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["Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, IRiver H340 is still available in Australia whre I am anyway. Also ebay 
has them.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kevin cussick" <mm0tmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:27 AM
Subject: [blindipod] Re: IRiver's WAS-new to the list, and questions


> Hi Tracy,
>
> You can still get the Iriver 320 and 340 at the moment advanced mp3 
> players still do them as far as I'm aware.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:31 PM
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: IRiver's WAS-new to the list, and questions
>
>
> > haven't all of the IRiver's been discontinued now? the ones that take 
> > Rockbox any how?
> >
> > Tracey
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:27 AM
> > Subject: [blindipod] Re: new to the list, and questions
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > ITunes works with JAWS scripts available from TandT-consultancy.
> > > www.tandt-consultancy.com
> > >
> > > The IPod shuffle is accessible meaning, it is useable by a blind person, 
> > > but it does not speak.
> > > It has only one control so to speak, it's a wheel that you press 
> > > different parts of it. E.G. the top to play a track, the bottom to stop 
> > > left and right go through a track. etc.
> > >
> > > The best player I'd highly recommend if you want voice feedback and 
> > > folder navigation is the IRiver H340 player.
> > > If you use rockbox on it, it will speak file and folder names and will 
> > > speak the menues. Installing rockbox is not for the faint hearted, but 
> > > it is manageable and if you want pretty my full access to a player then 
> > > get the IRiver H340.
> > > GOod luck.
> > > Anyone who would like to add more? or have I answered accurately enough 
> > > for you?
> > > Cheers,
> > > Scott
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "shermeen khan" <khan3450@xxxxxx>
> > > To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:10 PM
> > > Subject: [blindipod] new to the list, and questions
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > My name's Shermeen, and my boyfriend recommended that I join this list 
> > > as I have some questions pertaining to the accessibility of ipods and 
> > > other media players (for the record, why can't it be called an mp3 
> > > player? or is that apple's term only?).
> > > I fear that the questions I'm about to ask have probably been asked 
> > > before, so if you'd rather reply to me personally instead of clogging 
> > > the list, please feel free to do so (khan3450@xxxxxx). And I apologize 
> > > if this is going to sound repetitive.
> > > 1. I visitted the rockbox website, but unfortunately didn't find much 
> > > information about the accessibility for blind people using ipods. So, 
> > > are any apple ipods currently accessible to the blind? and by 
> > > accessible, I mean is there a voice interface that allows us to 
> > > navigate/create folders etc?
> > > 2. If so, which versions of the ipod are currently accessible?
> > > 3. Are there any other media players that you've found to be more 
> > > accessible than the ipod with rockbox or related software? I'm looking 
> > > for something at least 4 gb in size(the bigger the better!). If so, what 
> > > have you found to work?
> > > 4. I haven't found that Itunes is very Jaws-friendly--what other 
> > > third-party software have you found works for you? ideally, I'd like to 
> > > be able to view the songs already on my player so that I don't download 
> > > (or upload? LOL) the same song twice.
> > > LOL I think that's about it for now. Thanks in advance for answering, 
> > > and please feel free to e-mail me off-list to avoid too much list 
> > > traffic.
> > > Take care,
> > > -Sherm~
> > > The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being 
> > > perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
> > > -Anna Quindlen
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