Bingo--RM understands "Blakenglish".> I think he means no hard drives. Flash memory only.
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Blake Sobiloff
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San Jose, CA (USA)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]They are right next to the magnetic tankbags for IMS tanks. --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> > > where can i find one of those tube type "mp3" players Ive been looking > for one of those for years? >
On 1/15/07, Don S wrote: > > > Hey Blake: > > Re your comment below. Would that be as opposed to tube type? If so, I > heartily agree. > > "Any solid state MP3 player will do well on a motorcycle." > > Don > > > > > --------------------------------- > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and > hotel bargains. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
On 1/22/07, Garth Furler wrote: > > Don't know what specifically you guys are talking > about. To clarify however: MP3 players can have two > seperate types of storage capability. The MP3 Players > that are generally under 8 Gigs use a flash drive (no > moving parts). MP3 Players over 8 Gigs generally use > a small hard drive. The 30 Gig and 80 Gig IPOD use a > hard drive. A hard drive has a spinning multitiered > disk with needles that read off of it (somewhat like a > record player), therefore it has a higher probability > of getting broken. 8 Gigs of space is approximately > 2,000 songs. 30 Gigs is approximately 7,500 songs. A > flash based memory MP3 Player is more durable and > would be recommended for alot of off road. I have a > 30 Gig Ipod that I will be using for a trip from > Oregon to New York in April. I have an Otterbox case > for it that is waterproof to 1 meter. I plan to > modify the box and make it waterproof to a deeper > level. Cost approx $60. H20 Audio also makes a case > for the ipod which is waterproof to 10 Meters. Happy > Shopping. > > Garth Furler > Currently in Afghanistan > 2005 Green KLR 650 > > > --- C L Cooper wrote: > > > I have my transistor MP3 player firmly mounted in my > > GIVI E-45 top case.... > > ;~) > > > > On 1/15/07, Don S wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Blake: > > > > > > Re your comment below. Would that be as opposed to > > tube type? If so, I > > > heartily agree. > > > > > > "Any solid state MP3 player will do well on a > > motorcycle." > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > > > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel > > sites to find flight and > > > hotel bargains. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>I've been looking for one "something" that I can plug in to my intercom unit >that will give me phone, music, GPS, emergency locator beacon, coffee and a >good back massage at the end of a day of riding. The closest thing I've seen >is the new Apple iPhone. It's supposed to be a combination iPod, phone, >digital camera, dessert topping, floor wax, chain lube and mobile internet >communicator all running on a portable OS X platform. The phones are >supposed to be available in the US in June with Cingular/AT&T service. >Latest on cost is between US$499 [4 GB] and $599 [8 GB] with a two year >contract.
On 1/23/07, Dave Svoboda wrote: > > Hi, Chuck, > > iPod is unquestionably a bandwagon, and you are very welcome to hop on > that > bandwagon if you so desire. > > But be aware that many, many mobile phones nowadays are a phone, mp3 > player, digital camera, mobile Internet and GPS router. Not to mention > mobile > TV, Bluetooth, and broadband. These features, or even this combination of > features, is not limited to iPhone, but rather is available in just about > every high- > end phone of every service provider. > > iPhone is actually a bit behind the feature curve, packaged and riding on > the > coattails of the very smartly marketed iPod. It may well be successful. Or > maybe people will balk at spending $600 for a phone with contract, when > they can get a similar item for $400 or less. > > I suggest you make a visit to cellular stores of the major service > providers in your > area, and tell the reps what features you want, and you'll see. > > - Dave Svoboda, Sandy Eggo > (Who works for a mobile phone manufacturer, so I'm paid to know this > stuff.) > > At 09:40 AM 1/23/2007 -0800, C L Cooper wrote: > >I've been looking for one "something" that I can plug in to my intercom > unit > >that will give me phone, music, GPS, emergency locator beacon, coffee and > a > >good back massage at the end of a day of riding. The closest thing I've > seen > >is the new Apple iPhone. It's supposed to be a combination iPod, phone, > >digital camera, dessert topping, floor wax, chain lube and mobile > internet > >communicator all running on a portable OS X platform. The phones are > >supposed to be available in the US in June with Cingular/AT&T service. > >Latest on cost is between US$499 [4 GB] and $599 [8 GB] with a two year > >contract. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who didn't. "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure." -- Helen Keller ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html> Dave, > > Good info. Thanks! > > Haven't hopped on the iPhone bandwagon yet. I'm still looking for > "something" that includes coffee and a good back massage. Anything > like that > on the horizon ;~) > > Chuck C > San Diego, CA > > > On 1/23/07, Dave Svoboda wrote: > > > > Hi, Chuck, > > > > iPod is unquestionably a bandwagon, and you are very welcome to hop > on > > that > > bandwagon if you so desire. > > > > But be aware that many, many mobile phones nowadays are a phone, > mp3 > > player, digital camera, mobile Internet and GPS router. Not to > mention > > mobile > > TV, Bluetooth, and broadband. These features, or even this > combination of > > features, is not limited to iPhone, but rather is available in just > about > > every high- > > end phone of every service provider. > > > > iPhone is actually a bit behind the feature curve, packaged and > riding on > > the > > coattails of the very smartly marketed iPod. It may well be > successful. Or > > maybe people will balk at spending $600 for a phone with contract, > when > > they can get a similar item for $400 or less. > > > > I suggest you make a visit to cellular stores of the major service > > providers in your > > area, and tell the reps what features you want, and you'll see. > > > > - Dave Svoboda, Sandy Eggo > > (Who works for a mobile phone manufacturer, so I'm paid to know > this > > stuff.) > > > > At 09:40 AM 1/23/2007 -0800, C L Cooper wrote: > > >I've been looking for one "something" that I can plug in to my > intercom > > unit > > >that will give me phone, music, GPS, emergency locator beacon, > coffee and > > a > > >good back massage at the end of a day of riding. The closest thing > I've > > seen > > >is the new Apple iPhone. It's supposed to be a combination iPod, > phone, > > >digital camera, dessert topping, floor wax, chain lube and mobile > > internet > > >communicator all running on a portable OS X platform. The phones > are > > >supposed to be available in the US in June with Cingular/AT&T > service. > > >Latest on cost is between US$499 [4 GB] and $599 [8 GB] with a two > year > > >contract. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
> After reading all of these notes and suggestions about MP3 players, I > think I'll stick with my noise cancelling headphones and $30 MP3 CD > player. 150 songs on a CD, set it to random play and ride. > > $500 for an MP3 player? Ouch... > > > >
I've got one of those MP3 CD players, from iRiver, I think. Bulky, but very neat. Not too happy with the battery life, though. Amazing vibration and shock resistance; they can buffer a whole lot, since the MP3 data rate is so low. As far as MP3 players, I like the Creative line. My wife has a Zen Vision with a HD and a VERY cool OLED display for pictures and such, the first I've seen. OTOH, I have an Ebay HongKong special that looks like a big thumb drive, with a USB in one end, and an SD card port in the other, and has no memory of its own, which means it shares music media with my Palm TX. And SD cards are smaller and easier to load up than MP3CDs. I use KOSS foam plugs in the moto helmet sometimes. Donald, do you have a active-noise-cancelling in-helmet solution that works? I've seen earplug solutions, but they use the active cancellation pickup on the battery unit, which would be worse than nothing if used in a helmet. I see the Sony MDR-NC11 on Ebay, which seems to fit the bill. Anyone here every try to stuff a pair of those in a helmet? - Dave Svoboda, Sandy Eggo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>After reading all of these notes and suggestions about MP3 players, I >think I'll stick with my noise cancelling headphones and $30 MP3 CD >player. 150 songs on a CD, set it to random play and ride.
I've been seeing the "news" on the iPhone, and so far I am not really impressed. For one thing, I already have the 80GB iPod video, and don't need another one. For another, the touchscreen, IMO, leaves open the screen for scratches (we have computers with touchscreens at work, and the surfaces DO wear. Finally, the idea of cleaning body oils off the display every time I take a call is a PITA. Yeah, you have to do that with a regular phone, too, but on a much smaller display. Well, I recently upgraded my cell phone (I have Cingular service) to the Sony Ericsson w300i. The reason for the upgrade is we needed another cell phone (I have 3 on my plan and one was quite old), and the w300i has an MP3 Walkman built in. You can get a M2 memory stick for it, which will hold 1 GB of music. Mine has 207 songs on it, and it is almost full. http://www.mobiledia.com/reviews/sonyericsson/w300i/page1.html I walk for exercise (more often in warmer weather - been too cold lately to suit me), and I always carried both my iPod and a phone. Well, as much as I like my iPod, it's a bit bulky, and also why carry two items? Besides, I mainly got the iPod for my car, as I didn't want all my CDs in the car. The phone comes with a combination "handsfree", and stereo earbud setup. The earbuds have some of the best "in the ear" type speakers I have seen; they really block off outside noise, and fit my ear well. Also, if a call comes in, you press the button on the handsfree microphone and the walkman is paused while you take the call. I do not know how the handsfree works on a bike, as I have yet to ride with the phone - been too cold, and my car has heat. Anyway, this is an option if you forget about the GPS, ELB, coffee, and back massage.> I've been looking for one "something" that I can plug in to my intercom > unit > that will give me phone, music, GPS, emergency locator beacon, coffee and > a > good back massage at the end of a day of riding.
Chuck F.
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