Bluetooth, Powerbook, cellular phone in unison?
I haven't used Bluetooth, nor do I currently own any apparatus that has it. I know all kinds of things are technically possible with it, but what about practice?
I understand it's possible to have a PowerBook in a backpack with you, closed but switched on nevertheless, and listen to music with normal headphones.
Are there Bluetooth headphones available that could be used to make the aforementioned wireless?
Cellular phones have Bluetooth headsets available. Could the headphones/headset somehow work with computer and phone interchangeably? How do you choose what device the headset works with?
It'd be really great to have the headset work with the computer, then have the headset switch over to work with the cellular phone whenever there's an incoming call.
- Gon
I understand it's possible to have a PowerBook in a backpack with you, closed but switched on nevertheless, and listen to music with normal headphones.
Are there Bluetooth headphones available that could be used to make the aforementioned wireless?
Cellular phones have Bluetooth headsets available. Could the headphones/headset somehow work with computer and phone interchangeably? How do you choose what device the headset works with?
It'd be really great to have the headset work with the computer, then have the headset switch over to work with the cellular phone whenever there's an incoming call.
- Gon
Comments
But I don't think wireless bluetooth headsets are the best soluion for music due to battery reasons. Unlike occasional phone calls they have to be working all the time.
Probably the best thing for this kind of use would be slightly bigger earphones, ones that weigh something like 100+g. A wireless headset that is recharged through USB, then you can continue using it during recharge and don't need a charger or "dock". SonyEricsson's headset has another clever design for the same problem; the headset shares the same charger with their mobile phones.
- Gon