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Originally Posted by Hrafn
No, a 'don't reinvent the wheel' thing. Don't attempt to create a novel wired waterproof audio connector (with the risk that it might contain some unforeseen design flaw), when a perfectly satisfactory wireless solution already exists (and has been exhaustively tested).
Anybody who wants to shell out for a Kepler Pro can probably afford to buy a pair of Bluetooth headphones. Anybody who doesn't want to, can buy the (almost certain to be cheaper) C67ML Carta 2 instead and get an audio jack.
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I'm not sure what's new about waterproof audio jacks, since there are loads of waterproof audio players, radios, and the abovementioned smartphones all have both waterproof speakers/mics AND waterproof jacks.
It's certainly additional cost to their design, where there's already a lot of single chip wifi-bluetooth solutions out there and all they need to do is activate audio bt profile in their product for a fraction of the cost.
From the consumer point of view, i don't think bt is a cost issue. It's more of a convenience and power issue, at least for me personally:
1. Bt eats up the ereader's battery (more than wired headset)
2. Bt headphone/speaker is either wired to a power outlet, or has limited battery lifetime