(BT 3.0 + HS) + DAP + Feature X = Win?
One fine Tuesday morning, Bluetooth SIG said, “Hey guys, what is up? I’d like y’all to meet our 3rd son, Plus HS. He’s Taurus.”
And I want him in a DAP. Let me explain. Almost every backpack these days have a place to put in your iPod/Zune/Sansa Clip (yes, that’s right. Haters.) and have your headphones just poke out and stick in your ear. What if you’re a user like and always ends up putting the DAP in the pocket, thereby defeating the entire purpose of the hole that looks like “Ω.” So, what I want is a DAP with BT 3.0 + HS so that it can stay in that designated compartment. Why BT 3.0? Apparently the power consumption on idle is “remarkably low” so it can be on standby in that pouch until my computer sends a signal asking it to wake up and smell the bytes. This has numerous advantages:
1) Assuming that DAP has the same battery life as a DS Lite, the DAP can stay on for ideally 34-40 hours (the DS Lite’s estimated battery life is about 19 hours, and this DAP is just decoding some audio formats). I’m assuming that it does only the bare essentials (hey Sansa Clip!), and does it supremely well (hey Sansa Clip! x2). I’m also assuming continuous playback.
2) If this has A2DP, I can communicate with it via my phone. That means that it’ll never have to leave my bag - I can start/pause/stop, skip forward, skip backward, etc from my phone. Nifty.
3) It now has enough bandwidth to stream music without taking a hit in noticeable quality. Even current BT headsets do a good job, and this can make it even better. Sans wires is the way to go.
So basically it’s a DAP that just needs to be charged. Everything else can be done wirelessly, tucked away in a corner. Managing music, going through playlists, etc. This is where a lack of screen might be an excuse, although I’ll never ever endorse a DAP that doesn’t have a screen. The idea is just stupid. This also means that we’re getting rid of proprietary headphones. Oh snap!
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