@jaggedbubbles I am getting a pair for when I ride my bike. I still want to to hear cars, bike bells, etc and so far the earbud pass through is either too weak or the open-over-ear style interfere with my glasses.
@jaggedbubbles@jamesmcp I walk in my suburban neighborhood most mornings and wear a pair of “Soundcore Frames” (https://us.soundcore.com/products/a3600013). They (and my rainy-day Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conduction ones) are great for preserving some situational awareness (which I guess is just a fancy way of saying that I can usually hear cars/dogs/people pretty easily and pause my audio).
When I come home, I’m usually still listening to a podcast or on a call and when she’s been nearby, my wife has said that she is able to hear the audio, so if call/podcast/music privacy is important to you, you may need to keep the volume low or pass on these kinds of devices.
Anyway, I scored a deal on the ones I got, but at eight times less expensive, if I hadn’t, I would likely have tried these to see if they met my needs.
What we have here is basically a pair of tiny speakers that don’t have to be inserted into your ears. Instead, they aim sound at your earhole and beam it in
@mothmer my boss once had some of those trekz or whatever bone conducting headphones that she got for her flights to work every week. When she listened to them in the office I could hear them across the room so I’m not sure how they weren’t also just small speakers near her ears.
No consumer headset on the market actually does bone conduction. Not even AfterShokz. I have a pair of Trekz, and they do work, but they are in no way bone conduction. They are transducers that sit on skin, flesh, and cartilage. I guess that makes them contact speakers.
These aren’t even that; they’re tiny speakers. They’re going to lack bass, even moreso than the Trekz, and they’re going to spill more sound out into the environment.
@jmrobinett The “see more product specs” has a PDF that implies you can do it. Here is an excerpt : “You can use either JBuds Frames left or right independently or both together with Dual Connect to listen to music or take calls. Note you will only have access to the left or right controls if you’re using only one” .
@jmrobinett an Amazon review said you can do just that. That’s always a deal breaker for me because I rarely use both and prefer the “infinite” battery life by cycling the pieces.
@ThunderChicken The specs say “Optional sleeves allow for a secure fit on smaller temples” and I assume they might have meant thinner temples, so you may be in luck
@andymand@ThunderChicken@xarophti clever sleeves are included with this purchase. clever in that they can be reversed to work with different temple thicknesses.
Don’t buy them I had a pair they don’t stay clipped onto the glasses’arms whether they are thin thick flat or round. You have to add tapes or sticky clay or rubber bands around them. It looks so prototype elementary science project.
I got these during an Amazon Warehouse sale for $8. After receiving and trying them I could see why they were returned. Three problems made me put them in a drawer:
There are two proprietary charging cables (they are linked), one for each device. Mine kept disconnecting.
While the devices did attach to several pairs of glasses and sunglasses, they would slide on the arms and push the glasses towards my nose and even off.
The sound was not good even for the audiobooks I wanted to use them for.
At that low price from the warehouse I just didn’t bother returning them, but they are definitely returnable.
I have two sets of these that I got for $10 from Amazon when there was a slickdeal. I’d spend $12 on them again, but others obviously disagree. Here’s what I find / like / dislike:
yes, they fit strangely on some sunglasses
I tend to wear them on wayfarer-style sunglasses and they fit those pretty well
I don’t think they would work very well at all on wire-frames
agree with the annoyance of others about the proprietary charge cables but for $10, I don’t care that much
they do not go super loud, but they are loud enough for me for casual use around the house or yard. I really like the out-of-ear design for us while out and about. I think I used them while running a couple times and felt they worked adequately, however you need to keep them back toward your ear, not up at the corner, for the most stability.
people I talked with said they felt the sound was OK for headset phone calls
MacGyver v0.1 under test. I like to use hair claw clips as cable organizers, so I have a lot lying around. This claw is safe for hair, so it doesn’t damage the arm of the glasses. When I attach it to the glasses, it flops around loosely. HOWEVER, when I wear it, the clip is snug up against my temple, so no problem.
Mine just arrived. Sound quality isn’t bad (for podcasts) and when I took a call from a quiet room I was told it was “like from your car” (with the factory integrated Bluetooth car kit). I used them while watching TV and it was better than having a podcast playing through the phone speaker.
I plan on using rubber bands to keep them from bouncing off when I go biking, where being able to hear approaching vehicles and bike bells without being the person blasting music or podcasts is worth the hassle.
Based on setting them on a table speakers-side up, someone sitting on the same bench will be able to tell exactly what you’re listening to but anyone more than a few feet away won’t hear much more than Charlie Brown’s teacher.
They are loose on wire frames as expected, but my frames are like 2mm wider than my skull so it’s not a problem for me. The rubber spacers are a waste as they won’t fit over any eartip bigger than a coffee stirrer.
I am having trouble getting them both to pair at once. I was successful one time, but not again this morning. The troubleshooting says to forget the device on your phone. Then hold down both buttons for 15+ seconds. They will power on and back off. But that never happens. I don’t know what I did right to get them both to work together the one time I was successful. Also, I cannot find any information as to how to know when they are charging, or when they are fully charged. Depending on what they are plugged into the blue light is solid verses pulsating. But I can’t find anything that explains this. Any thoughts.
Great price to try these out. They’re not for me, but I can see valid use cases. I’m glad Meh offered them at a bargain price so I could try them out without paying crazy full price! Meh is awesome!!
Specs
Product: JLab JBuds Frames Wireless Audio for Glasses
Model: FRAMESBLK124
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$29.59 at Amazon
Warranty
2 Year Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jan 22 - Tuesday, Jan 23
Will these fit on my margarita glasses?
I guess these are for people who don’t like sticking things in their ears?
@jaggedbubbles I am getting a pair for when I ride my bike. I still want to to hear cars, bike bells, etc and so far the earbud pass through is either too weak or the open-over-ear style interfere with my glasses.
@jaggedbubbles @jamesmcp I walk in my suburban neighborhood most mornings and wear a pair of “Soundcore Frames” (https://us.soundcore.com/products/a3600013). They (and my rainy-day Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conduction ones) are great for preserving some situational awareness (which I guess is just a fancy way of saying that I can usually hear cars/dogs/people pretty easily and pause my audio).
When I come home, I’m usually still listening to a podcast or on a call and when she’s been nearby, my wife has said that she is able to hear the audio, so if call/podcast/music privacy is important to you, you may need to keep the volume low or pass on these kinds of devices.
Anyway, I scored a deal on the ones I got, but at eight times less expensive, if I hadn’t, I would likely have tried these to see if they met my needs.
They only listen when they detect a sound.
@awk I’m only invisible when ppl aren’t looking
So, can someone please answer this basic question… are they bone conducting? Or just small speakers pointed at the ear?
@mothmer Well, the write-up says
@mothmer They shouldn’t cause a boner.
@mothmer my boss once had some of those trekz or whatever bone conducting headphones that she got for her flights to work every week. When she listened to them in the office I could hear them across the room so I’m not sure how they weren’t also just small speakers near her ears.
@mothmer I will contend your inner Hemholtz frequency matched the trekz.
@djslack Given that the idea of bone conduction almost turns her skull into “small speakers”, she probably liked it LOUD.
No consumer headset on the market actually does bone conduction. Not even AfterShokz. I have a pair of Trekz, and they do work, but they are in no way bone conduction. They are transducers that sit on skin, flesh, and cartilage. I guess that makes them contact speakers.
These aren’t even that; they’re tiny speakers. They’re going to lack bass, even moreso than the Trekz, and they’re going to spill more sound out into the environment.
Does anyone know if you can use one and then the other, one at a time?
@jmrobinett The “see more product specs” has a PDF that implies you can do it. Here is an excerpt : “You can use either JBuds Frames left or right independently or both together with Dual Connect to listen to music or take calls. Note you will only have access to the left or right controls if you’re using only one” .
@jmrobinett an Amazon review said you can do just that. That’s always a deal breaker for me because I rarely use both and prefer the “infinite” battery life by cycling the pieces.
/giphy fallacious bleary frog
Can these be attached to wire frame glasses?
@ThunderChicken The specs say “Optional sleeves allow for a secure fit on smaller temples” and I assume they might have meant thinner temples, so you may be in luck
@andymand @ThunderChicken Doesn’t “optional” usually mean “sold separately” though?
@andymand @ThunderChicken @xarophti clever sleeves are included with this purchase. clever in that they can be reversed to work with different temple thicknesses.
/giphy unassuming-fashionable-fish
worth a shot of margarita i guess![](https://dj5zo597wtsux.cloudfront.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f615.png "=\")
I have an (oddly?) large number of friends and family that
…and I’m easily overstimulated or distracted by sound. This might be a lifesaver.
Even if this won’t solve all those situations, it’s worth a shot. In for the maximum six(!).
/giphy respectful-stiff-orca
Never mind I found it. Each one can be use independently.
/giphy unanimous-smokey-holly
@Drexal Well OK, then. I really hope these will be great at work when they tell us not to use Earbuds.
I wonder how loud they are for the people around you.
@IAMIS this is what I want to know.
Are you that lazy to put on earbuds? Frequently returned on Amazon…
@pixelated Thanks
Don’t buy them I had a pair they don’t stay clipped onto the glasses’arms whether they are thin thick flat or round. You have to add tapes or sticky clay or rubber bands around them. It looks so prototype elementary science project.
@boywonderny Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, that’s kind of a plus for me. Time to start MacGyver-in’ !
I got these during an Amazon Warehouse sale for $8. After receiving and trying them I could see why they were returned. Three problems made me put them in a drawer:
At that low price from the warehouse I just didn’t bother returning them, but they are definitely returnable.
@Sarisin Thanks
I have two sets of these that I got for $10 from Amazon when there was a slickdeal. I’d spend $12 on them again, but others obviously disagree. Here’s what I find / like / dislike:
These sound exactly like $12 headphones
MacGyver v0.1 under test. I like to use hair claw clips as cable organizers, so I have a lot lying around. This claw is safe for hair, so it doesn’t damage the arm of the glasses. When I attach it to the glasses, it flops around loosely. HOWEVER, when I wear it, the clip is snug up against my temple, so no problem.
@cfg83 Here is version 1.0 . It’s a 3D print that you can use with two sided velcro to attach to any glasses.
It’s on thingiverse here :
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6446218
Mine just arrived. Sound quality isn’t bad (for podcasts) and when I took a call from a quiet room I was told it was “like from your car” (with the factory integrated Bluetooth car kit). I used them while watching TV and it was better than having a podcast playing through the phone speaker.
I plan on using rubber bands to keep them from bouncing off when I go biking, where being able to hear approaching vehicles and bike bells without being the person blasting music or podcasts is worth the hassle.
Based on setting them on a table speakers-side up, someone sitting on the same bench will be able to tell exactly what you’re listening to but anyone more than a few feet away won’t hear much more than Charlie Brown’s teacher.
They are loose on wire frames as expected, but my frames are like 2mm wider than my skull so it’s not a problem for me. The rubber spacers are a waste as they won’t fit over any eartip bigger than a coffee stirrer.
How do I return them?
@MORstockman14 Hit meh.com/support and explain the problem.
I am having trouble getting them both to pair at once. I was successful one time, but not again this morning. The troubleshooting says to forget the device on your phone. Then hold down both buttons for 15+ seconds. They will power on and back off. But that never happens. I don’t know what I did right to get them both to work together the one time I was successful. Also, I cannot find any information as to how to know when they are charging, or when they are fully charged. Depending on what they are plugged into the blue light is solid verses pulsating. But I can’t find anything that explains this. Any thoughts.
Great price to try these out. They’re not for me, but I can see valid use cases. I’m glad Meh offered them at a bargain price so I could try them out without paying crazy full price! Meh is awesome!!
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