[bookshare-discuss] Re: Article: Apple's new iPod MP3 player user-friendly, even for the visually impaired.

  • From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:36:31 -0800

Shuffle is the size of a pack of gum, and holds about 400 songs I believe.
It costs about $99.
One can decide whether this is a plus or not, I suppose, but it has some
cool features.
Brian M.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Article: Apple's new iPod MP3 player
user-friendly, even for the visually impaired.


> Peter,
>
> My thoughts exactly.  The article refers to the Shuffle.  The only thing
it
> has going for it so far is the name. .  As an audible user, I actually
> prefer the Muo Player, which does exactly what Shuffle does.  It comes in
> two models, 128 MB and 256 MB.
>
> Pratik
>
>
>
> Pratik Patel
> Interim Director
> Office of Special Services
> Queens College
> Director
> CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> The City University of New York
>      ppatel@xxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Scialli [mailto:Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:20 AM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Article: Apple's new iPod MP3 player
> user-friendly, even for the visually impaired.
>
>         Does the article refer to the new Ipod Photo or the Ipod Shuffle?
> If it's the Shuffle, it seems to me that Bookcourier or Bookport offer
many
> more features, upgradable memory and and a good ui for similar money.  Am
I
> missing something?
>
>
> ________________________
> Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
> Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
> www.bookshare.org
>
> A Project of The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
> peter @benetech.org
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rui" <rui@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:44 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Article: Apple's new iPod MP3 player
> user-friendly, even for the visually impaired.
>
>
> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > The product itself is very accessible, however, the iTunes software is
> > not,
> > at least with the jaws version i'm using.(4.51)
> >
> >
> > my brother-in-law has 6.0 and it seemed to read the screen better.
> >
> > As farr as the battery, it apparently goes down to 80% of its capacity
> > after
> > about400 charge cycles.
> > This would mean from 12 hours to about 9.
> > of course, 9 hours per charge isn't bad.
> >
> > Based on how i plan to use it, i won't have to replace my battery for a
> > few
> > years.
> > Assuming it is not defedtive, i should be all set.
> >
> > I've been tinkering with my fiancee's shuffle, mine has not shipped out
> > yet.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Pam Quinn" <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:12 PM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Article: Apple's new iPod MP3 player
> > user-friendly, even for the visually impaired.
> >
> >
> >> Thanks for sending the article. One thing I just heard though was that
> >> you have to send the Ipod into Apple to replace the battery, which
> >> costs $100. I'm thinking I might just end up saving up for a bookport
> >> or book courier instead.
> >>
> >> Pam
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

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