Hi Scott,
I bet what happens is that you get a low battery warning, but probably
not a message like "50%". Remember that what's spoken is going to be
status messages that appear on the screen. The information is
actually there somewhere in the form of a small icon for sighted
users, so it is only the status messages that will be broadcast. For
example, if there's something wrong with the USB cable, and your iPod
is not charging at all, that would be a problem. Similarly, when the
status has changed to fully charged, that probably warrants another
status message. I don't usually run my Nano all the way down to zero,
so I might not hear the "Low Charge" status warning. Battery life
sounds similar to the previous nanos (24 hours of audio playback time).
Cheers,
Esther
On Sep 13, 2008, at 12:41 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
Hi Ester,
I'll be surprised and perhaps a little disappointed if there's no way
at all of accessing battery status. My bet is that if it announces
charging and charged, it'll give out announcements at certain points
like "battery level 50%" as the battery wears down. Could you keep an
ear out for that and report back if it's the case? It's not quite as
cool as being able to check it at will, but the battery life on iPods
is so good nowadays that to me it's no big deal if this is how Apple
have worked it, announcements downward from 50% would give you a
couple of reasonable length journeys probably and enough time to
remember to whack it on charge for a bit. Unless of course you make
hideously long journeys and aren't sure whether you need to charge
before you depart, but in that case the power monkey is your friend I
guess hehe.
Anyway, let us know if you hear any battery level indication.
Here's hoping...
Scott
