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["Ryan Smith" <ryansmith78@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bryan and listers,

Are there any upgrades, such as added capabilities, for users who are not 
using the 3rd generation phones, or is the upgrade simply the functionality 
of these phones?
Thanks,
Ryan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Head" <athead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 12:07 AM
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Talks for third generaiton phones is here!


> Hi Brian,
> This talk software, is it already on phones or do you have to plug it into 
> the computer and copy it to the phone?
> from Andrew
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Hartgen" <Brian.Hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:38 AM
> Subject: [blindipod] Talks for third generaiton phones is here!
>
>
> Hi
>
> OK, let's deal with the first question, why am I writing about the new
> release of the Talks software (which allows visually impaired people to
> access third generation phones through speech output) on the Blind iPod
> mailing list?  The answer is simple.  One of the reasons for purchasing
> a third generation phone, particularly models such as the Nokia N91,
> would be that they are capable of storing and playing large quantities
> of music.  Many of us have been waiting for access to these phones for
> months and now it is finally here!  It's exciting, and we should all be
> shouting about access to these devices.
>
> Speaking personally, we have had the Nokia N91 phone for a number of
> months now.  It is possible to obtain these phones on contract with a
> number of mobile phone network providers.  I particularly like it as the
> figure keys are I think well pronounced and can easily be felt by most
> people.  In addition, the unit contains a hard disk with 4 GB of storage
> space.  The headphone jack is a standard 3.5 MM so is capable of
> accommodating standard headphones or a small pair of speakers, and the
> unit connects to a computer via USB.  So the N91 definitely falls into
> the category of a portable media device and now it is accessible with
> Talks for third generation phones.
>
> Within the next week, I will be devoting a page to the Portable Player
> Portal site to this phone, giving its weight, dimensions, and other
> useful details. For the record, people are welcome on this list to
> discuss this phone within the context of how it interacts with music and
> spoken word material, not how to use it in the traditional sense of a
> mobile phone. There are other lists for that purpose.  But any
> discussion in terms of its media capabilities and specifically how they
> can be accessed by visually impaired people using speech are welcome.
>
> Brian Hartgen
> More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the 
> Portable Player Portal.  Please visit
> www.hartgen.org
> and choose the Portable Player Portal link.
>
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> More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the 
> Portable Player Portal.  Please visit www.hartgen.org and choose the 
> Portable Player Portal link.
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More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the Portable Player Portal.  Please visit 
www.hartgen.org 
and choose the Portable Player Portal link.
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