[access-uk] Re: Accessible MP3 Players
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:40:18 +0100
Hi Emma,
We don't know yet if the Book Courier is going to change.
The Audible Player is called Audible Air, and I believe you can use it on
the N70, but it is not a particularly good MP3 player on the N70, as
compared to a serious music phone, such as the N91. Also, the N91 has a
standard headphone jack, which I like, it means you can use any Walkman
headphones on it.
The battery life is pretty good too. Also, if you want to preserve your
battery for music, you can just switch the phone to the Offline profile. It
won't receive any signal from the network, but the battery will last for
ages.
Now that the N91 has 8GB storage, it is a seriously good music player, and
totally accessible with Talks. Trouble with Rockbox is that you can't play
any protected content, as you have discovered, so a phone or PDA with speech
on it, I believe, would now be considered to be the most accessible music
player out there. I certainly love my N91.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Emma Wright
Sent: 27 March 2007 22:29
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible MP3 Players
I had a shuffle but it always lost the place I was at in books so I bought
an ipod nano instead. I tried using version 3 audible downloads with the
shuffle as they were supposed to hold their place better but it didn't seem
to make any difference. I've had no such problem with the nano but of course
it isn't very accessible, and now it's broken anyway.
I have a Nokia N70 and I think it plays MP3s but given how bad the battery
life is with Talks running (about a day/day and a half) I'm not sure about
trying to listen to any music or books on it as well!
What is the Audible player you use called/do they make an Audible player for
the N70 do you know?
So am I right in thinking that the Book Courier is *not* due to change, but
the Book Port is?
Thanks for your help,
Emma
On 27/03/07, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Emma,
>
> Unfortunately, you are right. The way I used to do it with the Ipod,
> is to have an Ipod Shuffle, and just play them on that. Now of
> course, I use the Nokia N91 phone, which is a class MP3 player by
> itself, and fully accessible with Talks. And yes, there is an Audible
> player for the N91, which does work with Talks.
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Emma Wright
> Sent: 27 March 2007 18:23
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible MP3 Players
>
> No, apparently not. I don't think any player with rockbox will play
> audible books unfortunately.
>
> On 27/03/07, Graham Page <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Emma, will IPods play audible books with the rockbox software?
> >
> > I believe that also there are players made by IAudio as well.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Graham
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Emma Wright" <emmajane9@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:06 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Accessible MP3 Players
> >
> >
> > Having read Brain Hartgen's page, I believe I am right in saying
> > that the Milestone won't play audible books. (If any one wants to
> > correct me and make me very happy then please do!) In that case,
> > I'm interested in buying either a BookCourier or a BookPort, but
> > would really like to see them both and have a play with them before
> > I commit more than =A3200. Does anyone know of a company that will
> > let you return products? RNIB do, but they don't seem to sell either
product.
> > I've read loads of reviews but there is really no substitute to
> > having them in your hand! I've booked myself a place at Sight
> > Village so may be able to view them in July, but my Ipod nano (the
> > ultimate in inaccessibility, and rockbox won't play audible books!)
> > has just packed up and I really could do with something before that.
> >
> > Emma
> >
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