RE: New use for a neckloop and an MP3 player ...

July 19, 2006

In a message dated 7/19/2006 6:23:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,

JillcWood@... writes:

And viola, Ian has his own personalized assistive listening device! So for

all you who might have a drive-in movie nearby, get a neckloop from

($20) and plug your kid into your MP3 player. A variation on the personal FM

system used in school.

How clever!!! I'm listening to my son's IPOD using 's neckloop right

now. I'm taking a trip down 80's lane. LOL

Putz

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July 19, 2006

Excellent, Jill! We go to the drive-in as often as we can (we have 3 in

our area!). What we usually do is tune a radio (it's a boom box) to the

FM station that the drive-in uses. So tell me, would this work with an

iPod do you think?

Hmmm - I'll bet it would with an iTrip maybe? I need to play around...

JillcWood@... wrote:

> Last night we went to the drive-in. Our local drive-ins (we're lucky enough

> to have TWO!) don't use those speakers that clip to your windows, they use a

> radio station setting. It's broadcast from the snack bar/projection room and

> you lose the signal a little past driving out of the place.

>

> Anyway, Ian had his MP3 player with him -- he'd been listening to

> music/radio while we were shopping before the movie. When we set up at the

drive-in, he

> realizes that he was having a terrible time hearing our van's speakers. So,

> he had a brainstorm ... he climbed into the car and pulled out his neckloop

> (purchased from ) and his MP3 player.

>

> I only saw the neckloop and said:, but honey, you can't use the neckloop

> here, it's not on the same frequency as your t-coil. And his response: No but

I

> can tune in my MP3 player to the right setting.

>

> And viola, Ian has his own personalized assistive listening device! So for

> all you who might have a drive-in movie nearby, get a neckloop from

> ($20) and plug your kid into your MP3 player. A variation on the personal FM

> system used in school.

>

> Yeah to , neckloops and MP3 players!

>

> Best -- Jill

>

July 19, 2006

There aren't any drive ins around here (too blessed hot!) but I will look and

see if there is one near where we are going to the beach. Sounds like a really

neat idea!

July 19, 2006

We've toyed with a similar idea for watching DVDs on long car trips. There

are FM transmitters that plug into a DVD players or similar devices and

transmit to your car radio on a frequency you set, intended for everyone to

listen to a movie through the car radio. But, they can be received by

individual FM radios, which offers individual volume controls.

Our gym does the same thing with several TVs facing the treadmills. Each is

transmitting on a different FM radio frequency, to be received by everyone's

personal radio.

> I only saw the neckloop and said:, but honey, you can't use the neckloop

> here, it's not on the same frequency as your t-coil. And his response: No

> but I

> can tune in my MP3 player to the right setting.

July 19, 2006

I don't have kids old enough for this fancy technology- tell me the

difference between IPOD and MP3 players please!

-Robin

Memphis Mommy to A, B, and C (in reverse order)

Re: New use for a neckloop and an MP3 player ...

In a message dated 7/19/2006 6:23:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,

JillcWood (AT) aol (DOT) com writes:

And viola, Ian has his own personalized assistive listening device! So

for

all you who might have a drive-in movie nearby, get a neckloop from

($20) and plug your kid into your MP3 player. A variation on the

personal FM

system used in school.

How clever!!! I'm listening to my son's IPOD using 's neckloop

right

now. I'm taking a trip down 80's lane. LOL

Putz

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http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/> ndvoices.org/)

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oices.org

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/19/2006 7:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes:

What we usually do is tune a radio (it's a boom box) to the

FM station that the drive-in uses. So tell me, would this work with an

iPod do you think?

We don't have IPods, we have another brand of MP3 player and it is both a

player and a radio receiver. Do the IPods work as radios as well? If so, then

I'm sure you could have the same setup.

Also, Ian just picked up a splitter jack, so he can plug that into his MP3

player, and have his sister plug her headphones into it as well. She drives him

crazy asking which song he's listening to when he starts to hum. So, now he

can just let her listen too.

You could still bring along the boom box (or the IPod) plug a splitter jack

into its audio output and plug both your boys' neckloops into that. Viola,

service for two!

Best -- Jill

July 20, 2006

Ian's hearing loss had not been enough that he was having difficulties with

the standard headphones turned way up (and sounding to me like singing

mosquitoes). Amazing the difference only a few less dbs will make.

Lately he's having more difficulty ... I told him that once we'd solved the

t-coil issue with his new aids I'd order him neckloops. (no point if the

t-coils was glitchy) But then the end of the school year hit with all it's

chaos

and I simply forgot.

I ordered them just before he left for a week of camp and they were waiting

here when he returned. He was SOOO thrilled. I was surprised about how happy

it made him. He says so little, never complains and it made me tear up to

realize that I probably should have gotten these for him long ago. Ah well, live

and learn.

We also ordered a blinking door chime from . Ian installed it himself

and again, he's delighted. (no pun intended)

I am thinking of ordering a second one (and ask for a different frequency be

set) and put the light portion in his room. A visual intercom system for

when I want him. Now I blink the hall light, but if he's not in a position to

see it (during the day) I end up barking his name or constantly running the

stairs. He likes the idea and says he could take it to college with him as his

doorbell to his room, since he misses knocking (I don't remember a lot of

knocking in college, LOL). Cool idea.

Best -- Jill

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/19/2006 11:48:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

bswatson@... writes:

I don't have kids old enough for this fancy technology- tell me the

difference between IPOD and MP3 players please!

From what I know, it's basically the brand and cost that's different. Apple

make the IPod and it is more expensive and markets it with the point that it

can hold tons of music. They have different versions of IPods now and some

can play videos as well. There are lots of bells and whistles that can be

bought for it, things like docking stations that hook up to speakers so you can

set your IPod into it and use it like a boom box. I think other brands now have

those extras as well

Honestly, the IPod, or any other MP3 player, seemed like yet another money

pit to me. More " stuff " to have. But it was all Ian asked for at Christmas. My

hubby found Sandisk brand MP3s on sale at Staples -- same product was

selling everywhere else for about $80, he paid about $40. So, he bought one for

each kid and said: we'll see how this goes. I wasn't thrilled at the idea of

spending hundreds on IPods only to find them on the floor the way I do the CD

players.

Because they're smaller, the MP3s actually stay in their pockets and are not

found on the floor. Ian has his in his pocket at all times, along with his

cell phone.

One down side of an IPod, from what I've read (and anyone with an IPod

please correct me!) the downloads for IPod music is proprietary and can't be

read

by other MP3 players or by your computer (perhaps it can on Apple products,

I'm not sure)

Since I'm on an IBM computer here and won't make my Mac available to my kids

for music downloads (it's a work machine) I worried about downloading music

to an IBM and then onto a Mac product (the Ipod). Cross platform stuff can be

glitchy. (Again, anyone with an IPod and an IBM, please chime in.)

Anyway, an IPod is basically an MP3 player. I don't know if the music data

files are in MP3 format, but they are basically the same thing made by

different manufacturers.

Best - Jill

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/19/2006 11:45:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

Parentsofdeafhoh@... writes:

How clever!!! I'm listening to my son's IPOD using 's neckloop right

now. I'm taking a trip down 80's lane. LOL

LOL, and I have old Etta playing on the computer. My daughter has

appropriated all the 70s and 80s CDs. They've theoretically loaded the music

onto

the MP3s, but I haven't gotten my CDs back yet. I actually bought several of

them because she liked the music when she heard it on the radio. So far she

has taken Skynard, Jethro Tull, U2 (pre dance sound), the Stones, and

Santana's Abraxis album. Quite the mix, huh? Up until now the only thing she

has no

interest in is my blues collection. Actually, my Lee Hooker " the Healer "

album recently took a walk as well, so I doubt Etta will be safe for long.

(grin)

Jill

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/20/2006 11:01:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

marccarson4@... writes:

What is ? Is it a store?

Amy

Amy (and everyone else)

Geez, that was REALLY stupid and rude of me! My apologies! has been

discussed here so often that I just assume everyone knows who he is.

DeVilbiss is a gentleman who makes assisted listening devices for

much less than they cost from manufacturers.

Here's his biography and at the bottom is a link to his webpage. He is very

nice, easy to deal with and everyone here speaks very highly of him.

_http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/4727/bgeodev.htm_

(http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/4727/bgeodev.htm)

Again my apologies to the group!

Jill

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/20/2006 12:58:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

pcknott@... writes:

Pink Floyd

I think there is some throwback thing happening. Not that follows any

obvious trend. I think they hear the music, and like it. Guess it's aged well.

Pink Floyd and the Who are both current faves. has a Pink Floyd

t-shirt and my one Pink Floyd CD was one of the first ones to be appropriated.

I

don't have any Cream on CD ... she probably would take that as well. I've been

talking about finding a turntable, since most of this music is on a low shelf

in the living room -- on vinyl, LOL

I teased that then I could play and old Monkey's record I found in his

collection when my hubby and I moved into this house -- 20+ years ago. It was

old

even then, hehehehe.

Her taste is all over the spectrum right now. Currently playing in the

living room is Underwood and she is singing along in full blast as though

the lyrics are coming right from the heart. Before that it was Fall Out Boys.

In theory, she's cleaning the room. (shrug)

Best -- Jill

July 20, 2006

As far as I know, iPods only spit out what you put into them ‹ in other

words, they don¹t also act as radios.

on 7/20/06 10:13 AM, JillcWood@... at JillcWood@... wrote:

>

> In a message dated 7/19/2006 7:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> Barbara.T.Mellert@...

> writes:

>

> What we usually do is tune a radio (it's a boom box) to the

> FM station that the drive-in uses. So tell me, would this work with an

> iPod do you think?

>

> We don't have IPods, we have another brand of MP3 player and it is both a

> player and a radio receiver. Do the IPods work as radios as well? If so, then

> I'm sure you could have the same setup.

>

> Also, Ian just picked up a splitter jack, so he can plug that into his MP3

> player, and have his sister plug her headphones into it as well. She drives

> him

> crazy asking which song he's listening to when he starts to hum. So, now he

> can just let her listen too.

>

> You could still bring along the boom box (or the IPod) plug a splitter jack

> into its audio output and plug both your boys' neckloops into that. Viola,

> service for two!

>

> Best -- Jill

July 20, 2006

What is ? Is it a store?

Amy

>

> Last night we went to the drive-in. Our local drive-ins (we're

lucky enough

> to have TWO!) don't use those speakers that clip to your windows,

they use a

> radio station setting. It's broadcast from the snack

bar/projection room and

> you lose the signal a little past driving out of the place.

>

> Anyway, Ian had his MP3 player with him -- he'd been listening to

> music/radio while we were shopping before the movie. When we set

up at the drive-in, he

> realizes that he was having a terrible time hearing our van's

speakers. So,

> he had a brainstorm ... he climbed into the car and pulled out

his neckloop

> (purchased from ) and his MP3 player.

>

> I only saw the neckloop and said:, but honey, you can't use the

neckloop

> here, it's not on the same frequency as your t-coil. And his

response: No but I

> can tune in my MP3 player to the right setting.

>

> And viola, Ian has his own personalized assistive listening

device! So for

> all you who might have a drive-in movie nearby, get a neckloop

from

> ($20) and plug your kid into your MP3 player. A variation on the

personal FM

> system used in school.

>

> Yeah to , neckloops and MP3 players!

>

> Best -- Jill

>

July 20, 2006

Jill,

The music for an ipod is first loaded into a computer either directly

from the CDs or via itunes, if you only want to get a single song. From

the computer, you download to the ipod. You can also make a CD of the

music downloaded from itunes if your computer has a CD burner. Songs

downloaded from itunes can be shared with 5 other designated computers

and as many ipods as you like. Although I have never downloaded itunes

for PCs, as we only have Macs, I believe that my daughter in California

has sucessfully done so. I know she shares music with her brothers and

sisters (and vice versa) when they're together. You can also download

TV shows to your computer and then to an ipod with itunes. That's how I

watched " Lost " last year, because we don't get ABC and don't have cable.

Re: New use for a neckloop and an MP3 player ...

In a message dated 7/19/2006 11:48:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

bswatson@... writes:

I don't have kids old enough for this fancy technology- tell me the

difference between IPOD and MP3 players please!

From what I know, it's basically the brand and cost that's different.

Apple

make the IPod and it is more expensive and markets it with the point

that it

can hold tons of music. They have different versions of IPods now and

some

can play videos as well. There are lots of bells and whistles that can

be

bought for it, things like docking stations that hook up to speakers

so you can

set your IPod into it and use it like a boom box. I think other brands

now have

those extras as well

Honestly, the IPod, or any other MP3 player, seemed like yet another

money

pit to me. More " stuff " to have. But it was all Ian asked for at

Christmas. My

hubby found Sandisk brand MP3s on sale at Staples -- same product was

selling everywhere else for about $80, he paid about $40. So, he

bought one for

each kid and said: we'll see how this goes. I wasn't thrilled at the

idea of

spending hundreds on IPods only to find them on the floor the way I do

the CD

players.

Because they're smaller, the MP3s actually stay in their pockets and

are not

found on the floor. Ian has his in his pocket at all times, along with

his

cell phone.

One down side of an IPod, from what I've read (and anyone with an IPod

please correct me!) the downloads for IPod music is proprietary and

can't be read

by other MP3 players or by your computer (perhaps it can on Apple

products,

I'm not sure)

Since I'm on an IBM computer here and won't make my Mac available to

my kids

for music downloads (it's a work machine) I worried about downloading

music

to an IBM and then onto a Mac product (the Ipod). Cross platform stuff

can be

glitchy. (Again, anyone with an IPod and an IBM, please chime in.)

Anyway, an IPod is basically an MP3 player. I don't know if the music

data

files are in MP3 format, but they are basically the same thing made by

different manufacturers.

Best - Jill

July 20, 2006

I have an add-on for my iPod called an iTripp that when set to a certain

FM frequency, picks up what's on the radio. It works great in the car.

I'm wondering if that will work at the drive-in? I'm going to try it

this weekend! (Superman Returns - woo hoo!)

Stefanie Cloutier wrote:

> As far as I know, iPods only spit out what you put into them ‹ in other

> words, they don¹t also act as radios.

>

> on 7/20/06 10:13 AM, JillcWood@... at JillcWood@... wrote:

>

>>

>> In a message dated 7/19/2006 7:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

>> Barbara.T.Mellert@...

>> writes:

>>

>> What we usually do is tune a radio (it's a boom box) to the

>> FM station that the drive-in uses. So tell me, would this work with an

>> iPod do you think?

>>

>> We don't have IPods, we have another brand of MP3 player and it is both a

>> player and a radio receiver. Do the IPods work as radios as well? If so, then

>> I'm sure you could have the same setup.

>>

>> Also, Ian just picked up a splitter jack, so he can plug that into his MP3

>> player, and have his sister plug her headphones into it as well. She drives

>> him

>> crazy asking which song he's listening to when he starts to hum. So, now he

>> can just let her listen too.

>>

>> You could still bring along the boom box (or the IPod) plug a splitter jack

>> into its audio output and plug both your boys' neckloops into that. Viola,

>> service for two!

>>

>> Best -- Jill

>>

>

July 20, 2006

In a message dated 7/20/2006 3:27:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

pcknott@... writes:

Maggie is begging for an Ipod for her birthday next month. Off brand is not

accceptable, only IPod. Oh well.

LOL ... ah but we told our kids that as long as it's our money being spent,

we'll chose the brand. The choice: an MP3 player of our choosing or nothing.

I wasn't spending that much money on an IPod when I wasn't sure if the kids

would 1) use it much after the first month or if this was one more fad and 2)

would bother to take care of it. Our friend's son left his in the locker

room after a swim meet. He changed and then left it on the bench. 5 minutes

later it was gone and he was so surprised. We weren't.

Ian's FM microphone was stolen out of his gym locker because someone thought

it was a, MP3 player. Spending $40 was about all we were willing to do for a

starter. If they want to move up to an IPod, they'll have to kick in for the

purchase price.

Best -- Jill

July 20, 2006

Maggie is showing a lot of interest in classic rock - 70's mostly, some 80's-

I'm wondering if it is the " new thing " with teens?? She doesn't seem to mind

that it is the same stuff that her parents listened/listen to. One of her

friends burned her a CD with Pink Floyd, the Cream, Stones, Beatles, etc. She

really likes " Crossroads " by Cream, and my husband is taking bass lessons and

that is the song he is working on! So she played her CD for him and he played

bass along with it.

July 20, 2006

I don't know about IPODs, but my MP3 player has a built in FM tuner. It's

great for exercising, because I can listen to my tunes, or tune in one of

several TVs at the gym on the FM frequencies.

I wish it didn't have a microphone for recording digital voice recordings.

The presence of that feature almost kept my MP3 from accompanying me to jury

duty, but the security guard wasn't alert enough to know what he was looking

at. ;-)

As far as I know, iPods only spit out what you put into them < in other

words, they don¹t also act as radios.

July 20, 2006

Sounds like these kids are pretty eclectic in their musical tastes! Maggie

thinks it is " normal " to listen to ALison Krauss and then a rap " song " - to me

they are pretty incompatible. I've got a circa 1977 turntable, but needles are

hard to find. Though I work with a guy who buys old stereo equipment on Ebay

and he even finds " tubes " for some of his pre-transistor stuff. I read recently

that vinyl records will still be able to be played in 1000 years while CDs etc

will not hold the data that long. Not sure if that could be true or not, but

I'm still partial to vinyl myself. We have a stack of old albums and 45's. I

think we've gotten rid of everything but the turntable and the Harmon Kardon

amplifier. Maggie is begging for an Ipod for her birthday next month. Off

brand is not accceptable, only IPod. Oh well.

July 20, 2006

We got our boys iPods at Christmas. the iPod nanos (they only play

music, not video) are fairly affordable. They have 1 gb, 2 gb and 4 gb

models.

I have an iPod and I have to say I love it!

My younger son, Sam, LOVES Miles - isn't that amazing? I love

Miles too but can't believe an 11 year old does...

My kids like the Who, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd - it's pretty funny remember

what *I* was doing way back then!

Barbara

pcknott@... wrote:

> Sounds like these kids are pretty eclectic in their musical tastes! Maggie