11-02-2004, 08:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HP Bluetooth Headphones Now on HP Shopping.com
"Turn your HP iPAQ Pocket PC into a wireless audio player with high-quality, stereo sound with these Bluetooth� headphones! You can listen to MP3s, videos, and any audio files at up to 30' from your iPAQ. Carrying bag and AC adapter (which charges your iPAQ, too) included; each headphone charge provides up to 8 hours of listening. Wear securely; the "behind-the-head" design ensures a snug fit while on the move. Easily access the controls for power, volume, play/pause, and track forward/back. Compatibility: iPAQ models h1900, h2200, h4100, h4300, h5000, h6300, rx3000, hx4700."
Music without wires? Sounds great to me! It's surprising to see all of those Pocket PCs listed though - I didn't think they all had support for Bluetooth headphones?
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11-02-2004, 08:12 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 658
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I think it's a really neat idea, but maybe it's just me and my lack of use of bluetooth on my iPaq 2215, but from what I gathered Bluetooth eats up your battery fairly quickly. With this in mind, how long would you really be able to listen to music until the battery drains to a very low percentage? That's the one thing I'd be worried about.
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11-02-2004, 08:14 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 241
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gotta be a sign. Yesterday I lost an ebay auction for Zork Trillogy for mac. (I want the zorkmid :mrgreen: )
My limit was 100. I know know my 100 was being reserved for this. If they ever have any more in stock 
Anyone know if these are/will be available in stores?
edit: I would use this for the occaisional audio book, but more frequently for movies, set the pda on a stand and no worries about tripping on a cable and sending the pda for a ride. Currently running off a microdrive i can watch about 1.5 movies, or about 3 hours before battery 20% warning. If i really must watch 2, i have a second battery on hand, so this is perfect for me.
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11-02-2004, 08:20 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 119
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Ouch, 100 and change after shipping?
I'll have to hold off until they come down in price a bit, but I do like the idea behind these headphones.
My main points of interest is how to recharge them, and how "portable" these actually are.
I have some sony headphones I got from japan that fold up into what looks like a tiny Egg. It's very portable, and leaves nothing to worry about in terms of breakage whilst being carried in your pocket. If HPs fall along those lines, I'm sold.
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11-02-2004, 08:22 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 437
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Originally Posted by mscdex
I think it's a really neat idea, but maybe it's just me and my lack of use of bluetooth on my iPaq 2215, but from what I gathered Bluetooth eats up your battery fairly quickly. With this in mind, how long would you really be able to listen to music until the battery drains to a very low percentage? That's the one thing I'd be worried about.
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Unless you have a screwy Bluetooth implementation, it should use up very little battery life. I used to play music off my network using Bluetooth and it barely took more power than using a flash card.
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11-02-2004, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by foebea
set the pda on a stand and no worries about tripping on a cable and sending the pda for a ride.
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I found a stand like that a few days ago! It's a 70s-era calculator stand and it only goes up to ~30deg but it I find it useful at times.
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11-02-2004, 08:39 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Sep 2004
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ARGH, Out of Stock!
I called and they said they should have some in a day or two.
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11-02-2004, 08:47 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
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I suspect that these will come with a bluetake type adaptor for older tpaqs as only bt 1.2 and higher (if I remember correctly) supports stereo output.
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11-02-2004, 08:49 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13
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What does everyone think? These headphones transfer the data over bluetooth, now I have never managed to actually transfer faster than about 5k/sec on the iPAQ 2210 bluetooth, are the newer ones faster? In comparison the bluetooth on my SE S700i phone does about 25k/sec and my TDK adapter to another TDK about 70k/sec. So is the bit rate that these headphones stream going to be in the 56kbit area? ouch! Guess we will have to wait for a review to find out the audio quality. If there is an adapter how do the function buttons work?
Andy
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11-02-2004, 08:58 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 241
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Originally Posted by ctmagnus
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Originally Posted by foebea
set the pda on a stand and no worries about tripping on a cable and sending the pda for a ride.
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I found a stand like that a few days ago! It's a 70s-era calculator stand and it only goes up to ~30deg but it I find it useful at times. |
good story here. I actually came very close to purchasing a bluetooth keyboard just for the stand.. then after thinking about it for a while, I made my own by cutting the bottom from a metal coat hanger, taking a section of network cable and removing the wires from inside, then putting the metal rod inside the network cable shell.
I can mold it to any shape and change the viewing angle at will, it supports landscape, portrait and diagonal views. It folds up easily to sit in a pocket.
I highly recommend this, and the price is right.
edit: and i left one of the ends open so i can use that as a stylus holder :mrgreen:
also i have the 2215, so normal stands leave me with a crooked view, with this stand i can adjust for the difference and the view is level.. k i'll shut up now.
Come on HP get these back in stock!
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