[Athen] Remote Real-Time Captioning and Bluetooth Microphones for iPad

[Jeffrey Dell]

When I was looking into doing that I read that only the 1st generation
iPad would power USB devices with the camera kit.  The iPad 2 and up
no longer had that ability.  It would only work if the connected
microphone or transmitter had its own power source.  I found that on a
user forum for the XTAG mic when I was looking into it.
Jeff

On 8/22/14, Cassandra L. Tex <Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu> wrote:

> Hi Dean,

>

> I purchased an iPad camera connection kit and tried using a revolabs

> wireless lapel microphone with the iPad.  When I plugged it in, the iPad

> said that the device could not be used because it used too much power.  Do

> you know the exact model of the revolabs wireless lapel microphone you were

> using?  Our iPad is a couple of years old, but we are up-to-date on the

> iOS.  What model is your iPad?

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> I know the revolabs wireless lapel microphone I was using is several years

> old...I wonder if that's the difference??

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> Thanks!

>

> Cassandra

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> *From:* Brusnighan, Dean A. [mailto:dabrus at purdue.edu]

> *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2014 7:06 AM

> *To:* Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu; Access Technology Higher Education

> Network

> *Subject:* RE: [Athen] Remote Real-Time Captioning and Bluetooth

> Microphones for iPad

>

>

>

> Hi,

>

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> We have used an iPad in the classroom running Skype combined with either a

> Revolabs wireless lapel microphone or a Revolabs tabletop microphone. We

> purchased an iPad "camera connection kit" from Apple that allows a USB

> connection for the microphone base unit. This has worked well for us.

>

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>

> Dean

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> Dean Brusnighan

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> Assistive Technology Specialist

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> Purdue University, Young Hall

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> 155 S. Grant Street

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> West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108

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> Phone: 765-494-9082

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> dabrus at purdue.edu

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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu

> <athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Cassandra

> L. Tex

> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:29 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* [Athen] Remote Real-Time Captioning and Bluetooth Microphones

> for iPad

>

>

>

> Greetings All,

>

> Has anyone used iPads for remote real-time captioning?  What type of

> microphone (presumably Bluetooth) did you use?  Was it a lapel mic or did

> the professor actually have to put it on his/her head?  I wouldn't think

> the built-in microphone on an iPad would be sufficient in a classroom

> setting...

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>

>

> In the past we have used laptops with Revolabs wireless lapel microphones

> for remote real-time captioning.  The vendor we contract with for the

> real-time captioning uses Skype and we've never had a problem with sound

> quality with our setup (wireless network, laptop with Skype, and revolabs

> lapel mic).  However, we're looking for a more compact way to provide

> real-time captioning (and perhaps even using the student's own device if

> available).  Hauling a laptop around can be cumbersome...

>

>

>

> Would love suggestions on Bluetooth microphones that could work.  What is

> the range of a Bluetooth microphone?  How far can the person with the

> microphone be from the device it's paired with?  It probably depends on the

> device, but in general, how far apart can the devices be?

>

>

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> Having a CART transcriber in the room is not an option.  We are in a rural

> area and don't have folks in the area with this skill.

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> Thanks!

>

> Cassandra Tex

>

> Assistive Technology Specialist

>

> Humboldt State University

>

> tex at humboldt.edu

>