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Posted by Matt Ion on 07/03/06 20:59
104 wrote:
> I previously wrote:
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>>I'm thinking about getting a portable music player such as an MP3 (the
>>smallest type, which is "flash-memory"), clipping it onto the back of
>>my tennis shorts, and hitting balls on court. ...
>>If anyone else has tried this or something similar, do you have any
>>comments, e.g. on the following:
>>I guess my shorts won't fall down -- the device weight might be only
>>2 ounces (which i think equates to about two business envelopes each
>>containing two pieces of paper), and i'll tie the shorts' drawstring
>>tight.
>>I guess the best place to hold the device is clipped to the waistband
>>at the lower back, with wires running up the back to the "earbuds" in
>>my ears. ...
>>Maybe you could use a strap around your chest like runners do (with
>>heart/lung monitors or whatever).
>>Also, i also want to be able to use the music player in a room that has
>>no sound system, and to do so without headphones. So do portable music
>>players have speakers or docking systems? I know the Apple I-pod Nano
>>does (e.g. it has the Bose SoundDock), but what about non-Apple
>>products? (e.g. Samsung, Cowon, iRiver)
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> Maybe another bizarre way to hold the device would be to somehow attach
> it to a headband, at the back of the head. If you could get that to
> hold, then that location would have the benefit that the wires would
> only have to extend a few inches to get to the ears, and would not have
> to flop around running down one's back.
My son bought an ultra-lightweight MP3 player that came with a wristband
holster (not the wristband itself, but a "pocket" that could be attached
to a wristband). Something similar could easily be attached to a headband.
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