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July 6, 2009 by Technorati Search for: mp3 players · Leave a Comment
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Sony Bluetooth Wireless Transmitter for iPod Black
June 20, 2009 by Mp3 Players Review · Leave a Comment
Sony Bluetooth Wireless Transmitter for iPod Black
This convenient transmitter lets you enjoy your iPod music wirelessly on a compatible Bluetooth sound system. It doesn’t use a battery, and draws minimal power from the iPod. Basic functions can be controlled from a compatible Bluetooth headset with AVRCP compatibility. The compact size and simple operation make the TMR-BT8IP transmitter a must-have accessory for true music lovers. It is designed for any iPod with dock connector (30-pin).
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars MP3 bluetooth transmitter solution to Home stereo audio receiver
I bought this and “Sony Portable Bluetooth Transmitter/Receiver HWSBTA2W”. This allows me to tranmit audio from my iPod and receive using the HWSBTA2W connected to my home audio receiver. So, you can sit anywhere in the room and listen to your iPod on your home stereo. This is not a good solution if you want to transmit from one room to another room. It is excellent if you want to transmit from one room to the same room. Sound is excellent. Also, the transmitter is powered by the iPod which is very handy. Another consideration is that the transmitter uses the iPod’s line-out, so you do not control the Volume from the ipod.
Also, you could just buy 2 of the HWSBTA2W’s set one as a transmitter and one as a receiver. Use the one that is transmitting to tranmsit audio from anything with a Headphone jack (computer, ipod, mp3 players, etc). However, this device requires power from a wall jack as there is no battery. Sound quality is excellent.
5 Stars Excellent add-on for ipod touch 2g
I really don’t understand why Apple hasn’t built in the features that this tiny accessory brings to the ipod touch 2g… I use it with my DRBT-21G Sony BT stereo headphones and am as happy as can be. Set up is trivial and the quality is great.
5 Stars Great product for an unforortunate iPhone shortcoming
A year ago I picked up a Jabra BT8010 headset. This is your basic bluetooth headset, except you have the option of plugging in a second speaker for stereo music use. I used it with a Windows Mobile phone and loved the headset, but hated the phone.
My new iPhones lack of bluetooth stereo headphone support really ticked me off. It’s dumb, the phone already has a bluetooth radio, I wasn’t excited about spending money on adding a dongle to my phone. If I had to, I wanted the best and this Sony unit appeared to be it.
And… it works exactly as advertised! Mostly. Sound quality is perfect, pairing is fast and easy, it appears to have very little impact on battery life, and playback starts very quickly (virtually no buffering).
I expected certain hickups with the iPhone though (this adapter was really intended only for ipods). So what are those kickups? When first plugging in this adaptor you get a warning about it not being designed for iPhone use. It suggests putting your iPhone into flight mode… just click no to this dialog box. Using this adapter while also using WiFi is a no-go. Wifi signal drops to almost nothing the moment the music starts streaming (however this doesn’t happen with the Edge data network). My headset allows pairing with two devices, which is good since the iPhone and Adaptor will take up both slots. It switches rather smoothly from music to a call and back. However I’ve found if I want to use the bluetooth adaptor with any other software (pandora, last.fm, tuner, etc) that I have to start and stop the native iPod app first.
This adaptor is fricken TINY. That’s a good thing when using it, but I’m not looking forward to the first time I misplace it.
I sure as heck wish I could charge the phone at the same time I’m using the adapter.
Overall, this Sony adapter does exactly what it was designed to do, and darn near perfectly. But it sure would be nice if Apple would get with the program and add the one feature to their phone that nearly every smart phone offers as a standard.
1 Star Sony Bluetooth Wirelessdoes not work with iPhone
This Sony Bluetooth Wirelessdoes not work with iPhone and this is not stated in their product brochure.
5 Stars Finally Bluetooth for iPhone
This finally allows bluethooth music streaming from the iPhone.
The iPhone complains that it is not a ‘real’ iPhone device, but after pairing it with my Motorola S9, music worked great. Getting it to allow phone calls via the same headset is a bit trickier, but works too.
First pair your stereo headset with the iphone. Then pair it with the wireless transmitter. Then go back to the iphone and pair again. Now you should have both music and phone capabilities in one headset. It works for me, but I don’t know if other stereo headsets will work.
Biggest disadvantage is that the transmitter is really easy to loose.
Otherwise great, although Apple should provide music streaming capabilities with the iPhone.
Sony ICDUX70 Digital Voice Recorder MP3 Stereo Recording and Playback
June 1, 2009 by Mp3 Players Review · Leave a Comment
Sony ICDUX70 Digital Voice Recorder MP3 Stereo Recording and Playback
This designer digital voice recorder features convenient direct USB connection and up to 290 hours of crystal clear recording on built-in memory. Plug the ICD-UX70 directly into your compatible PC and enjoy easy, drag and drop file transfers. Its built-in 1GB Flash memory lets you record up to 290 hours of lectures, personal notes and more. You can even play back your favorite MP3 audio files and listen on the included stereo headphones. This compact and attractive digital voice recorder features five recording modes, Windows and Macintosh compatibility. Voice Operated Recording (VOR) stops the recording during silent pauses, saving valuable recording time, then begins recording again without missing a single syllable because of the digital buffer. Digital Pitch Control and A-B Repeat allows recordings to be heard at slower than normal speeds without distortion to facilitate transcribing and editing, or at faster than normal speeds to move quickly to a desired portion. Selectable Microphone Sensitivity (Hi/Lo) lets you record different situations, from group meetings to individuals, more effectively. PC Data Storage No PC application software required Windows/MAC compatible Stereo Headphones supplied U5 Recording Modes – LP/SP/STLP/STSP/ST Unit Dimensions (Approx.) – 1.35 x 3.8 x 0.52 (34.4w x 99.0h x 13.4d mm); Weight (Approx.) – 1.7oz (48g) (incl. 1 AAA battery)
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Sony Digital Recorder
It does everything I expected and more…And the voice recordings are so clear that no one has any problem understanding my voice because I am teaching English and Chinese both. Thank you so much for making this product available on Amazon. Nancy Aki
1 Star Junk, Junk, Junk
Piece of plastic cr*p. Purchased it at Staples and decided to return it within two minutes of playing around with it
You can’t hear anything
The buttons are cheap and will fall off quickly
The sound is horrendous
The microphones can’t pick up anything outside of a foot.
The menu is unreadable and a disaster.
If you touch the main control button the recorder goes into another mode
Save your money. Do not buy this! You have been thoroughly warned!!!
1 Star ICD-UX70
As stated in other reviews, the internal speaker is TOTALLY USLESS. I’m returning the recorder.
4 Stars Depends on your needs
I think your reaction to this recorder will be based on your needs. I bought an Olympus (which I LOVED!) but I could NOT get it to transfer the files to my Mac – actually I tried with three different Macs. I don’t listen to the files from the recorder, so I don’t care about the internal speaker at all. I am reading teacher recording lessons for listening back to for instructional purposes. I also agree that the file naming and organization lacks, but as far as the recording, use of plug-in and transfer files and use of the functions that I need, the recorder works fine.
3 Stars A very nice little recorder
I’ve been a heavy user of digital voice recorders in the past for noting down ideas when I’m in bed (and the lights are out — no paper), and for when I’m driving. I don’t use it for much else, but when I do use it, I tend to use it a lot.
I started out with Sony, then went to Olympus, and now I’m back to Sony again.
This little unit is my favorite so far. Transferring sound to my Mac couldn’t possibly be easier. The size and weight are the best yet, as is the recording length.
Where I ding this little marvel is in a few areas: The buttons are too tiny, and too similar. The first Sony I use had a large and square record button, compared to small round buttons for everything else. Based on everything I’ve used so far, this is the “right” design; why Sony used all tiny round buttons for the UX70 I’ll never know, but it forces me to check and recheck myself to see which buttons I’m really pushing.
Battery life is absolutely terrible. The worst I’ve ever used. And I don’t mean continuous recording length (which is probably what the unit is designed to excel at). I mean the situation where you leave a fresh battery in the unit for a month, and then pick it up hoping to quickly jot down a voice note. I’m using high-capacity (2500 mAh) rechargeable AAAs, and these things can’t even last *two weeks*. And that’s with the unit on “Hold” the entire time!! This makes it completely useless as a “there when you need it” recorder, and I think it’s going to make me get rid of it. My only option right now is to carry about the battery separately, but since the startup time for this unit is so long, it means I’m almost sure to forget the idea that I wanted to jot down in the first place.
The Olympus DS-2 shares this “passive life sucking” trait, whereas my first Sony did not. I bought this Sony thinking that I could count on them, but I guess my usage pattern is not very common?
The last negative is the internal speaker. Basically you should plan on never using it, or using it merely to confirm the fact that you did actually record something. However, the poor sound quality is unrelated to the quality of the recording itself, as playback on a computer will show.
If I could have long battery life (my first Sony would go 6 months without having to change two AAAs), then I would love this little guy. But in reality it just frustrates me that nearly every time I reach to use it, the battery has been completely drained. And this when it was supposedly “off” too. Leaving the display on, it doesn’t even make it much longer than a week.