I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this? It's gotta exist out there....

JP
*************************
I'm just not that smart.

Jay Pique wrote in
:

I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

I'm not sure that I understand what you are asking for. There are lots of
noise cancelling headsets available, and many of them have microphones in
order to allow people to communicate. Here's an example:

http://www.websoft-solutions.net/Pro...=Pel-MT7H7-Ser

However, where does voice recognition software come into this? It's not as
if the headsets need to recognize any voice commands.

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this?

I don't care for that term. I don't know a monkey that can rebuild a
carburetor.

Oops. Wrong newsgroup. Should be alt.tv.seinfeld


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LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

Jay, you are looking for ANR (active noise reduction). Started out in the
aviation area.

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Greg


"Jay Pique" wrote in message
...
I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this? It's gotta exist out there....

JP
*************************
I'm just not that smart.

I should have added that if you want a mic to use for voice recognition in a
high noise environment, you probably should look for a jawbone pickup or
throat mic (if you can find it).

Greg


"Greg Millen" wrote in message
...
Jay, you are looking for ANR (active noise reduction). Started out in the
aviation area.

--
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...uction+headset

Greg


"Jay Pique" wrote in message
...
I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this? It's gotta exist out there....

JP
*************************
I'm just not that smart.

Try these...


http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/p...B589190D0FD84D








"Jay Pique" wrote in message
...
I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this? It's gotta exist out there....

JP
*************************
I'm just not that smart.

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 11:23:33 GMT, "Dave jackson"
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I wish they said how ell it works....

Try these...


http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/p...B589190D0FD84D



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LRod wrote:

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this?

I don't care for that term. I don't know a monkey that can rebuild a
carburetor.

You are, of course, right. My apologies to the mechanics.

JP

Old Fangled wrote:

Jay Pique wrote in
:

I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

I'm not sure that I understand what you are asking for. There are lots of
noise cancelling headsets available, and many of them have microphones in
order to allow people to communicate. Here's an example:

http://www.websoft-solutions.net/Pro...=Pel-MT7H7-Ser

However, where does voice recognition software come into this? It's not as
if the headsets need to recognize any voice commands.

Thanks much for the link above - it's the closest thing I've seen to
what I'm envisioning. There was an older thread called The Ultimate
Earmuffs a while back - http://tinyurl.com/3sjsm - that got into more
detail about functionality.

Basically I'd like the headset shown in your link, that has the
ability to tie into and control a pc via voice recognition. For
example, if the phone rang (and it would make a tone in my headset
when it did) I would simply say "Answer phone" and I would be
connected to the caller. If I chose not to answer I could say "Send
to voicemail" or something.

JP

In article ,
LRod wrote:
On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this?

I don't care for that term. I don't know a monkey that can rebuild a
carburetor.

If, given enough time, they can write the complete works of Shakespeare,
a mere carburetor should _not_ be much of a challenge.

Old Nick wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 11:23:33 GMT, "Dave jackson"
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I wish they said how ell it works....

Theoretically it is a standard hearing protector with a microphone and
speakers in each earmuff which shuts off at 85 db leaving just the
hearing protector.

Mine works poorly, failing to shut off a lot of the time. At low dB it
lets you hear conversation or the radio, but sounds extremely cheap and
tinny. Got mine as a gift and will sell it cheap.



Try these...


http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/p...B589190D0FD84D



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Jay Pique wrote in
:

Basically I'd like the headset shown in your link, that has the
ability to tie into and control a pc via voice recognition.

That capability is already "built in", at least in a basic sense. Just
feed the headset microphone/audio leads into your PC's sound card. From
there, you need to buy a good voice recognition package to run on your PC.

For
example, if the phone rang (and it would make a tone in my headset
when it did) I would simply say "Answer phone" and I would be
connected to the caller. If I chose not to answer I could say "Send
to voicemail" or something.

This is also software/hardware for your PC, and doesn't have anything to do
with the headset -- that is just the I/O device. PC software to do this
sort of thing is available from multiple companies. Try this company's
products for a start: www.andreaelectronics.com

Jay Pique wrote:

Old Fangled wrote:

Jay Pique wrote in
m:

I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

I'm not sure that I understand what you are asking for. There are lots of
noise cancelling headsets available, and many of them have microphones in
order to allow people to communicate. Here's an example:

http://www.websoft-solutions.net/Pro...=Pel-MT7H7-Ser

However, where does voice recognition software come into this? It's not
as if the headsets need to recognize any voice commands.

Thanks much for the link above - it's the closest thing I've seen to
what I'm envisioning. There was an older thread called The Ultimate
Earmuffs a while back - http://tinyurl.com/3sjsm - that got into more
detail about functionality.

Basically I'd like the headset shown in your link, that has the
ability to tie into and control a pc via voice recognition. For
example, if the phone rang (and it would make a tone in my headset
when it did) I would simply say "Answer phone" and I would be
connected to the caller. If I chose not to answer I could say "Send
to voicemail" or something.

The voice recognition is really something that has to happen on the PC side.
http://www.parliant.com/tellaphone/ looks interesting but haven't tried
it. You _might_ be able to use it with one of the Olympia Bluetooth phones
that lets you use just about any Bluetooth headset. Many Bluetooth
headsets have noise cancelling microphones and some are small enough that
you could use them in conjunction with a set of electronic noise-cancelling
earmuffs, but you'd have to find one with the controls located where the
could be reached with the muffs or or take one apart and wire in some
switches.

JP

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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
news:1f8c7$4139d4c3$

If, given enough time, they can write the complete works of Shakespeare,
a mere carburetor should _not_ be much of a challenge.


http://user.tninet.se/~ecf599g/aarda...nkey/webpages/

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 09:37:38 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

LRod wrote:

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this?

I don't care for that term. I don't know a monkey that can rebuild a
carburetor.

You are, of course, right. My apologies to the mechanics.

In the off chance that this slipped over everyone's heads, my line was
a quote from a Seinfeld episode. That was why I made mention of
alt.tv.seinfeld, a group which I also frequent.


- -
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 14:44:19 +0000,
(Robert Bonomi) vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

In article ,
LRod wrote:
On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
wrote:

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this?

I don't care for that term. I don't know a monkey that can rebuild a
carburetor.

If, given enough time, they can write the complete works of Shakespeare,
a mere carburetor should _not_ be much of a challenge.

Nah! Shaksper _never_ did his own mechanical work!
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On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 09:51:38 -0500, Gerald Ross
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

Old Nick wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 11:23:33 GMT, "Dave jackson"
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I wish they said how ell it works....

Theoretically it is a standard hearing protector with a microphone and
speakers in each earmuff which shuts off at 85 db leaving just the
hearing protector.

Yeah, that's fine. But how good is the passive hearing protection?


Mine works poorly, failing to shut off a lot of the time. At low dB it
lets you hear conversation or the radio, but sounds extremely cheap and
tinny. Got mine as a gift and will sell it cheap.

My hearing is _extremely dear_ to me (now that it's a bit too late :-
)
************************************************** ***
the snappy ones are the best

Old Nick wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 09:51:38 -0500, Gerald Ross
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

Old Nick wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 11:23:33 GMT, "Dave jackson"
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I wish they said how ell it works....

Theoretically it is a standard hearing protector with a microphone and
speakers in each earmuff which shuts off at 85 db leaving just the
hearing protector.

Yeah, that's fine. But how good is the passive hearing protection?

Not as good noise attenuation as with my old cheap WalMart earmuff
protectors.
Plus at times I had to reach up and turn off the microphone to get that.
Plus with the batteries it is heavier.


Mine works poorly, failing to shut off a lot of the time. At low dB it
lets you hear conversation or the radio, but sounds extremely cheap and
tinny. Got mine as a gift and will sell it cheap.

My hearing is _extremely dear_ to me (now that it's a bit too late :-
)
************************************************** ***
the snappy ones are the best


--

Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA
To reply add the numerals "13" before the "at"
............................................
Phobia: what's left after drinking 2
out of a 6 pack




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On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 22:08:17 -0500, Gerald Ross
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email
OK. Thanks. I will stick my good oold "32dB" serious set for now, or
cough up for a $200 flier's rig.

Yeah, that's fine. But how good is the passive hearing protection?

Not as good noise attenuation as with my old cheap WalMart earmuff
protectors.
Plus at times I had to reach up and turn off the microphone to get that.
Plus with the batteries it is heavier.

************************************************** ***
the snappy ones are the best

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:04:49 -0400, Jay Pique
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

How much do you want to _spend_ on these things?

I asked probably 30 different people at the IWF if they'd seen a
headset that can kill noise, yet allow normal conversation to be
heard, as well as provide for a high level of automation using voice
recognition technology. No one seems to have it.

Any of you grease monkeys out there know if the automotive folks are
using something like this? It's gotta exist out there....

JP
*************************
I'm just not that smart.

************************************************** ***
the snappy ones are the best