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Bluetooth Speakerphone Mod

Monday, July 28th, 2008 – running time 23:00
With the sudden interest in hands-free operation of cellphones while driving Pat though it would be cool to take it one step further and use a speakerphone instead. Speakerphones are louder, easier to understand and sport that retro-Charlie's Angel cool geek chic that no in-ear handsfree system can match.

Highlights
consumer electronics ( 8:25, 21:03, 8:25, 21:03 ) Jim Carrey ( 6:05, 6:05 ) Bluetooth devices ( 1:27, 17:51, 1:27, 17:51 ) headset jacks ( 14:56, 14:56 ) consumer electronics ( 8:25, 21:03, 8:25, 21:03 ) Jim Carrey ( 6:05, 6:05 ) Bluetooth devices ( 1:27, 17:51, 1:27, 17:51 ) headset jacks ( 14:56, 14:56 )

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" War. Today's episode of system is brought to you by square space dot com Netflix and GoDaddy got job. Today our system -- going to be get a little well old school brute force in building a better speaker phone system for your cell phone his hands free law thing going on here in California that's coming up on this episode of system. What was this dividing his battery darkness going to be a bit of a crazy show forced today to the idea we're gonna have some fun with the whole hands free law in California we're gonna hack -- Bluetooth. Headsets. Into your classic ordinary old school telephone handset pretty easy idea rate we're gonna take this we're gonna basically. But it comp removed microphone. Bluetooth kind of Bluetooth into this speaker appear and you get a slightly better speaker because it's much bigger you get to holding hands it to your head lawyer -- the -- just fine although probably technically not hands free. And you know what in the we -- hack Bluetooth in the something than usual it's not a banana is a fun idea but Motorola battery failed so. That kind of dropped out of that so we're gonna go a little old school we've been talking about the fact that we're all -- Bluetooth devices to communicate with our cell -- were in the car okay. I mostly do all the people the other end of line -- complaining about the audio quality. Why this -- essentially compresses your audio signal puts it into a tiny wireless channel. And then expanded before it goes in your cell -- and has the whole cell phone wireless audio quality experience which isn't great at its best. So we started thinking about."

" What we can use. And something peeked out of the corner of my garage the classic RadioShack point one -- 541. Basically it's a speaker or as they called the ample flight communication extension speaker -- about I don't know probably 5000 miles. Chasing race vehicles and using this for communication with BHF radius I can tell you three things about it. It's loud. It does a pretty good job with the local frequencies. And it's pretty easy wire into your track okay aesthetically it's a nightmare to class 1970s act. -- it's got me Chrome on the outside the you know what. We're gonna try to do something it sounds a heck of a lot better than the speaker phone on your cell phone. And of course a Bluetooth headset and -- how it goes so the court this thing is gonna be the radiation tech -- monitoring speaker here ever going to need a microphone. And we talked about microphones we kind of came up with two concepts."

" We can actually put a basic microphone element inside of the speaker attached to the speaker which is not a bad idea right -- an -- to four point five volt power supply. And it's omni directional but that we thought what do we do with every television show we've ever made that didn't involve somebody pulling one of those boom -- which looks like it did rabbit on a stick. Well he's clip on microphone so while we're -- RadioShack we picked up the fabulous. Omni directional -- clip microphone. And we're gonna find out when attempting to see we're -- end up sounding great because it keeps the audio basically pulled off of -- point close to your body. Or it's gonna sound awful and most importantly though it could be a nightmare because you may -- done -- as you're getting out of your car you may have -- wonderful experience of basically ripping this off your shirt ripping your time off your -- just basically feeling like a dork because you are -- click here. Microphone in the vehicle so -- happiness together we'll get in the car through it sounds like and you can let us. -- what you think about the system putting together this. -- two basic problems assault -- going to plug something Nvidia hints -- Jack on a cell phone. The primary issue is the fact that these -- with a tiny two point five millimeter jacks on there which is pretty much something you're never gonna finding your local store. Fortunately we have an older heads that we're gonna use to scavenge the part we need which is it that the tiny piece that looks like this. Now there are adaptor to actually pick up to go for the standard three point five stereo Jack 32 point five. Stereo Jack. Now if this was actually designed to use for stereo headsets is -- of a month."

" you would actually have four. Instead of -- if you see it just tiny that is basically three elements to this third actually before elements of this if you're gonna use a stereo headset. We're gonna go the old school mono speaker so that shouldn't be a problem."

" The other thing you're gonna need to do is get twelve volt power for this speaker. So if you want to the easiest thing to do is actually. Plug this into 812 volt socket -- lighter socket on your car. These are pretty slick exodus came out if you're the kind of person hates using a screwdriver or -- doing things like soldering. If you operate something when he. Like this full -- lead here. This is basically DC power plug from RadioShack and instead of actually having to do things like wiring and using screwdriver. You basically just press down and slide the wire in there before you that though of course want to take the cool guy and off of this. Which. Turns on basically a quarter current. Quarter turn counter clockwise. Pull off the sleeve. Slider wires through there. -- cable at home going I don't believe you -- and it's this and then basically pressed down -- for positive black for negative and we're gonna insert. Our cable right in there -- to put this down on the tables --"

" Please do it that poking a hole in in my hand which is always fun. Makes for good TV that hurts like hell. Now appear to have the wiring set up for like a good my truck you can pass this continue. It twelve volt power source for your vehicle. Just remember to put a switch on it or put it on -- switches -- the vehicle's ignition is off. We'll basically be powering the speaker and running -- your battery. When your engines that actually turning."

" And we just haven't have a twelve volt battery here of lighter socket. And it works. Always -- things work it was a little bit when the shiny red light on there."

" It's just --"

" It's time now for Netflix watch a movie big of the week this week it's -- Truman show starring Jim Carrey district judge tells the story is true for Banc one of the most famous people on television. But he doesn't even know group of the normal light and normal family without realizing his pound is an enormous -- built specifically. For the Truman show that stars yes him thousands of cameras captured. Every moment of the oblivious Truman's life and every when he needs is actually an actor -- actually starts noticing weird things are questioning everything to the producers of the shows and if they're choreographed obstacles. Everything from stage hurricanes traffic jams and more this thrilling tale of one and trying to discover the truth about his life belongs in -- network. And don't forget to check out the other 89999. Titles offered by Netflix including Blu-ray titles you probably can't find the local stores -- to find any time you're looking for and with forty -- almost all -- in a single business day shipping. Three both ways. Now plans normally start at four dollars 99 cents. Your system viewers we got a hook up -- trial to sign up his eighth at www. Netflix dot com slash system. It's just yeah."

" looks at the moment we are Rogers iPod which. We could barely hear that we -- that -- the volume lock on and once that was taken off. He then really louder than what I'm used to getting from the speaker --"

" It."

" So speakers run in in what works on that now we have to do is the hard part of this project which is figure out how to -- our speaker. And our microphone into power. Cellphone that interesting part of that of course on the transit through Rogers fabulous iPods. Onto the groundswell put this safely ensconced over here. It's Jim Lara back CEO and leader of Revision 3. Which got him. -- to dedicate this Bluetooth headset to greater cause system outstanding. Welcome be exciting show -- and that with the hands free speaker on and that you and that we have it does it belong to anyone did you -- somebody's desk. And is a reminder ladies and gentlemen that you should not leave -- consumer electronics weighing about television studio because in the end up being dissonant chords in the name of television. Self. Roger -- in Q would you wanna you wanna -- the Bluetooth headset -- shall we finished off the hands free speaker. Previous. Margaret charges up finishes up mostly we have left for time to read this went on in the -- not will come back to it in a later episode dude don't tell anybody where -- certificate. I like that it's him. Cool so to -- by the leader jacks are miserable we'll put you can buy these."

" Is online places like parts express dot com. Unless you live in -- particularly tiny parts friendly area that we view if this was for stereo you'd actually have four dividers on here instead of breeder before separate electrical elements on Mary can just see. The little black glass -- isolates that on this. But so we basically need."

" He channels to get the microphone. Urgency the microphone and the audio in that. Sort of sacrifice this cable in the name of system. I mean really can't do this -- that recently and that of course and four cars going. Oh look. Are we talked of the guys that are using these to cut non copper wire. That's really scary is -- you --"

" This of of the inside that little tiny fuel looks like this they have some nylon NASA non strategic plan is some kind you strengthen. Enhancing course you know pull out get a green wire red wire. And the exposed. I'm assuming is the ground wire here now of course you've got three. Different. Political contacts on that handset. So there's a question going to be without the tip is the speaker or the microphones couple ways we can play around with that we can basically. Connect things until we actually get the signal we want had a cellphone. Then we can do is."

" Crack open it V. Headset part of this and see if we can to puzzle out the wiring on that by ourselves. -- that is because I've noticed that -- announce if you start looking like an outside RU they tend to be a little bit different than what kind of device you're looking at so. Just for fun we're crack this open does a single click on the inside and hopefully they can do this without it injuring myself or anybody else the building."

" So we've sort of period around all these wires hidden within a couple things. So we got a microphone here the microphone wire. Is going to. This -- PC BY basically this printed circuit this strand of the motherboard. Tracing on the motherboard to the red wire so we can safely I think it's him with a red is going to be carrying a microphone signal. I can see the ground can hear. And over here you actually see. These trees seems to super tiny refusal tiny wires going from the your -- these speaker. To. Directly -- to the green wire so the green wires going to be our speaker. And the red wires going to be our microphone. Coming out from this."

" But in general of the state of over the -- what of the sponsors the today show square space dot com this is pretty slick and the publishing system for anybody looking to build a blog portfolio much any kind of website. They just came out with a new release July 25. It's basically a -- little out but no coding experience necessary to build high end complex website. Great if you're like me can't totally random paper bags and their ideas that they'll allow you to ads in the same features that you see some of the biggest site on the web without actually having to employ programmers -- Large businesses blogs yeah. A small company that they have it. An amazing ability to let you -- some pretty incredible web pages I've seen some demos I'm looking forward to get my hands on it has I think even in people who make -- is not only does it favor check out square space dot com support us by supporting our sponsors."

" Yeah you didn't -- you're working number. I remember reform."

" Cool -- it's never gonna water and our love Mike."

" Okay noticed a couple things right now first of all we're not in the studio anymore. Because frankly after about forty minutes of epic failure at least pure failure trying to -- both the microphone and speaker work in my senior point one point five. We basically gave it up for the night and we can -- have -- on parchment to RadioShack. There's a couple things we figured out one their original microphone was actually dead. And that actually makes it really hard you it is microphone would get a functioning microphone. And we also picked up a small collection of who include tiny. Two point five millimeter. Regular stereo headphone Jack which should work fine for project the whole idea this is really simple have they have the amplified speaker around we heads. Cable we can sacrifice and we picked up a microphone so let's talk about. The pin out on the is right so normally when you look at this is the three pin two point five millimeter Jack this is -- one. This -- and we called the heat shield. And if it's a four pin jacket you can one -- to -- three and in the shield the shield is the generally back most and that's which you -- your ground wires to. And also RadioShack we really talk about this designed as the plastic holder for this. That she soldering the wires onto isn't nightmare. It works but it's a real pain sorry. Those -- back together some interesting things started to come out with through play around with. Couple more phones. And we sort of play around with some more research and agree to some basic research and we figured you know most headset jacks have the microphone. The speaker and the common ground and they should be easier to replicate that we're gonna go with our you know speaker output. To our little RadioShack monitor here you can use for the race comes. And our microphone with as little built in signal campfire are right this -- this line is as easy. Some interesting things came out first of all when you -- dependence especially four and enhance them with you point 52 point five millimeter Jack usually on cellphones are Smartphones. Or cellphones with stereo audio capability. If you notice something Nokia for example in one. It's audio left into audio right -- microphone. Motorola. And one is the microphone into the right speaker pancreas left speaker and force the ground so can -- generally always the ground. But be wiring tends to vary palm one Treo. Standard your pieces the second pin microphone is the first. And and that seems to work okay with a singular. So we can never actually get this one to recognize the microphone -- a couple of from microphones have wiring in different locations. Amber to play around with -- some more bio -- window and go pick up my new iPhone."

" Our board move a little -- one of our longtime supporters godaddy.com. Is sponsored in good does he was a favor help us by being good -- them. Because if you want to make an impact on -- going to suggest doing go to dock on top names below -- dollar ninety dollar plus world plus hosting capacity website builders in quite a bit more. And it got reliable secure web -- no long term contract it's pretty cool -- hosting plans are bigger and better than ever 99% up time three point 47 support and no annual commitment. When you drive viewers your media content we suggest right dot TV domain name. Stand out from the crowd got TV domains are perfect for podcast a video bloggers -- anyone with something to say Heather available now let's godaddy.com plus. Here's the deal yet got four and -- the closest one that's SYS one and check out you can see an additional. 10% -- Some restrictions do apply to check the site for details visit -- keep your piece of the Internet -- godaddy.com. Support us by supporting that."

" We did actually finally get both the likelihood and the speaker to work with surfing in this film of our producers. And what was interesting about that is that. -- speaker output was the exact opposite him is basically the exact opposite opinions. Of the regional. Microphone speaker wire so basically once we reverse those from all the other phones for the speaker worked. The speaker microphone hooked on this one microbe can get to work in the in the phones."

" itself as the actual device and actually we've got of these speaker and the microphone. Treatment of the little lapel. Device basically plug in view of the film actually works here penis off on their -- you're remote on this on. -- Does this sound better or worse than the Bluetooth devices called in from. Good because if you didn't say it sounded better would have --"

" Oh yeah and this is a big plus and alternately very loud level command of the speaker. So on one hand this project is definitely a success I just can't actually get it to work with my iPhone yet and after you find them. Four -- two point five millimeter Jack actually took me your probably editing right now so all late you've the that the the story yourself on the controllers on schools of the Bluetooth controller and I think the only call these definitely better one last wireless connection one layer of compression between you're voice. And the cell phone and the person the other and it may not have made clear any point during this is why I'm actually going with you know old school -- Rather than use of wireless and quite frankly because I just don't like audio quality Bluetooth. Anytime -- and another layer of sort of -- disease tuning compression and plus the whole issue of wireless basically wireless signals sometimes they need to know my cell phone. Is practically next to the he Bluetooth speaker phone -- either I still actually had Bluetooth they got feedback and little funky little frustrating and it has happened with several devices a bigger issue though for me really use the audio quality nothing about this way if you -- an iPod. You can use an FM transmitter. It's okay summer better than others some FM radios are better than others. If -- only works all right you definitely get the music through -- next up would be an FM. Much later which plugs into your. Antenna input on the back your stereo. Basically like a much stronger over injecting -- signaling your FM radio. Vastly superior that would be one of the direct connections off of the Lionel on the dock connector or your iPod or the headphone Jack out of your iPod basically why is your bill with street analog audio at that point. That's not being you know. Transmitted wirelessly as not being turned into an FM radio station it's not being you know digitized world certainly did that -- impressed at the Bluetooth thing that you keep the idea direct connection usually sounds. Better and I think we get a good job he does some fairly low cost parts building. You know. -- analog signal to our cell phone now just getting it to work with myself well."

" I better -- the mouth up there with suggestions of better ways to you well. Make your cellphones them better inside your vehicle. I'm definitely curious if you're lot of you're gonna -- about the fabulous looking equality in your super amazing 600 dollars and units in your car stereo definitely curious about that got a better idea. Let me know of get a better idea for microphones speakers sources very curious about especially from him radio guys. And let's see what house. Are."

" With the -- to summarize what's every regular segment one. Building a speaker phone is little more complicated. To -- counts vary from phone to phone especially. -- two point five millimeter or three point five millimeter jacks. The microphone there and I may not be paid one. The left audio may or may not be and one it varies by manufacturer incredibly annoying consumer electronics manufacturers he can together and standardized system -- joke. That everybody is different and out. To even regular three pin jacks vary from phone the phone as we found -- the -- Sarah you know basically. One -- was used the exact opposite wiring been some of the other phones and played around. So have we learned recycling the it's -- probably not agreed idealist you're super patient and really really comfortable soldering because these hand. Incredibly tiny would like thirty very few maybe 3638. Wires."

" Good amount electronic that -- express orders them for -- and then their idea. Pants that are you hands whole bunch of announcement try you'll probably get more your cellphone. Good afternoon check it out annually in -- and what works. And so we didn't give this to work with -- and that -- important -- to -- to work with this phone or iPhone today. One at fault is gonna be a super simple project that you really complicated to put because of non standard. -- act designed to prosecute the offenders and by the way most important of all if your building -- believed -- handset. Make -- you pick up. Who Bluetooth headsets to work with -- one of them -- For the project back a -- launching system. You know what we're gonna have a really cool that we can't promise to make this. If you can kick it."

" War. Today's episode of system is brought to you by square space dot com Netflix and GoDaddy got job. Today our system -- going to be get a little well old school brute force in building a better speaker phone system for your cell phone his hands free law thing going on here in California that's coming up on this episode of system. What was this dividing his battery darkness going to be a bit of a crazy show forced today to the idea we're gonna have some fun with the whole hands free law in California we're gonna hack -- Bluetooth. Headsets. Into your classic ordinary old school telephone handset pretty easy idea rate we're gonna take this we're gonna basically. But it comp removed microphone. Bluetooth kind of Bluetooth into this speaker appear and you get a slightly better speaker because it's much bigger you get to holding hands it to your head lawyer -- the -- just fine although probably technically not hands free. And you know what in the we -- hack Bluetooth in the something than usual it's not a banana is a fun idea but Motorola battery failed so. That kind of dropped out of that so we're gonna go a little old school we've been talking about the fact that we're all -- Bluetooth devices to communicate with our cell -- were in the car okay. I mostly do all the people the other end of line -- complaining about the audio quality. Why this -- essentially compresses your audio signal puts it into a tiny wireless channel. And then expanded before it goes in your cell -- and has the whole cell phone wireless audio quality experience which isn't great at its best. So we started thinking about."

" What we can use. And something peeked out of the corner of my garage the classic RadioShack point one -- 541. Basically it's a speaker or as they called the ample flight communication extension speaker -- about I don't know probably 5000 miles. Chasing race vehicles and using this for communication with BHF radius I can tell you three things about it. It's loud. It does a pretty good job with the local frequencies. And it's pretty easy wire into your track okay aesthetically it's a nightmare to class 1970s act. -- it's got me Chrome on the outside the you know what. We're gonna try to do something it sounds a heck of a lot better than the speaker phone on your cell phone. And of course a Bluetooth headset and -- how it goes so the court this thing is gonna be the radiation tech -- monitoring speaker here ever going to need a microphone. And we talked about microphones we kind of came up with two concepts."

" We can actually put a basic microphone element inside of the speaker attached to the speaker which is not a bad idea right -- an -- to four point five volt power supply. And it's omni directional but that we thought what do we do with every television show we've ever made that didn't involve somebody pulling one of those boom -- which looks like it did rabbit on a stick. Well he's clip on microphone so while we're -- RadioShack we picked up the fabulous. Omni directional -- clip microphone. And we're gonna find out when attempting to see we're -- end up sounding great because it keeps the audio basically pulled off of -- point close to your body. Or it's gonna sound awful and most importantly though it could be a nightmare because you may -- done -- as you're getting out of your car you may have -- wonderful experience of basically ripping this off your shirt ripping your time off your -- just basically feeling like a dork because you are -- click here. Microphone in the vehicle so -- happiness together we'll get in the car through it sounds like and you can let us. -- what you think about the system putting together this. -- two basic problems assault -- going to plug something Nvidia hints -- Jack on a cell phone. The primary issue is the fact that these -- with a tiny two point five millimeter jacks on there which is pretty much something you're never gonna finding your local store. Fortunately we have an older heads that we're gonna use to scavenge the part we need which is it that the tiny piece that looks like this. Now there are adaptor to actually pick up to go for the standard three point five stereo Jack 32 point five. Stereo Jack. Now if this was actually designed to use for stereo headsets is -- of a month."

" you would actually have four. Instead of -- if you see it just tiny that is basically three elements to this third actually before elements of this if you're gonna use a stereo headset. We're gonna go the old school mono speaker so that shouldn't be a problem."

" The other thing you're gonna need to do is get twelve volt power for this speaker. So if you want to the easiest thing to do is actually. Plug this into 812 volt socket -- lighter socket on your car. These are pretty slick exodus came out if you're the kind of person hates using a screwdriver or -- doing things like soldering. If you operate something when he. Like this full -- lead here. This is basically DC power plug from RadioShack and instead of actually having to do things like wiring and using screwdriver. You basically just press down and slide the wire in there before you that though of course want to take the cool guy and off of this. Which. Turns on basically a quarter current. Quarter turn counter clockwise. Pull off the sleeve. Slider wires through there. -- cable at home going I don't believe you -- and it's this and then basically pressed down -- for positive black for negative and we're gonna insert. Our cable right in there -- to put this down on the tables --"

" Please do it that poking a hole in in my hand which is always fun. Makes for good TV that hurts like hell. Now appear to have the wiring set up for like a good my truck you can pass this continue. It twelve volt power source for your vehicle. Just remember to put a switch on it or put it on -- switches -- the vehicle's ignition is off. We'll basically be powering the speaker and running -- your battery. When your engines that actually turning."

" And we just haven't have a twelve volt battery here of lighter socket. And it works. Always -- things work it was a little bit when the shiny red light on there."

" It's just --"

" It's time now for Netflix watch a movie big of the week this week it's -- Truman show starring Jim Carrey district judge tells the story is true for Banc one of the most famous people on television. But he doesn't even know group of the normal light and normal family without realizing his pound is an enormous -- built specifically. For the Truman show that stars yes him thousands of cameras captured. Every moment of the oblivious Truman's life and every when he needs is actually an actor -- actually starts noticing weird things are questioning everything to the producers of the shows and if they're choreographed obstacles. Everything from stage hurricanes traffic jams and more this thrilling tale of one and trying to discover the truth about his life belongs in -- network. And don't forget to check out the other 89999. Titles offered by Netflix including Blu-ray titles you probably can't find the local stores -- to find any time you're looking for and with forty -- almost all -- in a single business day shipping. Three both ways. Now plans normally start at four dollars 99 cents. Your system viewers we got a hook up -- trial to sign up his eighth at www. Netflix dot com slash system. It's just yeah."

" looks at the moment we are Rogers iPod which. We could barely hear that we -- that -- the volume lock on and once that was taken off. He then really louder than what I'm used to getting from the speaker --"

" It."

" So speakers run in in what works on that now we have to do is the hard part of this project which is figure out how to -- our speaker. And our microphone into power. Cellphone that interesting part of that of course on the transit through Rogers fabulous iPods. Onto the groundswell put this safely ensconced over here. It's Jim Lara back CEO and leader of Revision 3. Which got him. -- to dedicate this Bluetooth headset to greater cause system outstanding. Welcome be exciting show -- and that with the hands free speaker on and that you and that we have it does it belong to anyone did you -- somebody's desk. And is a reminder ladies and gentlemen that you should not leave -- consumer electronics weighing about television studio because in the end up being dissonant chords in the name of television. Self. Roger -- in Q would you wanna you wanna -- the Bluetooth headset -- shall we finished off the hands free speaker. Previous. Margaret charges up finishes up mostly we have left for time to read this went on in the -- not will come back to it in a later episode dude don't tell anybody where -- certificate. I like that it's him. Cool so to -- by the leader jacks are miserable we'll put you can buy these."

" Is online places like parts express dot com. Unless you live in -- particularly tiny parts friendly area that we view if this was for stereo you'd actually have four dividers on here instead of breeder before separate electrical elements on Mary can just see. The little black glass -- isolates that on this. But so we basically need."

" He channels to get the microphone. Urgency the microphone and the audio in that. Sort of sacrifice this cable in the name of system. I mean really can't do this -- that recently and that of course and four cars going. Oh look. Are we talked of the guys that are using these to cut non copper wire. That's really scary is -- you --"

" This of of the inside that little tiny fuel looks like this they have some nylon NASA non strategic plan is some kind you strengthen. Enhancing course you know pull out get a green wire red wire. And the exposed. I'm assuming is the ground wire here now of course you've got three. Different. Political contacts on that handset. So there's a question going to be without the tip is the speaker or the microphones couple ways we can play around with that we can basically. Connect things until we actually get the signal we want had a cellphone. Then we can do is."

" Crack open it V. Headset part of this and see if we can to puzzle out the wiring on that by ourselves. -- that is because I've noticed that -- announce if you start looking like an outside RU they tend to be a little bit different than what kind of device you're looking at so. Just for fun we're crack this open does a single click on the inside and hopefully they can do this without it injuring myself or anybody else the building."

" So we've sort of period around all these wires hidden within a couple things. So we got a microphone here the microphone wire. Is going to. This -- PC BY basically this printed circuit this strand of the motherboard. Tracing on the motherboard to the red wire so we can safely I think it's him with a red is going to be carrying a microphone signal. I can see the ground can hear. And over here you actually see. These trees seems to super tiny refusal tiny wires going from the your -- these speaker. To. Directly -- to the green wire so the green wires going to be our speaker. And the red wires going to be our microphone. Coming out from this."

" But in general of the state of over the -- what of the sponsors the today show square space dot com this is pretty slick and the publishing system for anybody looking to build a blog portfolio much any kind of website. They just came out with a new release July 25. It's basically a -- little out but no coding experience necessary to build high end complex website. Great if you're like me can't totally random paper bags and their ideas that they'll allow you to ads in the same features that you see some of the biggest site on the web without actually having to employ programmers -- Large businesses blogs yeah. A small company that they have it. An amazing ability to let you -- some pretty incredible web pages I've seen some demos I'm looking forward to get my hands on it has I think even in people who make -- is not only does it favor check out square space dot com support us by supporting our sponsors."

" Yeah you didn't -- you're working number. I remember reform."

" Cool -- it's never gonna water and our love Mike."

" Okay noticed a couple things right now first of all we're not in the studio anymore. Because frankly after about forty minutes of epic failure at least pure failure trying to -- both the microphone and speaker work in my senior point one point five. We basically gave it up for the night and we can -- have -- on parchment to RadioShack. There's a couple things we figured out one their original microphone was actually dead. And that actually makes it really hard you it is microphone would get a functioning microphone. And we also picked up a small collection of who include tiny. Two point five millimeter. Regular stereo headphone Jack which should work fine for project the whole idea this is really simple have they have the amplified speaker around we heads. Cable we can sacrifice and we picked up a microphone so let's talk about. The pin out on the is right so normally when you look at this is the three pin two point five millimeter Jack this is -- one. This -- and we called the heat shield. And if it's a four pin jacket you can one -- to -- three and in the shield the shield is the generally back most and that's which you -- your ground wires to. And also RadioShack we really talk about this designed as the plastic holder for this. That she soldering the wires onto isn't nightmare. It works but it's a real pain sorry. Those -- back together some interesting things started to come out with through play around with. Couple more phones. And we sort of play around with some more research and agree to some basic research and we figured you know most headset jacks have the microphone. The speaker and the common ground and they should be easier to replicate that we're gonna go with our you know speaker output. To our little RadioShack monitor here you can use for the race comes. And our microphone with as little built in signal campfire are right this -- this line is as easy. Some interesting things came out first of all when you -- dependence especially four and enhance them with you point 52 point five millimeter Jack usually on cellphones are Smartphones. Or cellphones with stereo audio capability. If you notice something Nokia for example in one. It's audio left into audio right -- microphone. Motorola. And one is the microphone into the right speaker pancreas left speaker and force the ground so can -- generally always the ground. But be wiring tends to vary palm one Treo. Standard your pieces the second pin microphone is the first. And and that seems to work okay with a singular. So we can never actually get this one to recognize the microphone -- a couple of from microphones have wiring in different locations. Amber to play around with -- some more bio -- window and go pick up my new iPhone."

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" We did actually finally get both the likelihood and the speaker to work with surfing in this film of our producers. And what was interesting about that is that. -- speaker output was the exact opposite him is basically the exact opposite opinions. Of the regional. Microphone speaker wire so basically once we reverse those from all the other phones for the speaker worked. The speaker microphone hooked on this one microbe can get to work in the in the phones."

" itself as the actual device and actually we've got of these speaker and the microphone. Treatment of the little lapel. Device basically plug in view of the film actually works here penis off on their -- you're remote on this on. -- Does this sound better or worse than the Bluetooth devices called in from. Good because if you didn't say it sounded better would have --"

" Oh yeah and this is a big plus and alternately very loud level command of the speaker. So on one hand this project is definitely a success I just can't actually get it to work with my iPhone yet and after you find them. Four -- two point five millimeter Jack actually took me your probably editing right now so all late you've the that the the story yourself on the controllers on schools of the Bluetooth controller and I think the only call these definitely better one last wireless connection one layer of compression between you're voice. And the cell phone and the person the other and it may not have made clear any point during this is why I'm actually going with you know old school -- Rather than use of wireless and quite frankly because I just don't like audio quality Bluetooth. Anytime -- and another layer of sort of -- disease tuning compression and plus the whole issue of wireless basically wireless signals sometimes they need to know my cell phone. Is practically next to the he Bluetooth speaker phone -- either I still actually had Bluetooth they got feedback and little funky little frustrating and it has happened with several devices a bigger issue though for me really use the audio quality nothing about this way if you -- an iPod. You can use an FM transmitter. It's okay summer better than others some FM radios are better than others. If -- only works all right you definitely get the music through -- next up would be an FM. Much later which plugs into your. Antenna input on the back your stereo. Basically like a much stronger over injecting -- signaling your FM radio. Vastly superior that would be one of the direct connections off of the Lionel on the dock connector or your iPod or the headphone Jack out of your iPod basically why is your bill with street analog audio at that point. That's not being you know. Transmitted wirelessly as not being turned into an FM radio station it's not being you know digitized world certainly did that -- impressed at the Bluetooth thing that you keep the idea direct connection usually sounds. Better and I think we get a good job he does some fairly low cost parts building. You know. -- analog signal to our cell phone now just getting it to work with myself well."

" I better -- the mouth up there with suggestions of better ways to you well. Make your cellphones them better inside your vehicle. I'm definitely curious if you're lot of you're gonna -- about the fabulous looking equality in your super amazing 600 dollars and units in your car stereo definitely curious about that got a better idea. Let me know of get a better idea for microphones speakers sources very curious about especially from him radio guys. And let's see what house. Are."

" With the -- to summarize what's every regular segment one. Building a speaker phone is little more complicated. To -- counts vary from phone to phone especially. -- two point five millimeter or three point five millimeter jacks. The microphone there and I may not be paid one. The left audio may or may not be and one it varies by manufacturer incredibly annoying consumer electronics manufacturers he can together and standardized system -- joke. That everybody is different and out. To even regular three pin jacks vary from phone the phone as we found -- the -- Sarah you know basically. One -- was used the exact opposite wiring been some of the other phones and played around. So have we learned recycling the it's -- probably not agreed idealist you're super patient and really really comfortable soldering because these hand. Incredibly tiny would like thirty very few maybe 3638. Wires."

" Good amount electronic that -- express orders them for -- and then their idea. Pants that are you hands whole bunch of announcement try you'll probably get more your cellphone. Good afternoon check it out annually in -- and what works. And so we didn't give this to work with -- and that -- important -- to -- to work with this phone or iPhone today. One at fault is gonna be a super simple project that you really complicated to put because of non standard. -- act designed to prosecute the offenders and by the way most important of all if your building -- believed -- handset. Make -- you pick up. Who Bluetooth headsets to work with -- one of them -- For the project back a -- launching system. You know what we're gonna have a really cool that we can't promise to make this. If you can kick it."