The BookCourier is, I believe, the same physical size as the BookPort but the BookPort has an extra row of buttons which enables it to perform additional tasks, such as its Braille notetaking features. The BookCourier is no longer under active development, but I have had my unit for over two years and use it nearly every day.
Find out more by visiting http://www.bookcourier.com Caroline. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 09 December 2006 14:20 To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: The best MP3 player I've just found something else called the Book Courier which seems to be more my thing, trying to hunt up specs on it now. On 10/12/2006, at 12:50 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: Or put a phone in my Braille Note! Now if I could have a phone that could do that plus have a daisy reader, that would be just right. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list." < pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 10:58 PM Subject: The best MP3 player > Hi everyone! > A very interesting thread this one but (for my needs at least) the > Bookport doesn't seem to be the best MP3 player but it is by no means > the only accessible mp3 player around. Take for example my Nokia N70 > mobile phone using the Talks software, no trouble whatsoever > accessing the MP3 music player on that and no trouble whatsoever > transferring files to the phone from my computers or downloading them > from the net as the phone is both USB and bluetooth compatible, its a > "WCDMA" phone so you have the added benefit of broad-band internet > speeds for uploading and downloading, I've been using this little > beauty for ten months. > Then of course there is my Iriver 340 which I've had for nearly 2 > years now which has served me well with its ability to record, its > ease of upgrading to thigns such as Rockbox and the like etc. > Then I have my CD Players here which will play MP3 files and so it > goes on. > Well I looked at the Bookport and I have to admit it looks very nice > particularly if you're wanting to read allot of books etc but the > only downlside for my needs at least was the fact that I couldn't > find out whether this device could record say from a "line-in" audio > source, quite frankly for the amount of money I'd be paying for one > of these things I'd expect that to be part and parcel of the machine > but I do understand and respect the fact that everyone's needs are > different to everyone elses so therefor I'm reluctant to knock any > one product in favour of another. > > Dane Trethowan > Positive power and feeling from me is yours. > Phone: +61 3 9747 3975 > Fax: +61 3 9743 7954 > mobile: +61425 777 508 > Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: grtdane12 > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other > lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > Peter Scanlon Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 03 9878 3623 Work [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone 03 8684 6160 _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com Dane Trethowan Positive power and feeling from me is yours. Phone: +61 3 9747 3975 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954 mobile: +61425 777 508 Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: grtdane12 _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com __________ NOD32 1912 (20061209) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
