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Looking for a new BlueTooth Headset

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It turns out that my washing machine is incompatible with my BlueTooth headset. What was once my favourite little gizmo - resplendent with blinking lights - is now little more than scrap metal. Arse.

Dead BT3030

The Jabra BT3030 was, without a doubt, the best BlueTooth headset I ever had. There were regular firmware updates for it. Sound and call quality were excellent. It could pair with two devices simultaneously - and automagically pause the music on one if you received a call on the other. Best of all, it had standard sockets. A 3.5mm jack so I could use my own headphones - and a micro-USB socket so I could charge it from the same cable as my phone.

Well. It's now dead. My circumstances have changed, so I need to buy a replacement. Requirements are...

  • Micro-USB charger.  All phones are standardising on micro-USB - and I don't want to carry around two different charging cables for my devices.
  • Stereo.  I don't want a twat-earring - I want to listen to music.
  • Control of music and calls.
  • Pocket sized.   When I'm not using it, I want to be able to store it conveniently and discretely.

What I don't need...

  • I'm not a snake-oil buyer audiophile - I don't need ear-phones that cost more than a tenner.
  • Doesn't need to be BlueTooth 4.0 - or even 3.0.  I'm taking it as read that it will be BlueTooth 2.1 compatible.  It would be nice if there were firmware upgrades available.
  • Doesn't need military grade noise cancellation technology.  I'm usually sat in an office or a park - not a war zone.
  • Waterproof.  I've learned my lesson!

So, what's out there that you would recommend.

Terence Eden’s Blog · Looking for a new BlueTooth Headset
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I'll bloody say there's a "Significant delay" on Line 5 / the Eglinton Crosstown line.

Despite the line not being open (and unlikely to open for months) the service status monitors update frequently with completely made-up travel information. This one's at the Kennedy terminus at the east end. The stations along Eglinton E are showing fictitious arrival times, too (except where the LCDs are glitched out and broken).

Five piston heads but only three cylinders. Odd combination?

Not if you look closely. There's a sad story here.

Poor piston tried to be a blacksmith. Probably that fourth cylinder wasn't a good anvil though. So there were only three.

Put this sad combination into a box and chucked it into the tractor parts shed.

In return, I discovered some old garden shears in there that actually work well.