Post by dishe on Dec 13, 2006 13:47:20 GMT -5
Ok, we all know that the onboard radio in some of these scoots are practically worthless when riding at 40+mph and with a helmet on.
I'm someone who loves to sing along with my car stereo while driving to relax, and as much fun as riding a scoot is, I still need my music.
So, I began the (bad) habit of wearing earbuds while I drive. I know, its illegal in some states, but as far as I'm concerned you can't hear anything outside anyway with a loud engine and a helmet.
Lucky for me, I use my phone (windows smartphone) as my mp3 player (1GB storage card in there), so I can listen to music AND answer phone calls- that is, if the person can hear me past all the wind noise.
The problem with this is that there is this annoying and possibly dangerous cord dangling.
Well, we're all familiar with bluetooth, right? Well bluetooth has evolved past monoraul phone conversation quality, and the latest bluetooth devices can support something called A2DP, (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) which is a fancy way of saying Wireless HiFi.
I happened upon a set of Logitech stereo bluetooth headphones and after enabling support on my phone, I gotta say it sounds better than any of my wired headphones!
So I got to thinking... the logitech ones would break if I tried to fit them into the helmet (plus I couldn't reach the controls anymore)- but maybe I could wire up some 'buds to a receiver that would sit outside the helmet.
That's when I found this:
Its a little clip that receives A2DP audio, and has a 3.5mm headphone jack for you to insert headphones of your own, or hook up to a stereo system. Additionally, it has a mic in the unit and an answer button as well as controls for the media player.
I'm thinking I could clip this little guy onto the chin strap of a helmet, and have earbud in the helmet with a cord hanging outside that can plug into this.
Anyway, I felt like sharing becaue I know some people on this board have been discussing various ways to listen to music instead of the onboard stereo which isn't worth the trunk space it occupies.
Let me know what you think, or if you have any questions about this... I'm kind of a mobile tech junkie.
I'm someone who loves to sing along with my car stereo while driving to relax, and as much fun as riding a scoot is, I still need my music.
So, I began the (bad) habit of wearing earbuds while I drive. I know, its illegal in some states, but as far as I'm concerned you can't hear anything outside anyway with a loud engine and a helmet.
Lucky for me, I use my phone (windows smartphone) as my mp3 player (1GB storage card in there), so I can listen to music AND answer phone calls- that is, if the person can hear me past all the wind noise.
The problem with this is that there is this annoying and possibly dangerous cord dangling.
Well, we're all familiar with bluetooth, right? Well bluetooth has evolved past monoraul phone conversation quality, and the latest bluetooth devices can support something called A2DP, (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) which is a fancy way of saying Wireless HiFi.
I happened upon a set of Logitech stereo bluetooth headphones and after enabling support on my phone, I gotta say it sounds better than any of my wired headphones!
So I got to thinking... the logitech ones would break if I tried to fit them into the helmet (plus I couldn't reach the controls anymore)- but maybe I could wire up some 'buds to a receiver that would sit outside the helmet.
That's when I found this:
Its a little clip that receives A2DP audio, and has a 3.5mm headphone jack for you to insert headphones of your own, or hook up to a stereo system. Additionally, it has a mic in the unit and an answer button as well as controls for the media player.
I'm thinking I could clip this little guy onto the chin strap of a helmet, and have earbud in the helmet with a cord hanging outside that can plug into this.
Anyway, I felt like sharing becaue I know some people on this board have been discussing various ways to listen to music instead of the onboard stereo which isn't worth the trunk space it occupies.
Let me know what you think, or if you have any questions about this... I'm kind of a mobile tech junkie.
