jvoegele

I use my Android phone frequently to listen to audiobooks, and one thing that bothers me is that whenever I need to pause or rewind, I need to take my phone out of my pocket, hit the power button, unlock the screen, and finally lcate and push the pause or rewind button on the screen. This is a very cumbersome process, so I'm looking for some sort of remote control device that I could either keep in my pocket or which is attached to my headphones, and which offers buttons for media playback control. (I wrote "bluetooth" in the subject, but it actually does not matter to me if the device uses bluetooth or some other mechanism for communicating with the phone.)

Can someone offer some product recommendations for any devices that might meet my needs? I did try searching on Amazon, but not knowing exactly what I'm looking for, my search terms didn't pull up anything that looked like what I needed. Thanks for any insight you can provide!

jvoegele

I've found a few products that look like they might do what I want. Does anyone have any experience with any of these?

Amazon.com: Advanced Rechargeable Clip-On Wireless Bluetooth V2.0 Stereo Headset Receiver - Makes any 3.5mm Headphones / Earbuds Bluetooth Enabled for Wireless Music- for use with AT&T and Verizon Apple iPhone 3G / 3GS / 4G , iPod touch and iPad - In

Amazon.com: Bluedio AV890 A2DP Bluetooth Stereo Headset Mobile Partner headfree: Everything Else

Amazon.com: Jabra CLIPPER Bluetooth Stereo Headset: Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com: Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth Stereo Headset: Cell Phones & Accessories

Kipa16

I just bought Nokia BH-214 which has basically the same functionality as those Jabra devices. I can say that it works very well with my HTC Legend. All I needed to do was to pair the two. And now controlling music (starting playback, rewinding, volume control etc) works without the need to take the phone out of my pocket. There are in-ear type of headphones included in the package but I prefer to use my Porta Pros