I'm sure that Raul and GW Micro staff have been pulling out items and comments for future updates as we post them. Here is what I remember:
* The ability to set volume for the built-in synthetic speech and play back content of audio files. * The ability to enter a radio frequency directly using the keypad. (This will require the current functions of keys 7, 8, 9, and 0 to be moved some where else.) * The ability to use the equalizer settings in all modes. * The ability to switch between earphones and external speakers in all modes. (This will reduce the requirement to connect and disconnect earphones extending the life of the jack.) * The ability to determine the level of the battery without having to power the unit on. (I just added this one. May be a push and hold of the time function key while the unit is powered off?) * An audible warning one minute before the sleep timer shuts the unit down. * DRM support. (This probably is a licensing issue, but if it happens, I think the BookSense will be the first player to have this capability.) * A better way to enter text to perform a text search. (I can see this happening by using the keypad as if it were a cell phone keypad. Although a six or eight Braille dot mode would be nice, personally the telephone keypad would be a significant step forward.) These are what I can remember. This would be a significant upgrade if all of our recommendations are implemented. I have only been able to compare the BookSense with two other digital players. The NLS player is not available outside of the U. S. One thing I've noticed is that the BookSense is more responsive than the other two. And the only feature that is available on one of the others is the capability of being able to produce DAISY audio recordings on the fly. If I am being honest with myself, I see this as a questionable use of programming real-estate. With what can be done with audio recordings and DAISY recordings is not that much different in my opinion. Being able to insert marks on the fly during an audio recording is more than enough. For me the true strength of DAISY is the text component. For general use everything that is possible with just DAISY audio can be more or less done with the audio mode. Yes DAISY audio can be marked up to move by sentence, paragraph, and page, however I don't come across very many DAISY audio only books that are marked up this way. Vic Pereira Chief Informatics Office | Bureau de l'informatique Small Business and Marketplace Services | Services axés sur le marché et les petites entreprises Industry Canada | Industrie Canada 400 St Mary Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 | 400, avenue St Mary, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 [email protected] Telephone | Téléphone 204-983-0653 Facsimile | Télécopieur 204-984-4205 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
