XDG Icon Spec: requesting new icons for headsets, speakers, headphones

[Bastien Nocera]

On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 11:50 +0100, Stephan Arts wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Bastien Nocera <hadess at hadess.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:22 +0100, David Faure wrote:
> >> On Wednesday 04 March 2009, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> >> > On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 12:18 +0100, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> >> > <snip>
> >> > > This hence boils down to that I'd like to ask for the following five standard icon names:
> >> > >
> >> > > - Speakers  (i.e. external USB speakers or suchlike)
> >> > > - TV
> >> > > - Headset
> >> > > - Headphones
> >> > > - Hands-free
> >> >
> >> > What's the difference between headset and hands-free for you? I don't
> >> > think we need to differentiate those...
> >>
> >> Well, people speaking on the phone while driving (using bluetooth) are "hands-free"
> >> but don't have a headset ;)
> >
> > Yes, but most headsets _are_ hands-free...
> 
> Just curious, what is the difference between a headset

has a mic and usually only one ear is covered.

>  and a
> head-phone?

"headphones" actually. no microphone, and usually covers both ears.

>  they both require a jack-plug, bluetooth- or irda
> interface to send audio from a machine to your ear.

Given that thinking, a scanner, a camera and a webcam are the same thing
as well :)