I am confused as to why bike helmet setups all seem to have what I consider a large 'box' on the side of the helmet when a bluetooth earpiece for a phone is the size of a couple of sticks of chewing gum?? "Large" is relative but everything I see for helmets is much larger than ear-hung phone bluetooth units.Can't help you with a good Bluetooth unit for your use, but the size of the helmet Bluetooth units is probably for a couple of reasons. One is to hold the microphone, which usually has to be near the mouth of the user to work on a motorcycle. The other is to make operation of the unit while wearing gloves easier.
I have this one. I didnt like the earphones that come with it. They were ok but did not fit inside my ear. Sort of like those cheapo ear buds that come with an iphone.
The unit comes with a little adapter (not in the pictures) that allows you to use your favorite ear phones.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HM3700-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headset/dp/B0052XQFKE
GPS are taking a huge sales drop now these days because of smart phones. Why would you not want to use a smart phone?
They blow the doors off any GPS. My Zumo acts like an idiot next to my Google Maps running on my Samsung Infuse.
Why would you not want to use a smart phone?
They blow the doors off any GPS.
I know you don't want the "box" on the side of your helmet or the phone/intercom features, but I wanted to let you know Sena just released a new headset/intercom model SMH5. It comes with a boom mic but you don't have to use it, you can leave that part off the helmet if you want. It'll connect via bluetooth to your gps, music player, phone etc and works like a charm, I really like it a lot.
It's quite nice compared to fumbling with wires running to your phone, etc. which I have done for years.
Priced right too, little over a hundred bucks.
Oh yeah, and the "box" is quite compact compared to their flagship model (about 1/3 the size) so it's not that bad.
Just a side note:
I talked to the guys at "WebbikeWorld.com" about the SMH5 VS. the SMH10 and the Uclear UBC100 system.
The CONCLUSION was: While all these systems do a great job overall in the sound department (Voice directions from the GPS, Communication with your passenger and phone calls), for use as a MAIN sorce to listen to music there are better and cheaper ways to go.
Just a side note:
I talked to the guys at "WebbikeWorld.com" about the SMH5 VS. the SMH10 and the Uclear UBC100 system.
The CONCLUSION was: While all these systems do a great job overall in the sound department (Voice directions from the GPS, Communication with your passenger and phone calls), for use as a MAIN sorce to listen to music there are better and cheaper ways to go.