tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38742475003949527632023-11-15T07:36:18.101-08:002 way radio EarpieceThe best place to radio earpiece informationrobin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-35729542512399182012021-09-01T07:33:00.004-07:002021-09-01T07:33:20.718-07:00Study reveals the levels of verbal and physical violence and aggression security staff experience whilst at work<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">A study conducted in May this year has highlighted the levels of physical and verbal abuse that frontline security staff face on a day-today basis, this is the largest study ever undertaken on the subject of violence against security workers.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-bbfb764e-7fff-b0d5-07d3-e95245e6b314"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Research led by </span><a href="https://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Workingthedoors.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a blog for frontline security, but supported by many in the security industry, wanted to highlight the levels of violence that many in the security industry face and the effect that has on the individual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><blockquote>“This survey is one of the most important pieces of research into the experiences of front line security personnel, in the last decade”</blockquote></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rollo Davies F.ISRM MSyI, Managing Editor - </span><a href="https://theprofessionalsecurityofficer.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TPSO magazine</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Key findings</span></p><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36% are physically attacked monthly</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36% use physical force Weekly</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51% are verbally abused every time they work</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">57% say that an incident has affected their mental state more than 24 hours after the event</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">48% saying that they have had a flashback/nightmare about a specific incident</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">65% of our respondents were resigned to the fact that violence within the security industry was inevitable</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">68% of respondents also informed us that they had not received any on-going training after gaining their SIA license.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">86% said that they felt that the levels of violence they see and experience whilst at work had increased over the last 5 years.</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Security guards, door supervisors, retail guards and close protection officers are a valuable part of society, protecting shopping areas and transport hubs, night-time and entertainment venues and important infrastructure such as government buildings, courts and airports as well as their role filling the gaps left from the police cuts including work as street marshalls and street wardens.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><blockquote>"Any Violence against Frontline Security is Unacceptable and the levels shown by this survey are shocking”</blockquote><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Hurst CPP MSyI, Director, </span><a href="https://ifpo.uk/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IFPO UK and Ireland</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is having a fundamental effect on those that are employed to look after and protect people in society, With 48% saying that they have had a flashback/nightmare about a specific incident and 57% say that an incident has affected their mental state more than 24 hours after the event the potential level of PTSD should definitely set some alarm bells ringing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><blockquote>“Assault is assault and when your job is to protect the public, you should be afforded the support of the law”</blockquote><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rick Mounfield CSyP FSyI, Chiesf Executive, </span><a href="https://security-institute.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Security Institute</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since the reopening of pubs and clubs, a sector heavily impacted by the pandemic, roles and positions have been hard to fill, with many leaving the industry to find careers in other sectors with equivalent pay and less violent environments.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The research has revealed a worrying lack of support provided by the SIA and security companies. We have provided a list of measures that we believe will help decrease the levels of violence and reduce the pressure on the limited mental health and wellbeing services provided by the NHS. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Full report can be found here - </span><a href="https://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/surveys/violence-in-the-security-industry/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/surveys/violence-in-the-security-industry/</span></a></p><div><br /></div>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-35149229236554855742020-10-07T03:54:00.001-07:002020-10-07T03:54:06.166-07:00Why Heated Jackets are Great for Cold Winter Nights<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s face it; it’s far from being a winter wonderland out there. The cold can be bitter and cruel – and sometimes you have no choice but to be outside, enduring the worst of it.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d2213cc5-7fff-f60b-a78f-e6b36db97bac"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Imagine you could take your home’s central heating system around with you everywhere you go, even in the most inclement conditions.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Essentially, that’s what a heated jacket can do for you. To find out more, read our handy guide and see for yourself.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. What is a Heated Jacket?</span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A coat is a marvellous thing, it can keep the rain off your back and the cold off of your skin, but it cannot produce any actual heat. In fact, all that even the thickest coat can do is keep the body warm by trapping layers of air between it and the </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/5-best-body-cameras/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">body wearing it</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the body is cold, it diverts blood away from the extremities and towards the core. This is why your fingers and toes can sometimes become numb in cold weather. This is also why you usually feel very tired </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/go-to-guides/cold-stress/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">after too long spent in cold weather</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, as your body is constantly exerting much needed energy in order to keep you warm.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/the-best-5-heated-jackets-for-cold-winter-nights/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">heated jacket is designed to put a stop to all that</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. As the name suggests, a heated jacket is a jacket with its own internal heating system built into it.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the past, such garments have been impractical and generally quite cumbersome, but today, newer, slimmer and more comfortable heated jackets are being produced. These can be worn on their own, or as an addition to your favourite winter coat.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most new heated jackets can be customised to emit as much or as little heat as required by the wearer and are stylish enough to appeal to anyone. With this said, they are usually designed with outdoor workers (e.g. construction workers, security personnel etc.) in mind.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we shall see, today’s heated jackets are really a Godsend to those operating outside in cold weather.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. How Do Heated Jackets Work?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets are lined with small wires that carry a low electrical charge. In a way, this is not unlike the body’s own circulatory system, which keeps us warm via constant blood flow. When this charge passes through the wires, </span><a href="http://support.thewarmingstore.com/support/solutions/articles/5000590346-heated-clothing-how-it-works-and-safety" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">heat is produced by the jacket</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and transferred to the wearer.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The electrical charge usually emanates from a 3 or 7-volt battery, which is rechargeable and therefore never needs replacing. For some more advanced (and usually bulkier) garments, a 12-volt battery is used. The battery is accessible via a special pocket located somewhere on the jacket.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most heated jackets place their focus on heating the body’s core. They do this via two rectangular panels on either side of the chest, with a third, larger panel that covers the back.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 300px; overflow: hidden; width: 320px;"><img alt="heated jacket lining" height="300" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/12gJNMCK7GCjlWew7zWuNVFyCLthn_lmTp5SuuHepk3pUzkMVAbMcXEFwRWYsvYow-lwK8jtAEyXwS_cB9MV_y8MYWSqjvGOR7FeYenIpBM02ijto0jU3Y0ebEDQtn40Rm8fmF7-" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="320" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A waterproof membrane separates the heating elements from the wearer’s body. This makes the jackets safe to wear in wet or damp conditions.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, no heated jacket is 100% waterproof and they should never be submerged in water (mainly because it damages the battery).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The actual temperature of the jacket is usually controlled manually. Most heated jackets feature 3 levels of heating, ranging between 40℃ and 55℃.</span></p><br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Benefits of a Heated Jacket</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The immediate benefits of heated jackets are obvious. They allow the wearer to operate well, even in bitter cold, by providing a secondary heat source.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another benefit comes from the fact that less layers are actually </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/thermal-base-layer-review/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">needed by the wearer</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which allows for a greater degree of mobility. This is especially useful on the Doors or areas where intensive physical activity is required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pain relief is also a benefit, as the extra warmth provided by a heated jacket has been shown to promote blood circulation, which relieves pain from conditions such as rheumatism, arthritis and other ailments that can be aggravated by cold and damp.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Believe it or not, some of today’s heated jackets also feature USB-enabled pockets for charging various devices, as well as storing necessary items. So a key benefit is that you can charge your phone while it is in your pocket.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets are also lightweight, which means that they don’t add to the wearer’s burden if he or she is carrying heavy bags or items.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. How Long Do Heated Jackets Last?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The battery life of a heated jacket depends mainly on two factors, namely how high the temperature setting on the jacket is and the capacity of the power bank.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For example, if you have a lower quality battery and set the temperature to its highest setting, the jacket will not stay hot for very long, perhaps only a couple of hours. However, if you have a more powerful battery and keep the jacket on a low or medium setting, you should be able to get between 8 and 12 hours of heat out of it.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For certain (not all) heated jackets, extended life batteries are available and some models require batteries to be purchased separately, which gives you the chance to buy the battery that best suits your specific needs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another issue that can affect the battery life is whether or not you choose to charge a </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/radio-earpiece" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">portable device</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from one of the USB-enabled pockets. This, of course, will also drain the battery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some jackets now feature heated sleeves or attachable gloves in addition to breast and back panels. This will also impact the life of the battery, as there are more areas requiring electrical charge. Some leading designs actually allow the wearer to adjust heat zones separately (for example, heating your pockets at full temperature while reducing the temperature of the back zone), which could also affect the battery life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 624px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img alt="heated jacket levels" height="624" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EgD7wwMs_pYWCGp7t57bhLvAsWN0Br_tKst5QXQTh9fmfdtYHQI8mC8zohze7NC7wC9aZGuZAI827gdJ5T4IxfR55n9VpkmUWdKXqsPNOkE5099LQwuDu61j6F6BE-JrM4Hi5Mma" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two factors are especially important with regards to the battery; these are the voltage and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere_hour" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">milliampere hour</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Batteries with a higher voltage will enable the jacket to reach higher temperatures, while the milliampere hour pertains to the battery’s overall capacity. Consider this well before purchasing any type of heated garment.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. Are Heated Jackets Safe?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.hereon.biz/heated-jacket/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are usually quite safe. Although the panels do get quite warm, protective materials inside the jacket ensure that there is never any risk of damage to the wearer’s skin.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A waterproof layer, placed around the heated panels themselves, removes any possibility of the jacket’s electrical components becoming wet, regardless of the weather.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets do not use live electrical currents, so you can breathe a sigh of relief if you were worrying about electrocution. In fact, the voltage used is about as low as that of a small toy, so it is certainly nothing to worry about.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It may also be a surprise to learn that quite a few heated jackets are actually washer/dryer safe (take the battery out first though!).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good quality heated jackets will not catch fire, as they are specifically designed not to do so. Limits on temperature are also present to help the wearer </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/best-outdoor-cameras/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">stay safe</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As an addendum to this, however, it is worth noting that some lower quality jackets do carry a slight fire risk due to bad or faulty wiring. There are a lot of heated garments on the market, and it would be wrong to simply say that none of them carry a fire risk.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite being mostly safe, the heating system in your home or your </span><a href="http://www.slowcookerideas.co.uk/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">slow cooker</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> carry with them a slight risk of fire, which must be considered at all times. It is recommended that you don’t buy the cheapest models, that you do your research thoroughly before making a purchase and that you investigate the wiring to make sure the jacket is safe before wearing it.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most heated jackets will come with a warranty, and can be easily replaced if found to be faulty in any way.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6. Are Heated Jackets Waterproof?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By and large, </span><a href="https://thoroughlyreviewed.com/home-kitchen/heated-jacket-review/#features" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">heated jackets</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are not completely waterproof. Even the best winter coat you have can still get soaked if bombarded by enough rain for an extended period of time, heated jackets are no exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So although the heated elements are well protected and will not get wet, the jackets themselves are usually only water resistant, not waterproof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.ourbeautifulplanet.org/best-heated-jacket/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets are designed to withstand the cold</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> temperatures and are often quite hard wearing. They are especially useful in strong winds or snow, and you always have the option of </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/hi-vis-jacket-review/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">wearing a raincoat</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> over the slimmer models.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7. How Do You Wash a Heated Jacket?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.heatwearworld.com/heated-jacket-washing-instructions/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets are actually easy to wash</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The battery packs, heating panels and any other internal technology must, of course be removed first, but after that you can wash your jacket the same way you might wash any other coat or jacket.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is advisable, however, to use a gentle wash cycle (not too hot) and to allow the coat to air-dry, rather than putting it in a tumble dryer. The dryer probably won’t ruin the jacket, but </span><a href="https://bestofmachinery.com/best-heated-jacket/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">air-drying is better</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the shape, structure and quality of the jacket overall.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets have moved away from the cumbersome, awkward models of the past. Today’s heated jackets are sleek, high tech and often quite fashionable. They are a perfect addition to any outdoor </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/best-security-boots/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">worker’s wardrobe</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but you really have to try one to see just how big a difference they can make.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8. What is the Material that is used?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Externally, heated jackets are usually made of specially treated polyester (often with a DWR coating). This is designed to be resistant to wind and rain, and to help keep warm air trapped within its layers, making them relatively effective even without the heating functions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They usually sport a soft, comfortable inner lining, which can be made from any number of materials, such as fleece. Some designs feature removable hoods and gloves as well.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-heated-jacket/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heated jackets</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> often take the form of </span><a href="https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-softshell-jacket/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">softshell jackets</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a type of outdoor clothing designed to bridge the gap between the outer layer and mid layer by keeping the </span><a href="http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/reviews/mens-fleece-jackets/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">wearer warm</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> without restricting mobility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The heat elements used in heated jackets are usually either thin steel plates or carbon fibres.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fibers" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1e73be; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carbon fibres</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are, as the name suggests, fashioned from carbon crystals. For context, remember that diamonds, one of the hardest substances known to man, are simply chunks of superheated carbon.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carbon fibres, often interwoven with other materials to create a composite, are typically low weight, have a very high tensile strength and are highly heat and stress resistant. In short, they are the perfect material for a lightweight, hard wearing, heat producing jacket. This is probably why they are used in aerospace engineering, motorsports and anywhere else mankind might need an edge.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-76336218537615580302016-09-15T12:25:00.001-07:002016-09-15T12:25:00.381-07:00Motorola DP1400 Unboxing and Review<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qs2L5BSx7qo" width="480"></iframe>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-82287040758343255672016-09-08T02:54:00.001-07:002016-09-08T02:54:31.421-07:00How to wear a Radio Earpiece<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0V8EGwX9IxnsQMWQKJuYaNeYHseXvP-1" width="425"></iframe>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-75646111412847711752016-02-09T09:01:00.001-08:002016-02-09T09:06:10.669-08:00Guide to Safeguarding the Hearing of Staff in Loud Environments<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r5tHZKWu4A0" width="480"></iframe><br />
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• Malformation of outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear structures<br />
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• Impacted earwax<br />
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robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-60131832010588401122014-04-25T12:56:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:48:48.534-07:00Why isn’t there a Dick Tracy style radio wristwatch on the market? (Asked by Nadia from Los Angeles, California)(Asked by Nadia from Los Angeles, California)<br />
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Before I answer your question, I have a question for you; what’s the weather like in the City of Angels?<br />
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Because right now, as I type this from my home in the UK, its bloody freezing and if it’s warmer where you are, then I think I may have to answer your question in person!<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3874247500394952763&useLegacyBlogger=true" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Just kidding.<br />
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On to your question, does it matter if the watch isn’t ‘Dick Tracy’ branded? Because if that’s what you’re after, then I’m sorry to say that, to the best of my knowledge at least, a ‘Dick Tracy’ branded two-way radio wristwatch doesn’t exist. If/when they make another DT movie (the last time they did, I was a little boy and I had the promotional T-shirt, so we must be due for one), then it seems likely that they will make one.<br />
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However, if you just want a <a href="https://www.2wayradionline.co.uk/">two-way radio</a> in the form of a wristwatch, then actually, you’re in luck. Two-way radio watches, like those used by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099422/">DickTracy</a>, do indeed exist and are available for purchase as I type this. They don’t appear to have gotten big as a consumer item (which is somewhat odd, when you think about it), but you never know, you could start a trend.<br />
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Wow. I’ve actually finished early this time out, I’ve still got a fair old bit of space to use up. What I’ll do, then, is list a few of the available products for you.<br />
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First, there’s the <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/two-way-radios/xact-wristlinx-x2x/4505-3502_7-30421891.html">XACT X2X Wristlinx</a>, which boasts 22 available channels and a 1.5-mile range, then there’s the AGPtek Multi-channels wrist-operated walkie talkie which, clumsy name aside, offers 5 hours of talk time and full headset/headphone compatibility (though quite how attaching headphones to your wrist would work is anyone’s guess), although it only has 12 hours of time display before the batteries conk out of you (and, somewhat disappointingly, it has no back-up power source), this isn’t really a bad bit of kit. After those two, there are a bunch of variations on a theme, most of which can be ordered via Amazon, they are usually priced between $45 and $95, but you can probably find a bargain if you look around a bit.<br />
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So, as I shuffle off to bed in time for my long winter’s nap, I hope I’ve helped answer your question, Nadia. Enjoy the weather while you can, you’ll miss it when it’s gone!<br />
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<br />robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-70762590252098780302014-04-25T03:57:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:49:34.239-07:00How To Make Spy Earpieces?As with many things, it is possible to make an invisible earphone set out of stuff you may have lying around the house and materials that are easy enough to source online. For an easy-to-follow instructional video below.<br />
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The method relayed here has been taken from Frank GuYun of Instructables.com. Links to the original article have been provided. In order to follow the process completely, you’ll need to follow both his technical schematics and his instructional video. This answer will work best if you relate to it as a companion piece, or ‘checklist’ if you will.<br />
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What now follows is a step-by-step guide to making your own pair of invisible earphones.<br />
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1x Piece of cardboard (ideally larger than your head).<br />
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2x (or more) Neodymium magnets.<br />
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1x Knife.<br />
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50m Enamelled wire.<br />
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2x LM386 batteries.<br />
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<strong>STEP ONE</strong> – You’ll need to acquire some small magnets (about 6mm in length and the same in diameter is best). If buying online, the best keywords to use are ‘neodymium + magnet’, as this will generate the type of magnet you will need.<br />
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<strong>STEP TWO</strong> – You will now need to make a coil necklace. For instructional reference photos of this process, click <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Invisible-Earphones/?ALLSTEPS">HERE</a>. Firstly, you will need a piece of cardboard and roughly 50 metres of enamelled wire. Enamelled wire is copper wire that is coated with polyurethane. The wire necklace must be able to fit around your head. Fashion the wire ring into a necklace that fits you comfortably (and can easily be taken on or off). Then, you cover the wire with electrical tape (in order to protect it). Next, take a knife and carefully strip away the plastic tips of the wires (you’ll find out why later).<br />
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<strong>STEP THREE</strong> – You now need to source two LM386 batteries. These batteries will power the earphones. Then, you need to construct the amplifier; a schematic is linked <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Invisible-Earphones/?ALLSTEPS">HERE</a> regarding what components are needed (and what goes where). The amplifier is relatively easy to construct, but requires patience and a little bit of electronics experience. Following the video is absolutely the best way to do this.<br />
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<strong>STEP FOUR</strong> – Connect the wires to the appropriate spots on the amplifier (remember when you stripped those wires? Well now you need to solder them into place). Locate the grand wire using a multimeter and attach everything to the circuit board the way that Frank does.<br />
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<strong>STEP FIVE</strong> – Place the wire necklace around your neck and the small magnet inside your ear. Then plug the device into your MP3 player and listen to some tunes!<br />
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How To Make Spy <a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/">Earpieces</a>?robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-22396757249938267822014-04-25T03:54:00.002-07:002014-04-25T03:54:09.199-07:00What features does nintendo 3ds have<p>I have a Nintendo DS. I suppose its maybe a bit passé by current standards, with the Wii, the PSP and what-have-you out on the market, but for me it picked up where my Gameboy Advance left off, which picked off where my original Gameboy did. It works well, the games are great and the touchscreen works perfectly. It’s smart-looking and feels <em>cool</em>.</p><br/><p><img class="rg_i" style="float: left;" 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alt="" name="1INpKXUMN3z-2M:" data-sz="f"/>So how do you improve on a big selling, popular DS model? Answer: Take a leaf out of Hollywood’s book and embrace digital 3D technology. The<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ISLDV0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B004ISLDV0&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwiphoneearp-21">Nintendo 3DS</a> is a major new invention in gaming, though time will tell if it will catch on. If the device sells, its promise of using autostereoscopy (which creates a 3D effect without the requirement of nerdy glasses) could potentially revolutionize the way we play video games.</p><br/><p>The Nintendo 3DS and its new line of 3D Nintendo games will cast an imposing new challenge to the portable gaming world. Personally, I can’t wait. The DS, already a classy, grown-up take on the Gameboy, played by professionals on lunch break, retirees and Uni students as well as young children, is set once more to lead the charge with its current 3D incarnation.</p><br/><p>Another great feature is its backwards compatibility. The old DS Nintendo games you have at home? Don’t worry about them, you’ll still be able to play them on your new Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo’s modern reinvention continues to impress. I’m a poet and I don’t know it!</p><br/><p>We could be looking at a brand new innovation in video game technology happening right before our eyes. This could be as big an idea as taking games out of the arcades and putting them in the home in the <em>first place</em>. It’s potentially <em>that</em> important. The Nintendo 3DS and the latest, coolest line of Nintendo games could be the best ever. Personally, I look forward to seeing how great a game can look on a tiny little device, what else can Nintendo offer its customers besides walking on water? It really could be huge. However, if unsuccessful, the Nintendo 3DS could go down in history as a folly of epic proportions. Suppose the picture quality doesn’t deliver or the graphics aren’t up to much? What happens then? If Nintendo falls on this one, they stand to fall from a very great height indeed. Time, and market forces, will tell. </p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.iphoneearpiece.co.uk/news/what-features-does-nintendo-3ds-have/">What features does nintendo 3ds have</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-78553694245204682882014-04-24T17:41:00.002-07:002014-04-24T17:41:08.862-07:00How do waterproof headphones work?<p align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Asked by Betty from Hammersmith</span></p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center">I take it you’re a newer reader and you therefore aren’t aware of my dislike for recommending specific sets of headphones. In a usual case, (like when one reader asked me to recommend sweat-proof headphones) I have to answer with “it depends on a multitude of factors, such as how often you use them, how important sound quality is to you or even (in that one case) how much you tend to sweat. However, I’m not going to let you down, Betty, because waterproof headphones are actually a bit different…</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">There are several companies that specialize in designing totally waterproof headphones, some of which I’ll be glad to recommend to you. However, at this point, I really must stress that I have never owned, borrowed, or even reviewed a pair of waterproof headphones, so although I am happy to point you in the right direction, I (metaphorically, of course) wash my hands of responsibility if they don’t quite work. My advice to you is to try Headsetonline.co.uk first and read the customer reviews (especially the negative ones), <em>before</em> making your purchase.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, now that’s over and done with…</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p><img class="rg_i" style="width: 235px; height: 176px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; float: left;" 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alt="" name="68r9UJnbXJLS0M:" data-sz="f"/>A company called ‘<a href="http://www.swimmer.co.uk/">Swimmer LTD</a>’ specialize in all things swimming related, with special emphasis on watertight cases for iPods, smartphones and even iPads. They also sell headphones, of course and their site features customer reviews for most of their products.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Another company called ‘H20 Audio’ also makes waterproof headphones and FINIS have a set called the ‘SwimP3’ which, dopey name aside, seems to be rather well-regarded by swimmers. The ‘SwimP3’ utilizes bone conduction technology, which is probably the best way to go if you’re planning on listening to music whilst swimming.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/bone-conducting-headphones.htm">Bone conduction</a>, in case you don’t know, simply bypasses the outer ear and stimulates the tiny inner ear bones (called ‘ossicles’), just as an organic sound would, your brain then interprets this sound exactly the same way as it would if you’d heard it in your ear, only, because your outer ear is not directly being used, you are free to wear earplugs (which some swimmers like to do).</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">These suggestions are by no means your only options though; there are a veritable ton of companies out there all manufacturing products <em>exactly</em> like the ones you want. So, whilst I can’t give any of them a personal seal of approval (sorry about that), I can at least offer a helping hand. Is that enough, Betty?</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.motorolaearpiece.co.uk/news/how-do-waterproof-headphones-work/">How do waterproof headphones work?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-54498180939519230412014-04-24T05:01:00.002-07:002014-04-24T05:01:08.382-07:00how to buy a laptop computer<p>There are a great many laptops on the market; it is a very crowded marketplace indeed. This is all very well and good for the techie types out there who live on a diet of stats, acronyms and data, but what about those of us who really haven’t a clue? (And believe me, I am <em>firmly</em> in this category) </p><br/><p>Well, I recently set out to try and buy myself a laptop so that I can write whilst travelling, have regular access to the Internet (without fiddling with the tiny keys on an overpriced phone) and generally update my operations beyond late 19<sup>th</sup> century age-of-steam standards. To this end, I have talked to a couple of my more ‘technically minded’ friends and compiled for you a list of three questions that all prospective laptop owners should ask, <em>before</em> you get into anything even remotely technical. </p><br/><p>1) How heavy is it? Some laptops have a ‘dock’, which is a sort of power pack that can also contain things like the CD drive (if it has one) this may be very useful when sitting at a desk, but increases the weight dramatically if you are planning on commuting. Make sure, when choosing the model for you that you know how much it will weigh when carried around.</p><br/><p>2) What do you want it for? Many different types of laptop computers are available to buy. Its not as simple as just selecting a certain type and going for it. There are gamer laptops for example, which are, unsurprisingly, for gamers. They can be used for regular functions, but the increase in memory and processing power also necessitates an increase in price. Why pay for more than you need? </p><br/><p>3) Is it discontinued? It may be tempting to pick up a second-hand laptop on eBay, just make sure you don’t get a second-rate one by mistake. Many laptop models are discontinued, some after only a couple of years and that means that its repair value will end up being very high indeed. You also run a big risk of not having enough memory to run the <em>state-of-the-art</em> software package you got for Christmas. It’d be like trying to upload the Matrix onto a typewriter. </p><br/><p>Of course, you should be absolutely sure that the laptop you eventually do buy suits your needs. There is no point buying a Macbook Pro if all you want is access to the chimp video on Youtube, for example (you know the one I mean!!). I strongly advise making some techie friends as well, yes, they are boring and not usually much to look at either, but they pay for themselves with the money they’ll save you. Trust me. </p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.motorolaearpiece.co.uk/news/how-to-buy-a-laptop-computer/">how to buy a laptop computer</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-49900884398066619622014-04-23T22:46:00.002-07:002014-04-23T22:46:10.494-07:00Bring beautiful music (and sound effects) to your ears with this headset buying guide<p>This Headset buying guide from <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html">PC world</a> is one of the most detailed we could find for this christmas, if you’re looking for a headset for a family member then reading this will put you in the right direction.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Modern games deliver awesome graphics, but the visuals are only half of the gaming experience. Studies have shown that audio quality can shape your perception of the entire gaming experience. When a high-quality soundtrack reaches your ears, your brain will also perceive the game’s graphics to be of higher quality.</p><br/><p>Audio quality can affect your gaming experience in other ways, too. Without good audio, you won’t hear enemies approaching or hiding behind cover. You might not hear your teammates as they try to coordinate with you or give you instructions, and they won’t hear you clearly, either. And you’ll lose that sense of immersion in the game world that turns a good gaming experience a great one. A high-quality headset is just as important as a good graphics card, keyboard, and monitor.</p><br/><p>Audiophiles want the best quality they can get, and gamers need the best tech available. Top-of-the-line headsets deliver both. Whichever camp you’re in, the first choice you need to make is between a stereo headset and a surround-sound headset. Stereo—independent sound from the left and right channels—is the more common option, but it can’t match the realism of surround sound.</p><br/><p>Headsets that use surround-sound technology simulate realistic room acoustics through digital signal processing. They trick your brain into thinking that sound is coming from specific locations in the environment. It’s a great sensation and can be really helpful in games—when it works. If the designer handles the encoding poorly, however, it can create myriad artifacts and distortions that make audio enthusiasts cringe.</p><br/><p>rage 7b<br/>Inline controls make it easier to adjust a headset’s volume and mute functions.</p><br/><p>Once you’ve made that decision, focus on comfort. A headset should fit your noggin the way your favorite sweatshirt fits your torso. A too-heavy headset will pull down on the top of your head and strain your neck, turning you into a broken bobble-head. The headband should be well padded, and the ear cups should cover your ears completely to keep sound in and background noise out.</p><br/><p>Natural materials such as cloth mesh and leather (especially lambskin) are the most comfortable to wear for long gaming runs. Vinyl and other types of faux leather tend to peel and crack with age, and they can irritate sensitive skin after several hours.</p><br/><p>analog or usb<br/>Headsets can connect via USB or analog. The Logitech G430 lets you choose.</p><br/><p>You can connect a headset to your PC in one of two ways: with a USB connector or with jacks (typically, 1/8-inch jacks). USB keeps the audio signal in the digital domain until it reaches a digital-to-analog converter, which can be inline with the cable or inside the headset. These designs prevent electrical noise from the PC’s motherboard and other components from contaminating the audio signal. If you’ve invested in a high-end sound card, or a motherboard designed to isolate its onboard audio components from electrical interference, a good analog headset will deliver excellent audio quality.</p><br/><p>Don’t forget the element that turns a pair of headphones into a headset: the microphone. Communication is huge in multiplayer games, so a good mic is invaluable. A flexible stalk will enable you to position it comfortably near your mouth when you need it, and easily shunt it aside when you don’t.</p><br/><p>bvlack a40 34a0s 0023 astro a40 tag<br/>Some headsets, like the Astro A40s, have such additional features as equalizers, a detachable microphone, and inline controls.</p><br/><p>Extra features are the icing on a headset cake. Inline controls provide a convenient way to adjust the volume and mute the mic when you don’t want to broadcast your conversation. A removable microphone allows you to comfortably use the headphones with a digital media player while on the go. And an equalizer or client software can let you establish sound profiles for whatever you’re listening to—games, movies, or music.</p><br/><p>Escape the never-ending ambient sounds of holiday music and squabbling families by throwing on your new headset and blasting away in-game baddies while enjoying sweet high-definition audio.</p><br/><p>Source – <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html</a></p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.motorolaearpiece.co.uk/news/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide/">Bring beautiful music (and sound effects) to your ears with this headset buying guide</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-46998700316650638522014-04-23T09:40:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:50:58.529-07:00Why do secret service guys wear those earpieces with the coiled wires instead of something less conspicuous?That’s actually a pretty good question. Good quality wireless earpieces are available, affordable and would be far more inconspicuous than the classic ‘wired’ models. So why don’t the secret service make their presence a little more, well, secret?<br />
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The main reason is largely psychological in nature (though there will be a technical component later on). You see, if a potential troublemaker looks into a crowd and sees nobody there that he/she identifies with as a threat, then said troublemaker will be far more likely to start making trouble. However, if they notice secret service guys using their <a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/" target="_blank">trademark earpieces</a>, then they might think twice about it and a lot of unpleasantness can actually be avoided.<br />
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To you or I (assuming that you aren’t a troublemaker?), the secret service guys are just that, they usually appear to protect someone or something, so we ought to have no reason to fear them. Ergo, they stand out just enough to deter the would-be troublemakers, but not so much that they frighten the rest of us or distract from whatever proceedings we happen to be, um, proceeding with.<br />
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If you’re sitting there saying, “hang on, what happens if they want to sneak up on someone?” then my answer is still the same, expect that I would imagine that the secret service would put two or three agents within visual distance of a suspect and then ‘herd’ the troublemaker towards other agents in the vicinity. I have no evidence (or experience, I’m grateful to say), to back that up, but it seems reasonable to me to do it that way.<br />
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Now, onto the technical part: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless">wireless communication</a>, whilst it has improved greatly in the last few years, is still not as reliable as the more old fashioned forms of ‘wired’ communication. Wireless communication can be subject to signal interference, as well as suffering from a more limited bandwidth.<br />
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Finally, wireless communications gobble up battery power far more than their wired counterparts, so for tasks that may last for several long hours at a time, long battery life is a must.<br />
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When the wireless technology improves, I suspect that the secret service will make the leap, but I also suspect that they’ll keep the coil, for the reasons stated above.<br />
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Also, as an added extra – if you’re wondering why they touch their ears when they receive a message (much to my fellow Brit James Bond’s chagrin), well, that’s because pushing the earpiece into your ear drowns out background noise and also makes the message louder. They simply do it for sound clarity when receiving important information.<br />
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<br />robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-13742232980862846692014-04-22T23:58:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:51:56.477-07:00Bone conducting technology, how this trumps any type of earpieceMusic is a big part of daily life and it has been for almost as long as Human beings have now been on this earth. I often point to a discovery of a 40,000-year-old flute dating back to that ice age as evidence for this, but truly, all the facts you will need is all around you, every day. We remember ballads and songs long after the people who initially composed them have died and rotted away (a plan which I find curiously soothing) plus the music industry, love it or hate it, is always a large business.<br />
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Though, whilst the ice age musicians likely survived during a world of stark violence, frozen, dull wastelands and harsh, ‘kill or be killed’ inter-cave politics, they by no means required to cope with road works, transport lorries, screaming babies or drunken crowd-rousers on their way to a stag evening. Lucky buggers.<br />
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Today’s listener has to accommodate all that and much more, that may make listening to your music not just difficult, but additionally risky.<br />
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Now, though, contemporary science has stumbled across a way in which you’ll be able to still listen to the favourite songs, even if you’re wearing earplugs (no, I have not been sniffing discarded paint cans yet again). It is called bone conduction technology and no, despite the marginally odd name, it really doesn’t hurt…<br />
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Based on recent research, exposure to any noise over 100 decibels wears away a membrane known as the myelin sheath and leaves your inner ear susceptible to problems like tinnitus and temporary deafness, which can be the beginning of even more important problems. Bone conduction technology is designed to bypass many sensitive parts of the ear and reduce the risk of inner-ear damage.<br />
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How? Well, so as to know that, we need to first understand how our ears actually work. (HERE COMES THE SCIENCE-Y BIT) Principally, noise travels though the air, these sound waves are intercepted by numerous structures in the ear and are finally translated and transmitted into our brains (if it helps, visualize it like the encoding/decoding of digital information, like that which leads the movements of the wireless mouse).<br />
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The sound waves first meet a bit of cartilage (yes, the same stuff that a shark’s skeleton is made of), which helps to concentrate the sound, this known as a pinna (but you’ll call it your outer ear without looking too silly).<br />
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After that, the sound waves pass into your central ear, it is filled with air and also includes both your acoustic canal plus your eardrum (my little brother burst his when he was little and virtually burst mine crying about it). The eardrum vibrates, passing the sound through to a ossicles, which are three small bones (that are actually pretty necessary to the sense of balance, I’m told). These tiny bones transmit the signal to the cochlea, that is a fluid-filled structure that ‘encodes’ the signals for our noggin to ‘decode’.<br />
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Bone conduction tech vibrates the bones of your skull, distributing the sound directly to a cochlea and bypassing the rest of the ear entirely. The nerve impulses transmitted to your mind are exactly the same, however the sensitive instrument of the ear does not need to deal with the hassle of, to quote Anchorman’s Brick Tamland “LOUD NOISES!”<br />
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This process seems to be completely safe; in fact, the legendary deaf composer Beethoven applied a rudimentary version of this process to be able to compose his most well-known works. He attached a rod between his piano and his head and, as such, was able to hear the music he was playing.<br />
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So here you go, rather than exposing your delicate ears to louder and louder volumes, to drown out the environment noise, it is possible to alternativily stick your earpugs in and play your music at the correct volume. Make no bones about it (groan!)<br />
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for more information on the full range of <a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/106-Bone-Conduction-Headphones" target="_blank">bone conductor</a> earpieces visit www.earpieceonline.co.uk<br />
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<br />robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-55991728315561515042014-04-22T01:09:00.001-07:002014-04-22T01:09:05.385-07:00MP FREE! Or how I learned to stop worrying and love new technology<p>I am a vinyl fan. You’ve never heard of most of my favourite bands, and if you have, you won’t like them. Modern music leaves me extremely cold. I’m a fan of most styles, but the current production methods (lets bury everything under a million layers of random sounds just because we can, then we’ll get rid of all background sound and make everything pitch-perfect and soulless) are lost on me. </p><br/><p><img data-sz='f' name='nNxojWk0VP3ImM:' alt='' 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style='width: 180px; height: 180px; margin-left: -2px; margin-right: -2px; margin-top: 0px; float: left;' class='rg_i'/>As you can imagine, I came to MP3 rather late. For the longest time I wandered around with a portable CD player in my pocket that skipped if I moved even a step too fast. It ran on batteries that would run out regularly and was, generally, a pain. However, I persevered with it because I’m a compulsive music addict. The rock, blues, folk and reggae tunes I listen to daily are the soundtrack to my life. </p><br/><p>This, then, is how I learned to love portable music (and MP3 is the first <em>truly</em> portable music – believe me, I also once carried a tape player). These days I carry an Apple iPod, an ever-ready library of about 60Gb of music at my fingertips, but I have also used (and worn out) several other MP3 players in my time. </p><br/><p>MP3 isn’t the best way to listen to music. The sound is too ‘scrunched’ (for want to a technical term) At the moment, it is winning on convenience grounds as its space-efficient, cost-effective, easily copied/transferred to other gadgets and can be obtained in just a few minutes. In addition to that (perhaps worryingly if you are a fan of album music) you can purchase only the particular tracks you want at the time. Vinyl is still the best way to really <em>hear</em> a band. But you can’t play a turntable on the train, you can’t take it on holiday with you and you really don’t want to carry a suitcase filled with vinyl anywhere unless you are some sort of DJ and being paid to do so. </p><br/><p>The MP3 is without a doubt the finest development in portable music since the travelling band. But its also really good for alternative music; the mainstream’s brow-beating tactics have rendered a good deal of great music unfashionable, and nobody wants to walk around blasting Celtic Folk or Delta Blues tunes out of a ghetto blaster, do they? Likewise, your favourite band’s foray into soundscapes or clever-dick psychedelia may be awesome, but might not be a hit with the ladies, so to speak, but with MP3, you could be listening to <em>anything</em> and its entirely up to you. Its also good for independent music, bands can cheaply distribute their music (often giving away free songs) which makes starting a band and sharing your music that much <em>simpler</em>. So, to sum up MP3 is a very <em>freeing</em> experience indeed. Just don’t chuck out your turntable!</p><br/> <br/><a href='http://www.bluetoothearpiece.co.uk/news/mp-free-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-new-technology/'>MP FREE! Or how I learned to stop worrying and love new technology</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-79014580743764418812014-04-21T08:36:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:52:27.219-07:00Will I be Able to Hear Bone Conduction Headphones Even if I Wear Earplugs?Because bone conduction bypasses the ear entirely and directly stimulates the ossicles (which is the scientific name for the tiny bones that reside in your inner ear, as well as the rationale behind comic book hero Daredevil’s athletic prowess), it is entirely possible to stick your ear plugs in and still listen to your ‘Bonephones’.<br />
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In some respects, it’s actually preferable. Y’see Nick, using headphones is fine and dandy, until you have to turn the volume <em>all the way up</em> in order to drown out noisy children, busy traffic and/or people shouting into their phones all around you. After that, if you increase the volume to too great a degree, you can expose your ears to sounds that can actually permanently damage your hearing.<br />
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Bone conduction, however, carries much less of a risk, because it does not effect the parts of the ear most at risk from loud noises.<br />
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Hearing is a process that actually has several stages. At first, your ear picks up sound waves, the sound waves pass into your middle ear (specifically, your auditory canal) before hitting the eardrum. The eardrum then vibrates, passing the sound down to the aforementioned ossicles (‘aforementioned ossicles’ is a lovely phrase, don’t you think?) From there, the ossicles transmit the sound to the cochlea, which is a fluid-filled structure that encodes the sound information in order for our brain to decode it (this is not unlike the way a wireless mouse works, actually).<br />
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Yup, the inner ear is a wacky world.<br />
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Essentially, bone conduction technology rattles the ossicles in the same way that they’d rattle in your inner ear, it just, to turn a phrase my father is particularly fond of ‘cuts out the middle man’. It really is an interesting invention.<br />
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So, as you see, there is no way a pair of earplugs pose any problem at all to your enjoying music or audio content on your Bonephones. I hope this helps. You’ll likely find this method especially useful if you happen to find yourself on a long plane journey and seated next to a disgruntled infant.<br />
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I’m actually fairly certain that bone conduction technology was invented during a similar scenario.<br />
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<a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/106-Bone-Conduction-Headphones">Will I be Able to Hear Bone Conduction Headphones Even if I Wear Earplugs?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-10570710554900678652014-04-21T08:07:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:53:10.129-07:00Bone conducting technology, how this beats any kind of earpieceMusic is a huge element of everyday life and it has been for nearly as long as Human beings have now been on this planet. I often point to the discovery of the 40,000-year-old flute dating back to that ice age as evidence for this, but truthfully, all the facts you may need is all around you, each day. We bear in mind ballads and songs long after the people who initially composed them have died and rotted away (a plan which I find curiously comforting) plus the music industry, love it or hate it, is definitely a big business.<br />
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On the other hand, whilst the ice age musicians probably survived during a world of stark cruelty, frozen, unimaginative wastelands and tough, ‘kill or be killed’ inter-cave politics, they never had to contend with road works, transport lorries, screaming children or drunken crowd-rousers on their way to a stag night. Fortunate buggers.<br />
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Today’s listener has to accommodate all that and much more, that may make listening to the music not only difficult, but also dangerous.<br />
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Now, however, current science has stumbled over a way in which you can still listen to your favourite songs, even if you’re wearing earplugs (no, I have not been sniffing discarded paint cans yet again). It is called skeleton conduction tech and no, despite the slightly odd name, it in truth doesn’t hurt…<br />
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Based on recent fields of study, exposure to any sound over 100 Dbm wears away a membrane known as a myelin sheath and leaves your middle ear liable to problems like tinnitus and temporary deafness, which can be the beginning of even more significant problems. Bone conduction technology is made to bypass various sensitive portions of the ear and reduce the risk of inner-ear damage.<br />
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How? Well, so as to understand that, we have to first understand how our ears essentially work. (HERE COMES THE SCIENCE-Y BIT) Basically, noise travels though the space, these sound waves are intercepted by quite a few structures within the ear and are finally translated and transmitted into our brains (if it helps, visualize it much like the encoding/decoding of digital information, such as that which guides the movements of the wireless mouse).<br />
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The sound waves first meet a bit of cartilage (yes, identical stuff a shark’s skeleton is formed of), which helps to focus the sound, this is named a pinna (but you can call it your outer ear without looking too stupid).<br />
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Subsequently, the sound waves pass into your middle ear, it is filled up with air and also contains both your acoustic canal and your eardrum (my little brother burst his when he was little and almost burst mine crying about it). The eardrum vibrates, passing the sound through to the ossicles, that are three small bones (that are actually pretty essential to your sense of steadiness, I’m told). These tiny bones transmit the sound to the cochlea, that’s a fluid-filled structure that ‘encodes’ the signals for our brain to ‘decode’.<br />
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Bone conduction tech vibrates the bones of your skull, distributing the sound directly to the cochlea and bypassing the remainder of the ear totally. The nerve impulses transmitted to the brain are precisely the same, but the sensitive mechanism of our ear does not need to deal with the hassle of, to cite Anchorman’s Brick Tamland “LOUD NOISES!”<br />
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This process appears to be totally safe; actually, the famously deaf composer Beethoven employed a rudimentary version of this method to be able to compose his most renowned works. He attached a rod between his piano and his head and, as such, was able to listen to the song he was playing.<br />
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So here you go, instead of exposing your delicate ears to louder and louder volumes, to drown out the environment noise, you can instead stick your <a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/118-earplugs">earpugs</a> in and play your music at the appropriate volume. Make no bones about it (groan!)<br />
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for more information on the full range of bone conductor earpieces visit <a a="" any="" beats="" bone-conducting-technology-how-this-beats-any-kind-of-earpiece="" conducting="" earpiece="" how="" href="http://www.%3Ci%3Eearpieceonline%3C/i%3E.co.uk/15-bone-conductors%E2%80%9D%20target=%E2%80%9D_blank%E2%80%9D%3Eearpieceonline%3C/a%3E.co.uk%3C/p%3E%0A%20%3Cbr/%3E%3Ca%20href=" http:="" kind="" of="" one="" securityearpiece.co.uk="" technology="" this=""></a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-3689993382572841992014-04-20T23:43:00.002-07:002014-04-20T23:43:10.454-07:00Bring beautiful music (and sound effects) to your ears with this headset buying guide<p>This Headset buying guide from <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html">PC world</a> is one of the most detailed we could find for this christmas, if you’re looking for a headset for a family member then reading this will put you in the right direction.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Modern games deliver awesome graphics, but the visuals are only half of the gaming experience. Studies have shown that audio quality can shape your perception of the entire gaming experience. When a high-quality soundtrack reaches your ears, your brain will also perceive the game’s graphics to be of higher quality.</p><br/><p>Audio quality can affect your gaming experience in other ways, too. Without good audio, you won’t hear enemies approaching or hiding behind cover. You might not hear your teammates as they try to coordinate with you or give you instructions, and they won’t hear you clearly, either. And you’ll lose that sense of immersion in the game world that turns a good gaming experience a great one. A high-quality headset is just as important as a good graphics card, keyboard, and monitor.</p><br/><p>Audiophiles want the best quality they can get, and gamers need the best tech available. Top-of-the-line headsets deliver both. Whichever camp you’re in, the first choice you need to make is between a stereo headset and a surround-sound headset. Stereo—independent sound from the left and right channels—is the more common option, but it can’t match the realism of surround sound.</p><br/><p>Headsets that use surround-sound technology simulate realistic room acoustics through digital signal processing. They trick your brain into thinking that sound is coming from specific locations in the environment. It’s a great sensation and can be really helpful in games—when it works. If the designer handles the encoding poorly, however, it can create myriad artifacts and distortions that make audio enthusiasts cringe.</p><br/><p>rage 7b<br/>Inline controls make it easier to adjust a headset’s volume and mute functions.</p><br/><p>Once you’ve made that decision, focus on comfort. A headset should fit your noggin the way your favorite sweatshirt fits your torso. A too-heavy headset will pull down on the top of your head and strain your neck, turning you into a broken bobble-head. The headband should be well padded, and the ear cups should cover your ears completely to keep sound in and background noise out.</p><br/><p>Natural materials such as cloth mesh and leather (especially lambskin) are the most comfortable to wear for long gaming runs. Vinyl and other types of faux leather tend to peel and crack with age, and they can irritate sensitive skin after several hours.</p><br/><p>analog or usb<br/>Headsets can connect via USB or analog. The Logitech G430 lets you choose.</p><br/><p>You can connect a headset to your PC in one of two ways: with a USB connector or with jacks (typically, 1/8-inch jacks). USB keeps the audio signal in the digital domain until it reaches a digital-to-analog converter, which can be inline with the cable or inside the headset. These designs prevent electrical noise from the PC’s motherboard and other components from contaminating the audio signal. If you’ve invested in a high-end sound card, or a motherboard designed to isolate its onboard audio components from electrical interference, a good analog headset will deliver excellent audio quality.</p><br/><p>Don’t forget the element that turns a pair of headphones into a headset: the microphone. Communication is huge in multiplayer games, so a good mic is invaluable. A flexible stalk will enable you to position it comfortably near your mouth when you need it, and easily shunt it aside when you don’t.</p><br/><p>bvlack a40 34a0s 0023 astro a40 tag<br/>Some headsets, like the Astro A40s, have such additional features as equalizers, a detachable microphone, and inline controls.</p><br/><p>Extra features are the icing on a headset cake. Inline controls provide a convenient way to adjust the volume and mute the mic when you don’t want to broadcast your conversation. A removable microphone allows you to comfortably use the headphones with a digital media player while on the go. And an equalizer or client software can let you establish sound profiles for whatever you’re listening to—games, movies, or music.</p><br/><p>Escape the never-ending ambient sounds of holiday music and squabbling families by throwing on your new headset and blasting away in-game baddies while enjoying sweet high-definition audio.</p><br/><p>Source – <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069881/bring-beautiful-music-and-sound-effects-to-your-ears-with-this-headset-buying-guide.html</a></p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.bluetoothearphone.co.uk/?p=125">Bring beautiful music (and sound effects) to your ears with this headset buying guide</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-63279737367081626802014-04-20T18:42:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:46:10.335-07:00The Best CP040 earpiecePreviously, we checked out an earpiece specifically designed to use with the Motorola gp340 2 way radio series. This time, we will be investigating the CP040 earpiece, an affordable and versatile little doohickey that is amazingly exciting, but also does little to break your bank account.<br />
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The Motorola cp040 earpiece is much like the GP300 earpiece. It’s tiny, smart and cheap, but it also represents pretty good value for money. EarpieceOnline lists this earpiece for about £11.50, however it’s a pretty good deal for the cost.<br />
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We’ll be candid, everything is pretty essential on this model, however the earpiece performs its function well and definitely will not let anybody down.<br />
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The noise quality of this Cp040 2-pin earpiece is excellent indeed and also the PTT ‘push to talk’ utility is handy and easy to use. As usual, the Motorola cp040 earpiece features a sprung clothing clip that attaches easily to nearly all items of clothes (you may find it a problem if you’re planning on using it while dressed as a giant Sumo wrestler and competing on ‘Takeshi’s Castle’, but apart from that…).<br />
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As on the gp300 series, as it only features a 2-pin plug, an adaptor block will be required to be used with the Motorola gp320 and Motorola gp340 series of 2 way radios.<br />
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The ergonomic D-shaped earpiece itself is comfortable to wear and generally inconspicuous. It may be effortlessly used in either the left or right ear, depending on one’s own liking. The Motorola cp040 earpiece fits most ear sizes, so if you happen to be Prince Charles or Martin Clunes (Editor’s Note: or my Uncle Dave), you shouldn’t have many comfort issues, if any.<br />
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There’s no Kevlar cable on this one, though but it certainly isn’t one of the best model around. Still, this is not to say that the CP040 is a substandard earpiece, not at all. It just isn’t the best.<br />
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Overall, the CP040 earpiece is practical, instead of flashy. It does its job with no frills (but also no temper tantrums). This is a fine, trustworthy product from a team that excels at making such products. It also provides great value for money, too.<br />
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Next episode: We have looked at some of the mid level models available, now its time to see what else is about. We’re disscussing James Bond stuff! (Well, you know, But if you are looking to learn more on this earpieces see www.earpieceonline.co.uk<br />
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<a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/152-motorola-2-pin-">The Best CP040 earpiece</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-60749679846721783872014-04-20T10:48:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:53:23.217-07:00The Finest Cp040 2-pin earpiecePreviously, we looked at an earpiece purposely made to use on the GP340 radio ranges. This time, we will be investigating the Cp040 2-pin earpiece, an affordable and versatile little doohickey that is amazingly thrilling, but also does very little to damage one’s deposit account.<br />
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The CP040 earpiece is much like the Motorola gp300 earpiece. It’s little, clever and cheap, however it also represents pretty good value for money. EarpieceOnline lists this earpiece for about £11.50, but it’s a pretty good deal for the price.<br />
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We’ll be honest, everything is quite basic on that model, however the earpiece performs its function well and definitely won’t let anybody down.<br />
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The noise quality of this Cp040 2-pin earpiece is superb indeed and the PTT ‘push to talk’ function is convenient and simple to use. As usual, the Motorola cp040 earpiece features a sprung lapel clip that attaches simply to nearly all items of clothing (you might find it a challenge if you’re planning on using it while dressed as a giant Sumo combatant and competing on ‘Takeshi’s Castle’, but besides that…).<br />
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As with the gp300 series, because it only includes a 2-pin plug, an adaptor block might be required to be used with the GP320 and GP340 series of radios.<br />
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The ergonomic D-shaped earpiece itself is comfortable to wear and generally inconspicuous. It may be effortlessly utilised in either the left or right ear, depending on one’s personal liking. The Cp040 2-pin earpiece fits nearly all ear sizes, so if you happen to be Prince Charles or Martin Clunes (Editor’s Note: or my Uncle Alan), you shouldn’t have too many comfort problems, if any.<br />
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There is no Kevlar cable on this one, however but it definitely is not one of the best model around. Still, this isn’t to state that the Cp040 2-pin is a bad earpiece, not at all. It just is not the greatest.<br />
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Overall, the Cp040 2-pin earpiece is practical, instead of flamboyant. It does its job without frills (but also no temper tantrums). This is a fine, dependable product from a company that excels at selling such earpieces. It also offers enormous value for money, too.<br />
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Next episode: We have looked at some of those mid level products available, now its time to find what else is around. We are talking James Bond stuff! (Well, you know, But if you are looking to discover more about this earpieces see www.earpieceonline.co.uk<br />
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<a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/152-motorola-2-pin-">The Finest Cp040 2-pin earpiece</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-15522972521394027662014-04-20T08:46:00.002-07:002014-04-20T08:46:08.590-07:00How does an aeroplane’s ‘black box’ work?<p>After doing a little research, I can now tell you (basically) everything you ever wanted to know about black boxes…</p><br/><p>In the average commercial aircraft, you’ll find the presence of multiple (usually four) microphones in the cockpit at any given time. They are located in the pilot and co-pilot’s headsets, as well as in the cockpit itself. Not only do these microphones record conversations between the pilots and cabin crew, they also record any ambient noise (such as switches being thrown or sounds generated by technical issues). The microphones all connect to the cockpit voice recorder (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit_voice_recorder">CVR</a>), a master unit that stores the last 30 minutes of sound. The tape operates on a loop, essentially erasing itself every half hour.</p><br/><p>This device is known colloquially, but a little misleadingly, as the ‘black box’ (it is usually quite brightly coloured in order to make it easier to find in the unlikely event of an accident). Another device also referred to as a ‘black box’, is the flight data recorder (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder">FDR</a>), which automatically records data regarding the plane’s flight path, speed and movements in the air. Although the devices are distinct from one another, the information they record goes to the same place and is used for the same purpose, thus their shared name of ‘black box’.</p><br/><p>In recent years, manufacturers have moved away from magnetic tape-based CVRs and FDRs and towards ‘solid state technology’ boxes. These improved devices store the relevant data on memory boards, which can hold up to two hours of cockpit recording and 25 hours of flight data. The solid-state devices are also sturdier than their tape-based counterparts.</p><br/><p>Crash survivable memory units (CMSUs), are large cylinders that back up all the relevant data and are designed to withstand extreme heat, pressure and violent impact. They are typically contained within the box itself. In the more severe accidents, the CMSU is all that survives of the black box.</p><br/><p>The black box, then, simply records all the relevant data before an accident occurs. This serves to provide engineers with an explanation for a crash, as well as providing investigators and regulators with the same information.</p><br/><p>So there you have it, of course, a lot of information is stored in an aircraft’s black box (much more than I’ve detailed here), but as a general example, that’s what it is and how it works. Hope that helps. </p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.improve-your-hearing.com/?p=109">How does an aeroplane’s ‘black box’ work?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-81891070481672257652014-04-20T08:25:00.001-07:002020-06-30T07:53:41.800-07:00How Can I Make A Pair Of Invisible Earphones?As with many things, it is possible to make an invisible earphone set out of stuff you may have lying around the house and materials that are easy enough to source online. For an easy-to-follow instructional video below.<br />
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The method relayed here has been taken from Frank GuYun of Instructables.com. Links to the original article have been provided. In order to follow the process completely, you’ll need to follow both his technical schematics and his instructional video. This answer will work best if you relate to it as a companion piece, or ‘checklist’ if you will.<br />
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What now follows is a step-by-step guide to making your own pair of invisible earphones.<br />
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1x Piece of cardboard (ideally larger than your head).<br />
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2x (or more) Neodymium magnets.<br />
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1x Knife.<br />
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50m Enamelled wire.<br />
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2x LM386 batteries.<br />
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<strong>STEP ONE</strong> – You’ll need to acquire some small magnets (about 6mm in length and the same in diameter is best). If buying online, the best keywords to use are ‘neodymium + magnet’, as this will generate the type of magnet you will need.<br />
<br /><strong>STEP TWO</strong> – You will now need to make a coil necklace. For instructional reference photos of this process, click <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Invisible-Earphones/?ALLSTEPS">HERE</a>. Firstly, you will need a piece of cardboard and roughly 50 metres of enamelled wire. Enamelled wire is copper wire that is coated with polyurethane. The wire necklace must be able to fit around your head. Fashion the wire ring into a necklace that fits you comfortably (and can easily be taken on or off). Then, you cover the wire with electrical tape (in order to protect it). Next, take a knife and carefully strip away the plastic tips of the wires (you’ll find out why later).<br />
<br /><strong>STEP THREE</strong> – You now need to source two LM386 batteries. These batteries will power the earphones. Then, you need to construct the amplifier; a schematic is linked <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Invisible-Earphones/?ALLSTEPS">HERE</a> regarding what components are needed (and what goes where). The amplifier is relatively easy to construct, but requires patience and a little bit of electronics experience. Following the video is absolutely the best way to do this.<br />
<br /><strong>STEP FOUR</strong> – Connect the wires to the appropriate spots on the amplifier (remember when you stripped those wires? Well now you need to solder them into place). Locate the grand wire using a multimeter and attach everything to the circuit board the way that Frank does.<br />
<br /><strong>STEP FIVE</strong> – Place the wire necklace around your neck and the small magnet inside your ear. Then plug the device into your MP3 player and listen to some tunes!<br />
<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.earpieceonline.co.uk/108-wireless-earpiece">How Can I Make A Pair Of Invisible Earphones?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-77910099538381724802014-04-20T08:02:00.002-07:002020-06-30T07:54:20.877-07:00Where can i buy waterproof headphones?<div align="center">
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I take it you’re a newer reader and you therefore aren’t aware of my dislike for recommending specific sets of headphones. In a usual case, (like when one reader asked me to recommend sweat-proof headphones) I have to answer with “it depends on a multitude of factors, such as how often you use them, how important sound quality is to you or even (in that one case) how much you tend to sweat. However, I’m not going to let you down, Betty, because waterproof headphones are actually a bit different…</div>
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There are several companies that specialize in designing totally waterproof headphones, some of which I’ll be glad to recommend to you. However, at this point, I really must stress that I have never owned, borrowed, or even reviewed a pair of waterproof headphones, so although I am happy to point you in the right direction, I (metaphorically, of course) wash my hands of responsibility if they don’t quite work. My advice to you is to try Headsetonline.co.uk first and read the customer reviews (especially the negative ones), <em>before</em> making your purchase.</div>
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Anyway, now that’s over and done with…</div>
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A company called ‘<a href="http://www.swimmer.co.uk/">Swimmer LTD</a>’ specialize in all things swimming related, with special emphasis on watertight cases for iPods, smartphones and even iPads. They also sell headphones, of course and their site features customer reviews for most of their products.<br />
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Another company called ‘H20 Audio’ also makes waterproof headphones and FINIS have a set called the ‘SwimP3’ which, dopey name aside, seems to be rather well-regarded by swimmers. The ‘SwimP3’ utilizes bone conduction technology, which is probably the best way to go if you’re planning on listening to music whilst swimming.</div>
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<a href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/bone-conducting-headphones.htm">Bone conduction</a>, in case you don’t know, simply bypasses the outer ear and stimulates the tiny inner ear bones (called ‘ossicles’), just as an organic sound would, your brain then interprets this sound exactly the same way as it would if you’d heard it in your ear, only, because your outer ear is not directly being used, you are free to wear earplugs (which some swimmers like to do).</div>
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These suggestions are by no means your only options though; there are a veritable ton of companies out there all manufacturing products <em>exactly</em> like the ones you want. So, whilst I can’t give any of them a personal seal of approval (sorry about that), I can at least offer a helping hand. Is that enough, Betty?</div>
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<a href="http://www.improve-your-hearing.com/?p=108">Where can i buy waterproof headphones?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-84991711875487932782014-04-20T02:01:00.002-07:002014-04-20T02:01:09.617-07:00Where can i buy waterproof headphones?<p align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Asked by Betty from Hammersmith</span></p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center">I take it you’re a newer reader and you therefore aren’t aware of my dislike for recommending specific sets of headphones. In a usual case, (like when one reader asked me to recommend sweat-proof headphones) I have to answer with “it depends on a multitude of factors, such as how often you use them, how important sound quality is to you or even (in that one case) how much you tend to sweat. However, I’m not going to let you down, Betty, because waterproof headphones are actually a bit different…</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">There are several companies that specialize in designing totally waterproof headphones, some of which I’ll be glad to recommend to you. However, at this point, I really must stress that I have never owned, borrowed, or even reviewed a pair of waterproof headphones, so although I am happy to point you in the right direction, I (metaphorically, of course) wash my hands of responsibility if they don’t quite work. My advice to you is to try Headsetonline.co.uk first and read the customer reviews (especially the negative ones), <em>before</em> making your purchase.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, now that’s over and done with…</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p><img class="rg_i" style="width: 235px; height: 176px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; float: left;" 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alt="" name="68r9UJnbXJLS0M:" data-sz="f"/>A company called ‘<a href="http://www.swimmer.co.uk/">Swimmer LTD</a>’ specialize in all things swimming related, with special emphasis on watertight cases for iPods, smartphones and even iPads. They also sell headphones, of course and their site features customer reviews for most of their products.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Another company called ‘H20 Audio’ also makes waterproof headphones and FINIS have a set called the ‘SwimP3’ which, dopey name aside, seems to be rather well-regarded by swimmers. The ‘SwimP3’ utilizes bone conduction technology, which is probably the best way to go if you’re planning on listening to music whilst swimming.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/bone-conducting-headphones.htm">Bone conduction</a>, in case you don’t know, simply bypasses the outer ear and stimulates the tiny inner ear bones (called ‘ossicles’), just as an organic sound would, your brain then interprets this sound exactly the same way as it would if you’d heard it in your ear, only, because your outer ear is not directly being used, you are free to wear earplugs (which some swimmers like to do).</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">These suggestions are by no means your only options though; there are a veritable ton of companies out there all manufacturing products <em>exactly</em> like the ones you want. So, whilst I can’t give any of them a personal seal of approval (sorry about that), I can at least offer a helping hand. Is that enough, Betty?</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.improve-your-hearing.com/?p=106">Where can i buy waterproof headphones?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-27891493125389009902014-04-19T21:58:00.002-07:002014-04-19T21:58:09.602-07:00How does an aeroplane’s ‘black box’ work?<p>After doing a little research, I can now tell you (basically) everything you ever wanted to know about black boxes…</p><br/><p>In the average commercial aircraft, you’ll find the presence of multiple (usually four) microphones in the cockpit at any given time. They are located in the pilot and co-pilot’s headsets, as well as in the cockpit itself. Not only do these microphones record conversations between the pilots and cabin crew, they also record any ambient noise (such as switches being thrown or sounds generated by technical issues). The microphones all connect to the cockpit voice recorder (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit_voice_recorder">CVR</a>), a master unit that stores the last 30 minutes of sound. The tape operates on a loop, essentially erasing itself every half hour.</p><br/><p>This device is known colloquially, but a little misleadingly, as the ‘black box’ (it is usually quite brightly coloured in order to make it easier to find in the unlikely event of an accident). Another device also referred to as a ‘black box’, is the flight data recorder (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder">FDR</a>), which automatically records data regarding the plane’s flight path, speed and movements in the air. Although the devices are distinct from one another, the information they record goes to the same place and is used for the same purpose, thus their shared name of ‘black box’.</p><br/><p>In recent years, manufacturers have moved away from magnetic tape-based CVRs and FDRs and towards ‘solid state technology’ boxes. These improved devices store the relevant data on memory boards, which can hold up to two hours of cockpit recording and 25 hours of flight data. The solid-state devices are also sturdier than their tape-based counterparts.</p><br/><p>Crash survivable memory units (CMSUs), are large cylinders that back up all the relevant data and are designed to withstand extreme heat, pressure and violent impact. They are typically contained within the box itself. In the more severe accidents, the CMSU is all that survives of the black box.</p><br/><p>The black box, then, simply records all the relevant data before an accident occurs. This serves to provide engineers with an explanation for a crash, as well as providing investigators and regulators with the same information.</p><br/><p>So there you have it, of course, a lot of information is stored in an aircraft’s black box (much more than I’ve detailed here), but as a general example, that’s what it is and how it works. Hope that helps. </p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.twowaycommunication.co.uk/?p=175">How does an aeroplane’s ‘black box’ work?</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247500394952763.post-42430828675517601972014-04-19T19:45:00.002-07:002014-04-19T19:45:09.112-07:00Storage Spaces, 2 way Radios used in Warehouse Operations<p>Most of us don’t really think about it, but warehouses play an important part in our lives. When we shop at a supermarket, visit an electronics store, or order online from a major retailer, we are buying items that, at one time or another, have to be stored somewhere.</p><br/><p>Its not just completed products, either. Once an item has been manufactured, it must then be stored before transit, meaning that most factories incorporate a considerable amount of space to the storage of completed products, ready for shipping.</p><br/><p>The modern warehouse is a vital component in the supply chain process. As a result, a good, well-run warehouse facility is becoming increasingly important to long-term business performance. Warehouse operations have a direct impact on the availability and quality of the product itself and, as a result, one of the first steps on the road to customer satisfaction is a strong, well-organized warehouse staff.</p><br/><p>How do the managers keep the staff so collaborative? Via the use of two-way radio communications, of course.</p><br/><p>Warehouses employ thousands of people nationwide and it is of absolute importance to the managers of these facilities that those people are contactable, safe and kept up-to-speed with any relevant information. This is entirely possible only with modern two-way radio systems.</p><br/><p>It is not uncommon for a warehouse employee to walk the equivalent of seven to fifteen miles a day and, as a result, the job can be strenuous and stressful. Quick, reliable communication is essential to keep employee supervisors apprised of any medical problems that may arise as a result of a tough working day.</p><br/><p>Regular, reliable communications in all areas of the warehouse are of paramount importance to the overall running of the facility (as well as to the profits of the parent company). Management, staff, production, stores and sales need to be informed about any problems as they occur; the company also needs a regular, speedy and accurate stock inventory provided to them at regular intervals.</p><br/><p>A successful company is like a well-oiled machine and good, clear communications are key when it comes to ensuring that all of those proverbial cogs are greased up and working in the proper manner. Two-way radios are portable, durable and feature crystal clear audio, allowing for fast, accurate messages to be sent over large distances with maximum efficiency and minimum fuss.</p><br/><p>We don’t often stop to consider how important warehouses and their dedicated staff actually are, but we really ought to. Warehouses are just another complex, yet vitally important operation made simple by two-way radios. </p><br/> <br/><a href="http://www.motorolaairwaveearpiece.co.uk/?p=116">Storage Spaces, 2 way Radios used in Warehouse Operations</a>robin dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161054634801007216noreply@blogger.com0