[DM-MUG] MiFi & iTouch

[Allen Kiddoo]

earphone has extra ring on plug for mike- bestbuy has them- about $35
if I remember right. I don't have one.
speaker will play any sound but quality is lowest of fi. Don't own
bluetooth headset-
so I can't comment on bluetooth and mike function.

Allen Kiddoo


On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Matt Stanton
<inflatablesoulmate at brothersofchaos.com> wrote:
> Nice.  I guess the earphone upgrade with mic you're talking about is a
> bluetooth deal, or do they have a special 1/8th" jack that has an extra
> conductor that is still compatible with a standard stereo headphone
> jack?  As far as the speaker is concerned, yeah, mine has the ability to
> make that little clicky noise, but I've never seen any option to play
> music or video sound out loud...  Maybe I just need to look through the
> options again.  My ipod touch is getting pretty old, and the battery no
> longer holds a charge for more than a few minutes.  I use it mainly in
> my car, hooked up to a cd player with a line in jack.  If I was rolling
> in money, I'd definitely get a new one.
>
> Allen Kiddoo wrote:
>> I have a 2nd gen with latest software (3.1.2)- now has bluetooth and
>> always had a speaker. Microphone can be added with earphone upgrade.
>> So only thing I'm missing is GPS and the $$/month bill to ATT.
>>
>> Allen Kiddoo
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Matt Stanton
>> <inflatablesoulmate at brothersofchaos.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure what the differences are between the ipod touch 2nd gen and
>>> the iphone these days, but the ipod touch 1st gen didn't have the 3D
>>> graphics processing chip that the iphone has.  Also, you're not going to
>>> have the obvious parts:  GPS, Bluetooth, Speaker, Microphone...
>>>
>>> Chris R Kavanaugh wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>> Sort of, it uses wifi signals to extrapolate its position within 50
>>>> feet or something like that. I mean google maps works well enough but
>>>> its no GPS replacement, especially when your not near a wifi signal.
>>>> Then its lost. My daughter and wife both have one and love them, they
>>>> are more mobile computer than ipod. And no monthly charge. Regards Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christopher Ransom Kavanaugh
>>>> chris at kavanaughgallery.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 7, 2009, at 7:45 PM, mauri booton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> If I had a MiFi mobile WiFi to use with my iTouch, what couldn't I do
>>>>> with my iTouch that I could do with an iPhone? I already have a cell
>>>>> phone... so don't need to do the AT&T thing. I know the iTouch doesn't
>>>>> have the GPS chip ~ but do the apps that do that kind of processing
>>>>> also work with the triangulation information that Apple has developed?
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