Are there any sinle earphone headset like those for NOKIA, MOTOROLA, ETc.?
Does HTC or any other company make them. I would love to have one with integrated microphone and single earbud. It frees up my other ear while doing other work.
Can go with Bluetooth, there are many options.
or you can buy the adapter on ebay (or elsewhere) that allows you to plug in a 1/8" standard item. Posted many times, here's one from this forum: Linkage
Or you could just not use one of the earpieces on the included stereo set and have it dangling down your neck.
BTW, I'm not fond of the bluetooth 'look', but, I'm happy with the performance of my plantronics 510. I think it was $3x on sale at amazon at the time.
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Hi,
After trying about half a dozen mono and stereo bluetooth headsets each with their pluses and minuses, I've decided to stick with a wired set.
Does anyone know if there's a solution available like the boxwave dual adapter that allows handsfree use as well as your own 3.5mm stereo headphones? Boxwave doesn't currently support the 8125 though I've put in a request.
http://www.boxwave.com/products/dualadapter/index.htm
I've seen the adapter from PocketPCtechs (from another thread here) but that's geared more towards auto use.
Barring a Boxwave like adapter kit, are there any replacement wired headsets that someone could recommend?
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=230
Wired Stereo Headset or Adapter for Wizard
Antboy said:
Hi,
After trying about half a dozen mono and stereo bluetooth headsets each with their pluses and minuses, I've decided to stick with a wired set.
Does anyone know if there's a solution available like the boxwave dual adapter that allows handsfree use as well as your own 3.5mm stereo headphones? Boxwave doesn't currently support the 8125 though I've put in a request.
http://www.boxwave.com/products/dualadapter/index.htm
I've seen the adapter from PocketPCtechs (from another thread here) but that's geared more towards auto use.
Barring a Boxwave like adapter kit, are there any replacement wired headsets that someone could recommend?
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I got adapters on eBay that worked fine, with microphone and volume control, much cheaper than the one on www.seidioonline.com.
I also highly recommend the Shure i2c-T headset that is recommended for the Treo - works great with Wizards - awesome sound (in-ear plugs with dual speakers in each ear), very sturdy - can use Voice Command but do have to press button on the Wizard to activate.
A long time ago I used to have a Nokia phone and bought a "Car Kit" which consisted of a new battery cover with belt clip, a car mount, and the speakephone base which even though it plugged into the cigarette lighter it still had a mic wire which I had to router behind the dashboard, up around the window and out just above the rear view mirror. The quality of this thing was amazing, I could hear people loud and clear and they could hear me perfectly over the loud noise that I get when driving my pathfinder.. Background noise is the biggest complaint I get from people I talk to when using wired headsets or bluetooth earpieces. I'm wondering if anyone can reccomend a good Bluetooth speakerphone device that I can use in my car? I prefer the portable type but professional kits are fine too. I don't mind spending extra on it if it's going to work and work well. I tried that Motorla visor clip speakerphone and it was awful.
I've seen some devices from Parrot, Anycom, and Jabra.. Does anyoe here have any experience with their speakerphone products? Are they any good?
Keith
I've had good results with the Sony MEX-BT5000 headunit and my Wizard. In addition to speakerphone, it also supports A2DP. Sony just announced the next generation unit (MEX-BT2500) which should also perform well.
3waygeek said:
I've had good results with the Sony MEX-BT5000 headunit and my Wizard. In addition to speakerphone, it also supports A2DP. Sony just announced the next generation unit (MEX-BT2500) which should also perform well.
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Thanks for the info. Actually, I'm looking for something that's standalone or integrates with an existing car stereo, I'm not looking to replace my headunit as I've already invested and installed one with a DVD player/GPS Navigation system built in. Thanks anyway though!
-Keith
Sony HCB-100 visor clip unit is great, not sure about integrating with your stereo though. I have steering controls so its easy to mute the stereo when a call comes through
Hi,
I want to share a recent ear bud purchase on Ebay. I use my Bose Quite Comfort headphones for air travel but have been using them by placing them over my ear buds so I could watch movies or listen to music on my Wizard. I recently purchase a set of ear buds from an Ebay seller, bpdqus. It is a two piece unit so you can toss the ear buds and just use the adapter for your 3.5 headphones. No, microphone but you will hear stereo unlike other units that only give you left or right I've tried a lot of adapters and this one works great.
Hope that helps someone out there. Mike.
I bought a 2.5 to 3.5 converter for $1-odd and can pretty much use whatever handsfree or a set of earphones I might desire. Although I prefer to use bluetooth and send my music over.
Quick question for you gurus out there ...
Is there any reason that the ZAGG Z Buds wouldn't work with the Hero? I want all of the features that they have for my Hero, but can't find anything decent.
I asked their customer service, but they seemed clueless.
The jack
I guess that the 3.5mm jack sported by the Z Buds is iPhone-specific, since it has four contacts instead of the three you'll find in a standard headphone jack.
These non-standard jacks do work with 95% of standard connectors, but that 5% is always around the corner...
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I guess that the 3.5mm jack sported by the Z Buds is iPhone-specific, since it has four contacts instead of the three you'll find in a standard headphone jack.
These non-standard jacks do work with 95% of standard connectors, but that 5% is always around the corner...
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i doubt it because the standard hero earphones also had 4 connections
I am not familiar with Z buds, but if you're looking for an upgrade for your earphones:
I have just bought the V-moda Vibe Duo (iPhone), and they are absolutely great (if you enjoy a rich bass). Especially for a 30 euro pricetag (Ebay).
Microphone works perfect, button to answer or control music-player (MixZing) works perfect.
And derived from this positive experience, I guess that every iPhone designed earbud will also work perfectly on the HTC Hero.
Happy shopping ;-)
Hi,
Is there any accessibility app/option to convert stereo to mono on an Android phone. A friend would like an Android phopne but cannot find if this is possible.
Apparently the iPhone has the option in accesibility settings but he'd like to avoid iPhones if possible! Hardware/Headphones were not up to scratch when he tried them.
Thanks
Phil
I'd connect the L and R channels on the jack itself. Like solder them together... or if i had headphones like SHURE i'd use a cable...
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I suggested an adapter, but he said he found them poor compared to the iPhone SW solution.
Adaptors are normally pretty useless
As a fellow member of society not blessed with stereo hearing I have been trying to find solutions for this over the years.
Most adaptors simply tie the L and R together but this never seems to work quite right in that the sound from the missing ear is there but only just (Bohemian Rhapsody is just not the same) Really it needs something to actively mixdown the audio in the way.
Also there is the fashion horror of having a unsightly leads and lumps from it all dangling about the place.
The best solution I found so far is stereo bluetooth headsets (proper A2DP ones) and use 'Joint Stereo' if you can, it's still not perfect but does help on tracks with heavy stereo parts.
If anyone still is looking for a solution.
Goto www.scansound.com and check out their 1-Bud range, this is what I said in my above post of needing an active mixing solution.
I bought one of the Pro versions with the offset bud and bass speaker design and it's awesome stuff, aside from being able to hear everything the sound is far better than similarly priced big brand stuff.
I live in the UK and shipping was cheap and very quick, a mate of mine who recently lost hearing in one ear bought the same as me and the cheaper design for his other half to use at work and said the quality was not bad on those either.