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["brian_dalton" <brian_dalton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

where can I get the audible player for the n91?

Brian.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:09 AM
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Audible was: RE: Re: Would like some opinions,
please


> Hi Brian,
>
> In fact, any 3rd edition Symbian phone that runs Talks or Mobile Speak is
> perfect for Audible.  In fact, I am quickly going off the Rockbox
approach,
> there are too many downsides.  I like my N91 and its full and perfect
access
> to MP3 files.  The only down side to the N91 is storage, when compared to
> Irivers etc, but even that now has 8GB of storage.  Give Nokia a year, and
I
> predict that we will be up in the 40GB mark, and we can forget these silly
> ideas of partial access <Smile>.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On Behalf Of Brian Hartgen
> Sent: 28 April 2007 07:53
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Audible was: RE: Re: Would like some opinions,
> please
>
> I agree with Scott, the Nokia N91  is perfect for Audible books.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Erichsen
> Sent: 28 April 2007 03:04
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Audible was: RE: Re: Would like some opinions,
> please
>
> The other advantage to the current BookPort is that it takes standard AA
> batteries. The bookPort2 will not.
> I use my N91 for audible books. It's fantastic!
> I wish I had the 8GB edition, but the 4GB edition is still good.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Nicki Keck
> Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 11:49 AM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Would like some opinions, please
>
> Well, I could use the BookPort,  but it runs the batteries down a lot
> more to read audible content on that.  I've been changing batteries in
> that thing every three weeks, and that is no exaggeration.  With the
> BookPort 2 being pushed back, I have no confidence when it will actually
> come to pass nor what the price will be, so I want a less pricey and
> better solution with a battery I can charge.  It's not that we don't
> have batteries here; we buy them anyway, but replacing them every three
> weeks is getting old, and I can't just charge it say at night or when
> it's at a certain percentage; I have to replace when they're completely
> dead.  It is much more inconvenient.
> The BookPort will work for its advertised 30 hours of battery life when
> reading books from bookshare, Web Braille, etc., but I really do enjoy
> audible content, and I can tell you it doesn't last the 30 hours with
> audible.  This is something they have said to be the case; however,
> still, like I said, I would like to have something that I can just
> charge.
>
> It hasn't happened yet, but I've always worried about running out of
> batteries and having to wait to get to the store to get one when I'm in
> the middle of a book or being out somewhere and having it happen.  I
> love my BookPort, but I just think for audible and music, I'd like
> something I can charge.  For bookshare, etc., I still plan to use it,
> because the batteries do last a lot longer on those formats.
>
> Hope this makes sense.
>
> Have a blessed day,
> Nicki,
> Loving Jesus and loving my husband
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Scott Erichsen
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:38 PM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Would like some opinions, please
>
> The irivers don't work with audible unless you convert the files with
> goldwave or something. I use a bookport for audible content, or the N91.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Nicki Keck
> Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 11:36 AM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Would like some opinions, please
>
> HI Andrew,
>
> I thought the Iriver didn't work with audible.  I want something that
> will definitely work with audible as well as play music, etc.
>
> Have a blessed day,
> Nicki,
> Loving Jesus and loving my husband
>
> My groups:
> Praying Wives: PrayingWives-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for all Christian
> wives or women in long-term relationships Braill Lite:
> braillelite-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for users of the Braille lite and
> Braille 'n Speak note Taker Christian Reading for the Blind:
> ChristianReading4theblind-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to discuss Christian
> fiction.
> Lollipop Land: lollipopland-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a mixture of
> Christian and nonchristian fellowship, with an emphasis on Christianity.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Andrew Head
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:56 PM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Would like some opinions, please
>
> Hi Nicki,
> this is just another suggestion for you to consider.
> I suppose you know that Itunes with out Brian's scripts is not
> accessible for us?
> however, with the scripts, Itunes does become accessible and once you
> know how, is really easy and helpful to use.
> I'm not trying to turn you away from Itunes or Ipods, but another option
> for
>
> you is an Iriver. this would be good because the iriver has tactile
> buttons,
>
> and if you didn't want to use the music store on Itunes, then an iriver
> would be good.
> again, I'm not trying to say that you shouldn't use itunes or an ipod, I
> myself have an ipod shuffle and I use itunes and the scripts, but if you
> didn't want or need itunes and if you want something with more storage
> and something that is easier to use then an Iriver would be a good
> option.
> hope this helps and good luck in what ever you choose to do.
> from Andrew
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicki Keck" <nicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:03 AM
> Subject: [blindipod] Would like some opinions, please
>
>
> >
> >
> > HI all,
> >
> > I am new to the list and have joined this list because I am thinking
> > of getting an i-pod.  I do have a bookPort, but I find it is not
> > totally ideal for listening to music.  Also, I love reading books from
>
> > audible.com, and that drains the battery.  I'd rather have something
> > with a battery I can recharge rather than keeping spending more and
> > more money on batteries or feeling like I shouldn't use it as much as
> > I'd like to read the audible content because of draining batteries,
> > etc.  I realize there will be a new bookPort coming out at somke time
> > soon, but there is no guarantee when that will be or what the price
> > might be, and like I said, the bookPort itself isn't ideal for playing
>
> > music really; it works, but just isn't the ideal device for that
> > because it wasn't really made for that.  Anyway, I read all of the
> > information about my various options on www.hartgen.org, and the way I
>
> > see it, I could either get an i-Pod shuffle, which would be the most
> > accessible I-Pod out of the box, but the storage, to my mind, isn't
> > very much at all, and I'd like to be able to put a bit more than a gig
>
> > on there.
> > My other option would be to get a nanno or video and install Rock Box.
>
> > I feel that I would be competent to do this, because I have been using
>
> > the computer ever since the days of DOS and am, therefore, very
> > familiar with typing in command line info, etc. and how exact syntax
> > has to be.  I do know that with Rock Box, you can't use audible, but I
>
> > also know there is a way to boot back into the regular apple firmware
> > and do it.  Is this something yhou who choose t5his option do on a
> > regular basis, and does it work well going back and forth in that
> > manner?
> >
> > I do realize that there was a comment about how the I-Pod video didn't
>
> > click from the internal speaker or something like that, but I do know
> > it will at least click from headphones or an external speaker because
> > my husband has one, and he found, on amazon.com, that I could get the
> > 30-gig I-Pod for just three dollars more than the 8-gig nanno, whch
> > seems a good deal.  Is anyone ussing the 30-gig, and does it work well
>
> > with the rock Box configuration, switching back and forth, etc.?
> >
> > Also, my husband said that he and some people on an I-Pod list of
> > which he is a member have r4eported problems with the I-Pod not
> > shutting off sometimes, I mean the video ones.  Has anyone had this
> > problem, and also, the reason I ask this is that I understand from
> > what I have read that you have to turn it off to reboot into the
> > regular firmware.  Would this work from s tandby as well or not?
> >
> > Anyway, any suggestions and opinions are welcome on what you have
> > found that works and what everyone is using.  Thanks.
> >
> > Have a blessed day,
> > Nicki,
> > Loving Jesus and loving my husband
> >
> > My groups:
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