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I have an IoGear bluetooth stereo headset which came with a transceiver with a 1/8 stereo plug. Both the headset and the transceiver contain rechargeable batteries; the setup came with a AC to USB adapter. It is model GBMHKIT. Seems like I bought it from Buy.com, but it's been a couple of years. I also have a Plantronics Voyager 855 stereo headset (the cell-phone "cockroach" style, with a corded extension for the other ear. The key is that both of these devices support the A2DP stereo profile for Bluetooth. In the case of the Plantronics headset, it is capable of pairing with multiple devices, so I have it paired with my laptop, my iPod Touch, and my cell phone. The downside: Bluetooth is doesn't use very much bandwidth. As a result, the audio from it is not very high quality. I'm sure that most audiophiles wouldn't get caught dead using wireless BT headphones. Also, BT has an effective (purposely limited) range of about 30 feet. At 20 feet from computer to student in your offertories, you will likely find that it cuts in and out. For those of you still willing to use Wikipedia after the recent discussions, there is a decent article on Bluetooth Profiles. Guy Durrant Daggett SD Manila, UT X-From: Jeff Hogan <jhogan1@valenciacc.edu> I have a Dental Hygiene Computer Lab with 20 workstations. Imagine a large dentist office set up in cubicles. Each station has it's own chair, computer and monitor. The caveat is that the tower is about 20 feet from the monitor and is connected through the chair (something somewhat similar to what you see here: http://www.swccd.edu/~sdds/images/clinic_overview.jpg) The only difference between the above and what we have is that we are separated by cubicles. What I need are headphones. The keyboard and mouse are connected via Bluetooth. I'm having a hard time finding a Bluetooth headset for a computer. It seems to me that would be the easiest direction; but, the only Bluetooth headsets I find are for phones and/or ipods. I really can't connect this via cable (and no, the monitors don't have USB inputs on them). I'm concerned about FM transmission as they'd probably just bounce all over each other. Thoughts? --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. To unsubscribe send the following command to: LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU SIGNOFF EDTECH
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