[access-uk] Re: A question about the ipod touch.

  • From: Adrian Higginbotham <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:38:19 +0100

Hi Jim:
You need the 32 or 64 gig versions, the 8 gig touch doesn’t support voice over.
Also it has to be the latest mdel – 3rd generation (released September 2009), 
so avoid ebay and second hand sites as it usually isn’t obvious what generation 
device your getting.  Amazon looks to be consistently cheapest, £209 for the 32 
GB where higherstreet stores and apple stores and site sell it for £230 to £240.

Rumour is that a new 4th generation will be coming out shortly (and apple 
tohave a tradition of releasing next generations in September), the main 
development for the touch being rumoured to be addition of a camera.  Rumours 
about apple products can be hugely speculative though and rarely based on 
anything other than what customers want that’s issing from the current products 
so not all that reliable a guide.

You could get one now safe in the knowledge that voiceover works well on it if 
you think the current mdel does everything you could possibly want, on the 
other hand if the new mdel does include a camera then this opens us the 
possibility of being able to have a scanning and reading app on the touch, so 
if that’s someting that’s of interest then it might be worth waiting a few 
weeks to see what develops.

Adrian Higginbotham
Manager, leading edge research.
DD: 02476797333
E: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jim
Sent: 13 August 2010 16:59
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] A question about the ipod touch.

Hi list,

I'm thinking about getting an ipod touch. Can anyone give me advice on which 
one to get, which ones have the voice over and where is the cheapest one.

Thanks for any advice.
Jim



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