they are not out yet but they will be $79.xx and they will have controls for the IPod and a Mic. they are listed on the IPod accessories page.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Lomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:39 AM Subject: Re: nano update: what are these new earphones apple have launched? On 14 Nov 2008, at 03:17, Esther wrote: > Hi, > > I read this summary about the software update for the iPod Nano 4G: > > "Apple has released Software Version 1.0.3 for the fourth-generation > iPod nano. According to the company, the update adds support for > Apple’s new In-Ear Headphones and Earphones with Remote and Mic, a > setting to turn off Cover Flow when rotating, and a Cover Flow menu > item in the Music menu. Other changes include fixes for instability > issues with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, problems with album art and > photos distorting after playing a slideshow and waking from sleep, > respectively, and other general bug fixes. Software Version 1.0.3 > for the fourth-generation iPod nano is available now via the Update > feature in iTunes" > > This is apparently largely the content of the "Important > information" window -- I took a screen snapshot. There should be a > way to OCR the contents of screen captures in these types of > situations. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 13, 2008, at 1:57 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> I got the authendication dialog just fine. It just took a while to >> generate >> the spoken menus as you ention. >> >> I think there are some new selections in the podcast settings tab >> but cannot >> be sure. That wouldn't affect the nano as far as spoken menus >> though. I >> looked through the items and didn't find anything except the rotate >> and >> cover flow. Now I did play a bit with clocks and alarms and some >> of this >> seems to be a bit different but I don't mess with them enough to >> know. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jacob Schmude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >> OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:01 PM >> Subject: Re: nano update: >> >> >> Well, I must say I'm very happy to be able to shut off the cover flow >> rotation. Something I did notice is that, while the Nano was >> synching, >> it re-generated all of the spoken menu entries. So far I haven't >> found >> anything that speaks now that didn't before, but I'll keep looking. I >> haven't changed the system voice or anything like that, so not sure >> why the spoken menus were regenerated except to think there might be >> something new hidden in there. If anyone runs across some spoken >> menus >> that weren't there please keep us all informed. >> A slight note about installing the update, an authentication window >> comes up asking for an administrator's password. On my system this >> window did not come to the foreground and I had to use vo's window >> chooser to get to it. VO didn't otherwise indicate that a window had >> popped up in the background--it usually does, so this was a bit odd-- >> so if your update seems to be stalling this is likely what's >> happened. >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2008, at 15:53, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> Hi Jacob and all, >>> >>> I ran the update and synced my nano and noticed the cover flow >>> (rotate) >>> option because it was pointed out in the note I got but I'll see if >>> there is >>> anything else when I do some work with it connected later today. >>> >>> On the experience: >>> >>> I was somewhat disapointed because the information about the update >>> was not >>> available being "unknown" with no way to read inside it. er than >>> that, the >>> update went well and I noticed when syncing, it took quite a while >>> to update >>> the speech. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Schmude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> X by >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:34 PM >>> Subject: Re: nano update: >>> >>> >>> I didn't know there was an update. Thanks for letting me know, I'm >>> going to install it right now. Have you noticed any other >>> improvements? >>> >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2008, at 14:51, David Poehlman wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I've not seen anything here on this but have you all gottten the >>>> update for >>>> your nano? wegot something we have discussed. we can turn off >>>> cover flow. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jonnie Appleseed >>>> With His >>>> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >>>> Reducing Technologies disabilities >>>> one byte at a time >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >
