Journal Chacham's Journal: Chronicle: Need replacement bluetooth, Kindle Fire for mom? 6
I tried a few Bluetooth earpieces. Just a few. My brother gave me an old Motorola one (H something?) which i used until it broke, and when i finally accepted that it was actually broken to the point that it would not magically start working again, i searched Amazon and bought a Plantronics M50. (And after some time, i finally threw out the Motorola one.)
Actually, i first tries the Voyager Legend, but found it to be too heavy on my ear. Pretty cool otherwise. I wanted a second one for the car, that is, of the M50, and mistakenly bought an M55. Within seconds of trying it i realized it was not an M50 and resold it. Now i have lost my M50 (again.) After trying to get along without it (and accepting that i probably won't find it where i think i lost it) i want a replacement. It is so convenient to have my hands free when talking to people who love to talk and can't just hang up. Or, when i'm speaking to a friend for a half hour. But the M50 is discontinued, and the prices are going up.
I might just buy an M50 anyway, but i need something cheaper. Ultimately, i would like 2 of them: one for home and one for the car. That way, i'm much less likely to lose them. You'd think there'd be a way to find them if they were lost. But the companies that want to sell more of them probably do not have much incentive for that feature.
There Plantronics Explorer 50 might just be the replacement i am looking for, though, there's some concern over the volume.
On a not really related note, i am thinking of getting my mother a Kindle Fire. For $50, it's a steal. And people seem to like it for basic use. My concern is more complicated though.
She has a cell phone, which my younger brother bought for her that has bog buttons and cheap minutes. She uses it, but dislikes it. Though, i brought her a friend's FreedomPop to try out, but she was resistant to the touchscreen or whatever. I must admit, touchscreens are awesome but not very intuitive; you have to get used to them. Anyway, that was a no go, and that severely limits phones and options. So, i was thinking that having a tablet (as opposed to a phone) lying around, she might just pick it up one day, and some years later get used to it. She wants to hold books in her hands, so a regular Kindle is out. She uses her computer mostly for email, but some browsing (and printing.) So, maybe having a tablet on the couch would be convenient. It's not intrusive, her grandkids would likely enjoy it too, and it isn't needed. So, not using it has no repercussions (unlike having it as the phone or reader.) She doesn't have Administrator rights on her XP box, which works out quite well (aside from having to login to install updates and what have you.) So, i might want to lock up the tablet the same way.
In the meanwhile, i threw it in my Amazon basket. At $50 i want to think about it some more.
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My favorite Bluetooth devices are all Plantronics M series. I have four of them because I keep losing them. I know where two are right now.
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Ok, i can post. BTW, in Android, you can download the Plantronics "Find my headset" app which not only can tell you the last GPS location your headset was connected, but if it connects again, can send a *very* loud tone to the headset, enabling you to find it.
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Thanx for the hint on the app. Not sure that will work when i get home, but that is useful.
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Unless you can get a bluetooth connection to the device, it won't work- because to get the GPS enabled, you needed to have the app installed *before* you lost the headset.
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Yeah, but i was hoping anyway. :) Failed, btw.
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I have been able to use it to find a headset *as soon as I lose it*, when it is usually still within 20 feet of the phone and is still attached. Yes, my bedside is that messy that I need such a device. I'm thinking when and if I find that spare pare of glasses, I'm going to attach a bluetooth headset to it, just to be able to find my glasses.