I need some new earbuds, and live in a place with severe winters. I want to be able to access the controls using gloves or mittens if possible.
The online reviews I’ve seen all assume that you can just touch the earbuds with bare hands, but when it’s well below freezing, that sometimes isn’t possible. If I have to take off a mitt to use my earbuds my hand might not warm up until I can get back indoors again. Earbuds that work with touchscreen-capable gloves aren’t good enough either. I’ve never seen touchscreen-capable gloves that keep your hands warm at -40C.
Any suggestions?
I have several pairs of anker earbuds, one wireless and one semi wireless (connected to each other, not the device). They either have a little control panel/remote with buttons connected, or you can tap the top or bottom of the bud with a bit of pressure to change certain things (next song/volume, ect)
Is the control panel wired to the buds? One solution I’ve considered is getting a small remote that I could keep inside my glove, but if it’s wired I don’t think that would work.
If you know what model they are I’d be interested in learning more.
It was attached, and they ate a few years old, and I don’t see them anywhere on their website. They are similar to these ones but not exactly what you are looking for. Good luck searching
A remote inside your glove, what a brilliant idea!
Maybe repurpose a Bluetooth camera remote to adjust sound instead. These things connect to your phone via Bluetooth, and usually have 2 or 3 buttons. You can usually assign the button actions.
Edit: Maybe you can use something like this and assign actions for the buttons (may need to use something like Macrodroid or Tasker). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084SFBDF5?psc=1
I may just get one of these myself. Grabbing the phone for volume is a nuisance when it’s charging and connected to Bluetooth at home.
I was thinking of something like this Bluetooth media remote that I think is meant to be mounted on a steering wheel or a bike/motorcycle’s handlebars. I think if I had that inside my glove I could know which buttons were which by feel.
But, I’ve never owned / used one, so I don’t know how well they work, and how compatible they are.