Hi Richard,
I have a small bluetooth speaker called the “Buckshot” from Outdoor Technology. It is about 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter and it weighs in at a bit over 5 ounces. It has a rubbery, grippy outer layer, the speaker is on one end and on the other you have volume up/down and a play/pause button which doubles as accept/hangup for a phone call since that speaker also has a microphone. This is by far the best small speaker I have found and I went to a fabric shop which also does sewing and asked them to make me a Velcro strap which wraps around the shoulder strap of my backpack and attached to it is a 2 inch wide sleeve made from an elastic material in which I can stick the speaker. This way the speaker is vertical against my shoulder strap with the top at about shoulder height. I can easily reach the buttons underneath and it’s only about 6 or 8 inches from my ear. I use it all the time when I walk home to listen to audio books as I usually don’t meet too many people where I live. Even if somebody passes me, the speaker is close enough to my ear so I can set the volume to a level where you wouldn’t hear much from more than 5 or 6 feet away. Of course it works great for GPS announcements and if it’s noisy with lots of traffic the volume on that speaker does go pretty loud. You can find it on Amazon or go to www.OutdoorTech.com <http://www.OutdoorTech.com> . Oh, another advantage of that speaker is that it is water proof at least as far as rain and such is concerned. You can’t submerge it, but rain or a splash here and there is no problem. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 8:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: bluetooth speakers for O-and-M training I just had a question from one of our Orientation and Mobility instructors about a bluetooth speaker that is more portable than the BeatBox, but has good volume so he can use it to help teach folks how to use Blind Square and other GPS related apps when out on a lesson. One client carried the BeatBox in her purse and that worked fine, but unless we ask our male clients to start carrying purses, the BeatBox might be a little challenging to carry around. Any suggestions? Thanks, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> . Visit this group at http://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 viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
