Anyway to buy a set of small speakers and make them
bluetooth capable so they could be used wirelessly with
a BT enabled laptop?

me@privacy.net wrote:
> Anyway to buy a set of small speakers and make them
> bluetooth capable so they could be used wirelessly with
> a BT enabled laptop?
Anything that you'd buy should come with everything you need.
If it doesn't, it's probably an exercise if futility.
I looked into ways to get a bluetooth pda to connect
it's wired headphone to another bluetooth pda for
short distance communication. Found some stuff, no
I don't rememeber anyhing except the price drove me away.

me@privacy.net wrote:
> Anyway to buy a set of small speakers and make them
> bluetooth capable so they could be used wirelessly with
> a BT enabled laptop?

Google for a "bluetooth headphone adapter", should be able to plug into
most amplified speakers with a 3.5mm jack plug.

One pops up in the search. Google "Muses 801 Bluetooth"

in Amazon UK for £20
<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muses-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphone-Adapter/dp/B000ORUJUU>

Or it appears the same one on eBay (#270288836148) for more than twice
that!!

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Adrian C

Adrian C wrote on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:33:39 +0000:
> me@privacy.net wrote:
>> Anyway to buy a set of small speakers and make them
>> bluetooth capable so they could be used wirelessly with
>> a BT enabled laptop?
>
> Google for a "bluetooth headphone adapter", should be able to plug into
> most amplified speakers with a 3.5mm jack plug.
>
> One pops up in the search. Google "Muses 801 Bluetooth"
>
> in Amazon UK for £20
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muses-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphone-Adapter/dp/B000ORUJUU>
>
> Or it appears the same one on eBay (#270288836148) for more than twice
> that!!

Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out very
well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on any FM
radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and use them as
wireless headsets as well.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out very
>well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on any FM
>radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and use them as
>wireless headsets as well.

Well I already have BT built into my laptop

BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out very
>well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on any FM
>radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and use them as
>wireless headsets as well.

How would I adapt my laptop to broadcast in FM band?

me@privacy.net wrote on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:29:20 -0600:
> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out very
>> well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on any FM
>> radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and use them as
>> wireless headsets as well.
>
> How would I adapt my laptop to broadcast in FM band?

They just plug into the headphone jack of any device, including laptops.
Many of the FM transmitters, you can tune to any open FM radio channel
and that is all you need. Yes I too have USB bluetooth too, but I never
used it for anything. As I don't need too really.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

me@privacy.net wrote:
> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> They just plug into the headphone jack of any device, including laptops.
>> Many of the FM transmitters, you can tune to any open FM radio channel
>> and that is all you need. Yes I too have USB bluetooth too, but I never
>> used it for anything. As I don't need too really.
>
> Ok thanks will check it out
>
> How big is the "dongle' that goes into laptop tho?

It depends on the make and model. Most of them are about the size of a
thumb drive. If you are going to use one at your desk, maybe getting an
AC adapter might be a good idea. Or chargeable through the USB or
something. Mine isn't and it uses one AAA battery which I use
rechargeables and I have to change out the battery manually.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

me@privacy.net wrote:
> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out very
>> well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on any FM
>> radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and use them as
>> wireless headsets as well.
>
> Well I already have BT built into my laptop

I'd use that.

Sound quality would be better (No FM radio band interference), and as to
the laptop it looks like another soundcard, it means that the original
soundcard can be used for something else - like Skype...

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Adrian C

Adrian C wrote:
> me@privacy.net wrote:
>> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>
>>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out
>>> very well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on
>>> any FM radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and
>>> use them as wireless headsets as well.
>>
>> Well I already have BT built into my laptop
>
> I'd use that.
>
> Sound quality would be better (No FM radio band interference), and as to
> the laptop it looks like another soundcard, it means that the original
> soundcard can be used for something else - like Skype...

What FM band interference Adrian? That is the beauty of frequency
modulation is that "FM radio... It's virtually immune to any type of
external interference...(¹)." Most FM transmitters have a 150 foot range
while bluetooth only has an effective range of 30 foot(²). And since it
operates at 2.4GHz, can be far less do to interference from microwave
ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc.

Also FM transmitters requires no OS drivers and can be used for
virtually anything that uses audio. Nor does FM transmitters use any
kind of the CPU time. Plus it works for non-computer devices too. Yes it
even works for such things like Skype as well. In fact I do so all of
the time.

(¹) http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv017.htm
(²) http://www.mobileinfo.com/Bluetooth/FAQ.htm#t6

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

BillW50 wrote:
> Adrian C wrote:
>> me@privacy.net wrote:
>>> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out
>>>> very well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on
>>>> any FM radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and
>>>> use them as wireless headsets as well.
>>>
>>> Well I already have BT built into my laptop
>>
>> I'd use that.
>>
>> Sound quality would be better (No FM radio band interference), and as
>> to the laptop it looks like another soundcard, it means that the
>> original soundcard can be used for something else - like Skype...
>
> What FM band interference Adrian? That is the beauty of frequency
> modulation is that "FM radio... It's virtually immune to any type of
> external interference...(¹)." Most FM transmitters have a 150 foot range
> while bluetooth only has an effective range of 30 foot(²). And since it
> operates at 2.4GHz, can be far less do to interference from microwave
> ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc.
>
> Also FM transmitters requires no OS drivers and can be used for
> virtually anything that uses audio. Nor does FM transmitters use any
> kind of the CPU time. Plus it works for non-computer devices too. Yes it
> even works for such things like Skype as well. In fact I do so all of
> the time.
>
> (¹) http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv017.htm
> (²) http://www.mobileinfo.com/Bluetooth/FAQ.htm#t6
>
Bill,

I think Adrian meant, interference due to commercial stations and others.

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John Doue

John Doue wrote on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:41:17 GMT:
> BillW50 wrote:
>> Adrian C wrote:
>>> me@privacy.net wrote:
>>>> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out
>>>>> very well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on
>>>>> any FM radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and
>>>>> use them as wireless headsets as well.
>>>>
>>>> Well I already have BT built into my laptop
>>>
>>> I'd use that.
>>>
>>> Sound quality would be better (No FM radio band interference), and as
>>> to the laptop it looks like another soundcard, it means that the
>>> original soundcard can be used for something else - like Skype...
>>
>> What FM band interference Adrian? That is the beauty of frequency
>> modulation is that "FM radio... It's virtually immune to any type of
>> external interference...(¹)." Most FM transmitters have a 150 foot
>> range while bluetooth only has an effective range of 30 foot(²). And
>> since it operates at 2.4GHz, can be far less do to interference from
>> microwave ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc.
>>
>> Also FM transmitters requires no OS drivers and can be used for
>> virtually anything that uses audio. Nor does FM transmitters use any
>> kind of the CPU time. Plus it works for non-computer devices too. Yes
>> it even works for such things like Skype as well. In fact I do so all
>> of the time.
>>
>> (¹) http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv017.htm
>> (²) http://www.mobileinfo.com/Bluetooth/FAQ.htm#t6
>>
> Bill,
>
> I think Adrian meant, interference due to commercial stations and others.

Well there isn't many places in the world that all FM channels are used
up. But even if you live in one of these rare locations, the strongest
channel wins as far as FM goes. And that could be the very little FM
transmitter that you are transmitting on since it is so close. Even
still, many of these FM transmitters can transmit between channels as
well. So it is almost impossible to have a problem with commercial FM
transmitters at any rate.

I think FM transmitters are the coolest things (well for both video and
audio, UHF transmitters are the coolest). As FM receivers are all over
the place. Even in your car. As I can hear what is going on driving to
and from my own house. Other methods of wireless just can't match the
overall usefulness of FM as far as I can tell. Plus FM is very
inexpensive while other methods cost a lot more and adds a lot more
complexity too.

Also I believe I have made it unclear before, but FM is also immune to
microwave ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc., but
Bluetooth is not. Bluetooth is 2.4GHz technology and they are all
supposed to get along with each other. But of course reality is far
different than on paper. As I have to shift my WiFi channels (2.4GHz
technology) so it can work whenever somebody uses the cordless phone
(2.4GHz technology). FM transmitters have no such nonsense to play with.
As there are no local devices that bothers it at all.

I am not saying that Bluetooth doesn't have their uses. Sure the more
Bluetooth devices you have, the more attractive it gets. ;)

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

BillW50 wrote:
> John Doue wrote on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:41:17 GMT:
>> BillW50 wrote:
>>> Adrian C wrote:
>>>> me@privacy.net wrote:
>>>>> BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Does it has to be Bluetooth? As I find FM transmitters to work out
>>>>>> very well and they have superior range. Plus you can receive it on
>>>>>> any FM radio. I also pick it up with my iRiver T10 MP3 players and
>>>>>> use them as wireless headsets as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I already have BT built into my laptop
>>>>
>>>> I'd use that.
>>>>
>>>> Sound quality would be better (No FM radio band interference), and
>>>> as to the laptop it looks like another soundcard, it means that the
>>>> original soundcard can be used for something else - like Skype...
>>>
>>> What FM band interference Adrian? That is the beauty of frequency
>>> modulation is that "FM radio... It's virtually immune to any type of
>>> external interference...(¹)." Most FM transmitters have a 150 foot
>>> range while bluetooth only has an effective range of 30 foot(²). And
>>> since it operates at 2.4GHz, can be far less do to interference from
>>> microwave ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc.
>>>
>>> Also FM transmitters requires no OS drivers and can be used for
>>> virtually anything that uses audio. Nor does FM transmitters use any
>>> kind of the CPU time. Plus it works for non-computer devices too. Yes
>>> it even works for such things like Skype as well. In fact I do so all
>>> of the time.
>>>
>>> (¹) http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv017.htm
>>> (²) http://www.mobileinfo.com/Bluetooth/FAQ.htm#t6
>>>
>> Bill,
>>
>> I think Adrian meant, interference due to commercial stations and others.
>
> Well there isn't many places in the world that all FM channels are used
> up. But even if you live in one of these rare locations, the strongest
> channel wins as far as FM goes. And that could be the very little FM
> transmitter that you are transmitting on since it is so close. Even
> still, many of these FM transmitters can transmit between channels as
> well. So it is almost impossible to have a problem with commercial FM
> transmitters at any rate.
>
> I think FM transmitters are the coolest things (well for both video and
> audio, UHF transmitters are the coolest). As FM receivers are all over
> the place. Even in your car. As I can hear what is going on driving to
> and from my own house. Other methods of wireless just can't match the
> overall usefulness of FM as far as I can tell. Plus FM is very
> inexpensive while other methods cost a lot more and adds a lot more
> complexity too.
>
> Also I believe I have made it unclear before, but FM is also immune to
> microwave ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, WiFi, etc., but
> Bluetooth is not. Bluetooth is 2.4GHz technology and they are all
> supposed to get along with each other. But of course reality is far
> different than on paper. As I have to shift my WiFi channels (2.4GHz
> technology) so it can work whenever somebody uses the cordless phone
> (2.4GHz technology). FM transmitters have no such nonsense to play with.
> As there are no local devices that bothers it at all.
>
> I am not saying that Bluetooth doesn't have their uses. Sure the more
> Bluetooth devices you have, the more attractive it gets. ;)
>
Bill,

Interesting you are so excited about FM technology. I discovered one
aspect of it, when about 15 years, my wife wanted to install a CD player
in a car whose radio (remember, that was 15 years ago) had no input port
for such a device. My installer proceeded to install an FM adapter,
basically the output of the CD player being broadcasted on a (choice of
3)FM frequency. This setup did work nicely in a given area, but in
different areas, the choosen frequency could be covered by a radio station.

So, I would say, this technology has a lot of merits, but unless there
is some automatic frequency matching device, it can be vulnerable to
interference.

Bluetooth? great but not the way it often is implemented. When I
connect my 3G phone via bluetooth to my computer, almost often the OS
says "new device found" (even if this is the npth time I connect it) and
assigns a new port to the connection (without saying which one). Used to
drive me nuts, until I learnt to check the Modem Icon in Control Panel
and make sure the port attributed to the phone's modem was the one
assigned to the connection.

Matching two devices is always difficult. You are being asked for
passwords you never wanted, the connection setup procedure is
unpredictable. Ok, when it works, dandy. But each connection is an
adventure, no big deal for users who know their way out, but for others ...

--
John Doue

John Doue <notwobe******.com> wrote:

>Bluetooth? great but not the way it often is implemented. When I
>connect my 3G phone via bluetooth to my computer, almost often the OS
>says "new device found" (even if this is the npth time I connect it) and
>assigns a new port to the connection (without saying which one). Used to
>drive me nuts, until I learnt to check the Modem Icon in Control Panel
>and make sure the port attributed to the phone's modem was the one
>assigned to the connection.

Great

I just bought a Bluetooth mouse for my laptop

Should have gotten reg wireless mouse huh?

I have a Bluetooth mouse for one laptop. The computer finds and connects to
it automatically as soon as Bluetooth is running. They are no problem
whatsoever except they won't work until the o/s is loaded.

Terry

<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> John Doue <notwobe******.com> wrote:
>
>>Bluetooth? great but not the way it often is implemented. When I
>>connect my 3G phone via bluetooth to my computer, almost often the OS
>>says "new device found" (even if this is the npth time I connect it) and
>>assigns a new port to the connection (without saying which one). Used to
>>drive me nuts, until I learnt to check the Modem Icon in Control Panel
>>and make sure the port attributed to the phone's modem was the one
>>assigned to the connection.
>
> Great
>
> I just bought a Bluetooth mouse for my laptop
>
> Should have gotten reg wireless mouse huh?