[icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
- From: "Chase Crispin" <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:26:55 -0600
The Icon does use Linux, but it uses an accessible version of Linux that
Level Star/APH have developed. For this reason, it doesn't work with some
programs such as Skype. We could have someone that knows the Icon very,
very well try it out. If this was incorporated into the Icon/Braille+, they
would have to get read of the music player that already exists, and that
would require a lot of development, and a lot of confusion for new users.
This would be a very cool thing to have, though.
Chase Crispin
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Matheny
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:10 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
Why couldn't the mplayer text based Linux media player that is similar to
Winamp be compiled to work on the Icon? Then you could play whatever file
format you wanted.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Crispin" <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:01 PM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> And if it could just do power points, spread sheets, and data bases
> for work and school, and ability to listen to videos for fun!
> I agree. This device is already better than the pacmate and the
> Braille Note!
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> Chase Crispin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane D
> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:48 PM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
>
> And while we're at it, let's just ask Levelstar to let us search the
> US CIA databases too!
>
> This thing will be the best PDA outside of China!
>
> On 12/23/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> And wma!
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>> Chase Crispin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane D
>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:30 PM
>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
>>
>> True. Maybe someone at levelstar can get in touch with the amazon people.
>>
>> While we're at it, let's make it play M4P songs from iTunes!
>>
>> On 12/23/07, Katey Glass <kateyglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I totally agree having access to Kindle books would be wonderful!
>> > Just not sure if they would work on our Icons. There is a
>> > particular book which is not on Bookshare that is in Kindle format
>> > that I would love
>> to read!
>> >
>> > Katey
>> >
>> > Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are
>> > not going to be around forever. -- GEORGE CARLIN
>> >
>> > Visit MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/katey0968
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Kevin Jones
>> > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:21 AM
>> > Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
>> >
>> >
>> > speaking of amazon, it would be cool if the i con could use the new
>> > kindle format the kindle is a new e-book reader from amazon they have
>> > 90000 titles I know we have bookshare but there may be things the
> kindle
>> > has bookshare doesnt and e-books are cheaper than real books in the
>> > store. The kindle and the e-paper from sony are bringing to the
> sighted
>> > what the roadrunner bookport bookcourier and icon have given us for a
>> > decade.
>> >
>> >
>> > Shane D wrote:
>> > > Just use the amazon.com MP3 store from the browser. (Haven't
>> > tried
> it)
>> > >
>> > > amazonmp3.com
>> > >
>> > > On 12/22/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >> I wish that there was some way to have a music store online,
>> > and we could
>> > >> pay $20 a month and download 50 songs to the Icon or Braille Plus.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Chase Crispin
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> > >> musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx
>> > >> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:48 PM
>> > >> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
>> > >>
>> > >> What would be cool is if they had WMA support or iTunes music
>> > support in the
>> > >> braille plusses.
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:03:50 -0500, Shane D wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>> Yeah.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On 12/20/07, Kevin Jones <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >>>> no push and release status then a number ye that's the way
>> > to go
>> you
>> > >>>> could do it with 1 finger
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Shane D wrote:
>> > >>>>> If you mean hit status once, release, and then press
>> > number, I
>> like
>> > >>>>> it. If you have to hold both, I would hate to do that if I
>> > bought one.
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> On 12/20/07, CB <cnoc78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >>>>>> I agree. I truly like this idea.
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > >>>>>> From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>>>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:28 AM
>> > >>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>> because this is much more efficient the hold-status key
>> > is
> only
>> > >>>> efficient
>> > >>>>>>> for the top item or 2 and actually status and a number is
>> > more
>> > >>>>>>> efficient than even the top item in hold-status mode,
>> > both in
>> key
>> > >>>>>>> presses and in time.
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>> PAMELA RADER wrote:
>> > >>>>>>>> Why not just use the Mocve Up or Down option and move
>> > the
> items
>> > >>>>>>>> around
>> > >>>> on
>> > >>>>>>>> that menu in the order you want them?
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>> Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
>> > >>>>>>>> American Printing House For The Blind
>> > >>>>>>>> 1839 Frankfort Ave.
>> > >>>>>>>> Louisville, KY 40206
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>> PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx 12/20/07 12:16PM >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> I would like a mode where you could say press status and
>> > a
>> number
>> > >>>>>>>> and
>> > >>>> it
>> > >>>>>>>> would give you up to 12 using the star and number keys
>> > pieces of info.
>> > >>>>>>>> Then you could press status 2 and it would tell you the
>> > time
> --
>> > >>>>>>>> there could be a way of selecting which pieces of status
>> > info
>> you
>> > >>>>>>>> wanted per program and you could move them around. Maybe
>> pressing
>> > >>>>>>>> status 1 could
>> > >>>> be
>> > >>>>>>>> the same as now if you just press status, holding down
>> > status
>> > >>>>>>>> could
>> > >>>> still
>> > >>>>>>>> behave as it does now. If you really wanted more than 12
>> > >>>>>>>> selections you could make the number give you the
>> > second
> list
>> > >>>>>>>> then you could press status number 3 or something. What
>> > do the rest of
>> > >> you think?
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>> Irwin Hott wrote:
>> > >>>>>>>>> I would like to see an easier way to get the time and
>> > an
>> option
>> > >>>>>>>>> for
>> > >>>> the
>> > >>>>>>>>> time to give seconds.
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> --
>> > >>> -Shane
>> > >>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
>> > >>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
>> > >>> AIM: inhaddict
>> > >>> Skype: chatter8712
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> -Shane
>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
>> AIM: inhaddict
>> Skype: chatter8712
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> -Shane
> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> AIM: inhaddict
> Skype: chatter8712
>
>
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