but it apparently works so much better > with Voiceover on an iPhone and Apple watch together. I tried out the Airpods > and they sound awesome, they are super small and light and I'd love to have a > pair, but until you can control volume and have play/pause and forward/rewind > capability via touch controls on the Airpods I won't spend that much money. > Given how often you hear this also from the main stream press I wouldn't be > surprised if Apple would release a second generation of the Airpods this fall > which have all of these features. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Feliciano Godoy > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 7:30 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations? > > Siehgard, > How was the VoiceOver performance with the Plantronics Voyager Edge? Any Lag > with VoiceOver also, does this device provide any feedback about whether it > is paired or battery status? > Regards, > Feliciano > For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v > Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > > On Dec 16, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Plantronics Voyager Edge. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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