I'll chime in and say I recently purchased the iPhone, which is an iPod Touch without the phone and GPS. There is a learning curve of course, but despite the fact it is a touch screen, it is very easy to learn how to interact with such a device. Apple has truly worked out a way for a blind person to use a touch-screen device. I think you will find the podcasts done on the iPhone and iPod Touch very helpful, but playing with it really makes the difference. grin On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Don wrote:
> Hi Mr. Dale, I all so am really looking at this I-pod touch, it can > do so many things well. I want it mostly for the mini computer, that > it is, surfing the web, e-mail, and other things, and the music > player is a plus. > If you want to listen to a serotek podcast, about blind friendly I- > pod touch, and I-phone applications check out the following link. > this should be a direct link too download, this podcast mp3 > > http://serotalk.com/podcasts/TechChat037.mp3 > > Hope this helps some. > Talk soon. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:37 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Looking for better understanding of MP3 > players. > > I am considering the IPod Touch. When ever I think I understand > these devices I discover there is something I didn't quite get. > Mostly I dislike complication and those learning curves. I just > listened to that podcast on the Shuffle, of course she was using a > Mac. > > OK. We don't have access to NLS so at this point at least being able > to play their books isn't an issue although some day it may be, I > assume the IPod won't play those, Yes/No > > Can I move things like WW4B magazines onto a Touch and read them as > I presently do using the cd and with my Victor Reader? that is can I > just push the disk across to the Touch and listen to the MP3s that > way? > > Janet and I sometimes travel, often have long waits in bus, train or > air terminals, recently there were 14 hour bus rides. Is it > practical or even possible to use more than one Bluetooth headphone > or maybe two wired headphones though I don't much like the thought > of all that spaghetti. > > Now batteries. They claim up to 30 hours of listening but much less > using Bluetooth. There are additional battery packs I gather, is > carrying spares practical? Would I need additional batteries for the > Bluetooth devices? Can I change batteries in Bluetooth devices like > that? > > Does one need to use that ITunes software to properly load and > manipulate the Touch? I ask because it doesn't sound all that > friendly even when used on the Mac and I am not about to buy a Mac. > > If I buy music from the ITunes store can I put it onto CD for my > disk changer as well as my IPod? > > I am also contemplating the iPhone but truly, the data plans here > are outrageous and I can't figure out what sort of data usage I > might require. If I understand it correctly the iPhone is really an > IPod Touch with a telephone and camera included for another three > hundred bucks. > > Those of you handy people with the appropriate techie handiness are > implored to make me understand why or why I might be bothered to > figure this stuff out. Remember, I am not that interested in wearing > out the seat of my trousers screwing about with the thing to listen > to the Black Eyed Peas <GRIN> I am not that sort of handyperson, I > am more into hammers and mallets and pry bars. > > thanks. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
