Why do you need a separate bluetooth remote? All my bluetooth headphones (3x bud types from different manufactures and one on-ear set) have remotes built into them.
Every other average woman I see during winter in Poland wears gloves, ear warmers and often also a winter cap. So it's not outliers, at least not in my central-Europe corner of the world.
Now I'm sad about Pebble. Music remote always on my wrist, and I can play/pause/rewind/skip/volume while wearing mittens through two layers of coat sleeves and a long sleeved shirt. Because they put goddamn buttons on it.
Hopefully this thing keeps working until someone else makes a useful smartwatch.
Hey, if you're happy to walk three miles on a windy 20°F day in less, then more power to you. I prefer comfort, and five bucks plus a couple of CR2032s a year doesn't seem like that big an ask.
Believe it or not, it gets very cold in Baltimore, too; since I commute by foot and light rail, I find dressing for the weather more necessary than most. Being of subtropical origin, it took me a while to get the knack, and perhaps I overcompensate. On the other hand, my ears are always toasty warm.
Should you have further quibbles to raise, please feel free, although as I'm on my way to work right now it will be some time before I'm able to entertain them.
Sony have a range of what are essentially Bluetooth 3.5mm jack's with some controls and a small display on them. They come with some headphones but will also work with anything else. They're fantastic, my only qualm is that I'm forever losing them!
