August 21st, 2011 
adminPowerbeats by Dr. Dre might be too stylish for gym
The Powerbeats by Dr. Dre Sport Headphones are a reasonable option for style-conscious runners with money to burn, but most fitness-minded listeners would be better served by other options on the market. Originally posted at iPod accessories
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Powerbeats by Dr. Dre might be too stylish for the gym
The Powerbeats by Dr. Dre Sports Headphones are a reasonable option for style-conscious runners with money to burn, but most fitness-minded listeners would be better served by other options on the market. Originally posted at iPod accessories
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Technology: Reviews of new Yurbuds, games ‘Bionic Commando Rearmed 2′ and ‘Dead Space 2′
Readers of this space know I’m a hopeless wimp when it comes to anything suspense/horror-related. Which makes the arrival of games like “Dead Space 2″ bittersweet.
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Sports Wireless Headphone Earphone MP3 Player Support UP TO 8GB Micro SD TF Card
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iPod Shuffle Sport Case comes with this headphone adapter that works on the iPhone
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The iPod Shuffle Sport Case (search eBay) comes with this handy Apple made headphone adapter wire which works perfectly on the iPhone to allow you to use any headphones with your iPhone.
It’s way better than the ugly Belkin one since it doesn’t stick way straight up 3 inches and is totally flexible. You just have to be a bit careful to not let the connector hit your iPhone.
The best part is that it was only a few dollars on eBay.
Blogged by Veronica Belmont here:
http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/07/adapting-for-the-iphone/
Philips SHS3200 Sports in Ear Headphones
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Almost perfect,
I tune and rebuild pianos as a hobby, so you can imagine how much I value my hearing. I never even swing a hammer without hearing protection, so I have a pair of earmuffs on pretty much all the time while in the shop.
Of course, I also love music. Since I got the Worktunes headphones, I can listen to my music clearly without having to blast it over the sounds of power equipment.
Pros: Digital tuning. Memory presets. Lasts 2 solid days on AA batteries when listening to the radio. Pretty durable. Great reception in rural areas (as good as can be expected from an antenna of this size). Speaker sound quality and dynamic range from an external MP3 player is excellent – much better than I expected.
Cons: In cities and areas of strong signals, the receiver frontend saturates easily and you will hear several stations poorly at once (intermodulation). This is a common problem for many simple FM receivers.
The volume knob doesn’t function for the MP3 input… it would be nice if I could change the volume of my music without fidgeting with the MP3 player. This also means that the MP3 input bypasses the amplification circuitry. The power for sound comes from your tiny MP3 player’s battery rather than the cheap robust AA batteries in the headphones. That was poor engineering, as it would have been very easy to pipe in the input through the audio amp – sparing the tiny MP3 battery and utilizing the volume knob. In fact, I will modify the input in this manner very soon.
With the radio and the noise reduction, you really can’t hear a darn thing that is going on. That could be good and bad. Someone could be robbing your shop in a bulldozer and you’d never know it. Two people have already snuck up on me while wearing these. Be aware of your security. I would not recommend using these while working in a bad neighborhood, or in a situation where a partner will be depending on you to hear screams for help.
Summary: For the price, don’t expect anything perfect. The radio problem is minor and common. The noise reduction is excellent. This product exceeded my expectations. If I break these, I will gladly buy another pair. I don’t know how I lived without them!
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|Don’t Purchase,
This Worktunes AM/FM headphone radio (#90541) isn’t worth buying, even at the reduced price Amazon is selling them for. They are junk.
I was persistent and tried out two(2) of the Worktunes from Amazon, thinking the first one was just defective from the factory. Amazon was good at replacing them promptly.
I think the unit is good for hearing protection against outside loud sounds or perhaps as a MP3 only listening device (I hadn’t tried that) and, though tight on the head, it fits around ears well(a little tight) and is fairly comfortable. But, as a digital AM/FM radio, it is the poorest radio I’ve ever owned. I’ve seen similar comments from others hear.
I have a similar digital AM/FM (with an input jack) headphone radio that I purchased about 10 years ago from Radio Shack that is three (3) times better for listening to AM/FM stations while working. I wanted to replace it because the outside noise wasn’t being blocked enough when I cut my grass or worked in the woodshop and the earmuff part of the headphone was getting pretty ragged. I like the digital tuning part of the radio.
I owned a “dial-type” tuner AM/FM headphone radio once that kept getting knocked off station every time you bumped the radio’s tuner dial. This would happen while bending your head and the radio touching your shoulder, or your forearm touches the dial while working-I’ll never buy the dial-type one again for listening while working.
I have the same local AM and FM stations that I can pickup very well with my table top radios, the Radio Shack AM/FM headphone radio, and an undercounter radio, that this radio picks up either poorly or not at all. The local FM station (~15-20 miles away) sounds good unless you turn your head. It starts to fade into other FM stations. The only way to then get the signal back is to either turn your head back where it was or put your hand on it’s whip antenna. This shouldn’t happen on a FM channel. There is definitely something wrong with the FM antenna system (probably AM, too) on this radio.
The AM station’s reception is similar to my Radio Shack unit. You face one direction, you get the station. You face another direction, the signal goes away. The only difference with the Worktunes, compared to my Radio Shack radio, is that the Worktunes won’t even pickup, at all, a station about 30 miles away.
This radio has antenna, perhaps internal radio circuitry problems. I expected more from a Peltor radio. I tried to find information on the Net about these reception problems, from the company that makes the radio, without luck.
I returned my last Worktunes to Amazon within the 30 days and am awaiting a full refund.
I’ll keep an eye out for another company making a digital AM/FM headphone radio, or for Peltor to come out with a redesigned digital AM/FM headphone radio before buying one again.
Hope this helps others decide on their purchase of this radio.
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|Listening to music while you work,
I bought this for my husband. For years and years, he has worn protector headsets while working outside and in his workshop with NO listening to music. Now, he was truly excited to listen to music/talk radio while he works.
I set up the radio stations. 5 AM and 5 FM stations for preset. The enclosed instructions on this were vague. But following the instructions and pressing the menu button I knew the radio station had done the preset. The digital screen would show the preset as m1, m2, m3, m4,or m5. There is a right/left arrow button to search between radio stations. Then the AM/FM dial. There is a place for a stereo jack for your players. The screen will indicate when the batteries are low.
One thing, one radio station would not preset. A local station, too. It could not pick up a strong signal and therefore could not preset. But I succeeded with the rest. He says, “reception is great”. We live in rural Oregon.
My husband did say the headset fit better than any other he had used.
He nows takes it back and forth from work as he is a heavy machine operator. He says Peltor is a well known brand.
June 24, Update
I have been using this headset while I vaccum. I can hear my stations just fine. Once in a while when I bend over I will hear static for a second or two. I still hear the vaccum, but it sounds like it is far away and muffled.
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|Excellent hearing protection, missing simple cable,
These hearing protectors are excellent devices for shooting. They provide a stereo sound-view of the world around you while keeping any loud sounds from affecting you. They are quite comfortable (though I have yet to wear them for long stretchs it seems like they would be fine over an afternoon). They are 1000% better than my previous hearing protectors, which were not electronic (I wouldn’t go back).
The only thing that is annoying is that they advertise an “Audio jack” for “cell phones, MP3 players or dog trackers” but it is a completely non-standard (and mono, not stereo) port on the device, and the audio cable is not included. The audio cable is very simple (costing less than $0.50 to make, is my guess) and I found it selling from $22 to $40. What a crock. I’ll have to check at Radio Shack to see if I can get a compatible cable for a reasonable price.
For shooting I can’t actually imagine using this connected to an MP3 player as I usually want to know what’s going on around me. However, I can think of other uses for this muff where I might want music as well (mowing the lawn, using a leaf blower, etc.), but not badly enough to pay another $22.
Peltor: Include a cable in the next version, or better yet use a standard 3.5mm mini stereo plug and provide or sell an adapter to the “old” two-prong plug!
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|Great sound protection,
These are excellent hearing protectors that allow you to hear ambient sound. They fit well, provide sufficient protection, and seem to respond quickly to sharp sonic spikes, like gunfire. I have no problem with them from a purely functional perspective. However, if Peltor is going to go ahead and advertise that you can hook up your MP3 player to them, it would be nice if they mentioned that all the music you’ll hear will be in mono, not stereo. It’s a great feature – I just wonder why they couldn’t take it the simple one-step-further and give us good audio. Probably in the next release….
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|Peltor Tactical Sport,
Bought the item from Amazon for a pretty good price after having checked other online sources. Beware that this item is not recommended for shooting at an indoor range. An indoor range is much louder than shooting outside. The protection for your hearing is minimal relative to some non-electronic muffs that I have. Its NRR is 20 which is very low end. The fact that one can hear voices and such is true and the microchip is very consistent and reliable for low level sounds. But indoors it feels like barely any protection is being worn. Also, the circumference of the ear muff is not that big, therefore it you have larger than average ears: problem.
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|Good call.
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called iPhone – Accessories, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.
TO-TA-LE
l’i-phone…in italia ancora deve arrivare
OH,just a damn cool gadgets for both Ipod and iphone!
As we know, the iPod nano is identical to other iPods with respect to headphones: Any headphones that use a standard 1/8" stereo miniplug will work with the iPod nano. Those with 1/4" stereo plugs need a 1/8" iPod adapter .
The iPod shuffle audio quality is comparable to that of the previous model, which is to say very good for a portable device but, as with all iPod models, limited by Apple earbuds. With better iPod headphones, the higher the quality of audio files you feed the nano, the better it sounds. And the Stylish design 3.5mm standard audio adapter jack allows the entire world to listen to their favourite music visa any headphone with 1/4" whilst on the go . So whether you are walking down the street or flying across the world you need a good set of ipod headphone to take everywhere with you.
Amazing gadgets…
Super .
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called What’s in Your Earhole, and we’d love to have this added to the group!