[mac4theblind] Re: It would be nice to have Alex on IOS devices. Does anyone know why Apple hasn't done this yet?
- From: Marcy Weinberg <marcy.weinberg1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:40:08 -0400
That depends on what and how much you want to put on your device.
A lot of apps and/or a lot of music can be put on an iphone or ipod with 300 to
500 megabites of space.
So, as much as I like Alex, I'm quite happy with some of the other voices such
as Australian and British English.
Marcy
On Mar 28, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
There is enough space on the i devices that 300 to 500 mb lost would not matter.
On Mar 28, 2012, at 1:05 AM, Daniel McGee wrote:
> Hi Justine, when you say negligible, are you basically saying that it won't
> be worth Alex being put on IOS even though the storage goes up to 64GB.
> I understood your post apart from that word "negligible" I look it up but am
> still none the wiser. Could you explain what you mean in context. I think I
> know what you mean but want to make sure.
> Thanks
> Daniel
> On 28 Mar 2012, at 02:16, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
>> Yes they do. the iphone 4 8 gig is 99 dollars.. I can't remember how much
>> the 8 gig 3gs is.
>>
>> Take care.
>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Justin Harford <blindstein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Do they still sell 8 g devices? Seriously?
>>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not for the 8 gig devices. The os takes about 1 or 2 gigs so now you have
>>>> 6 gigs to work with and wiht apps and music on it you will not have any
>>>> room for alex.
>>>>
>>>> Take care.
>>>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Justin Harford <blindstein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah I don't know about the processor, but I think an extra 200 mb would
>>>>> be pretty negligible considering the amount of storage available in i
>>>>> devices today.
>>>>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Tracy Duffy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I had the choice. I'd ditch the other voices in exchange for having
>>>>>> Alex on my iphone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 2:10 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've got some apps with hardwired alex audio in them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mar 27, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Christohper-Mark Gilland wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think it has to do with the processor, and the fact that the Alex
>>>>>>> voice is absolutely huge!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having said that though, if they could fit all the other voices, then I
>>>>>>> agree, why couldn't they fit Alex. I see why they didn't do it,
>>>>>>> although I agree their reasoning isn't very logical.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel McGee"
>>>>>>> <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:00 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] It would be nice to have Alex on IOS devices.
>>>>>>> Does anyone know why Apple hasn't done this yet?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all, subject line says it all. Wouldn't mind this in the future but
>>>>>>> just thought I throw it out there why we don't have him on any of
>>>>>>> Apple's IOS devices.
>>>>>>> Can anyone come up with a logical reason because I can't. LOL
>>>>>>> So with that I'll open up the floor to you guys and listen and learn
>>>>>>> from your comments!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
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