Hi, The headset with the built-in mic for recording that comes with the iPod Touch appears to be the same one that was sold for voice recording with the iPod Nano 4G that was released at the beginning of the year, but which required separate purchase for the additional recording and control features. (It has the same kind of click switch that Anna described in her podcast for the 3G Shuffle, where you can play/pause, adjust volume and navigate forwards and back; you can also use the mic positioned near the ccntrols) I connected the headset I got for my Nano 4G to the iPod Touch, and was surprised when I activated the Voice Control for the iPod Touch, too.
Biggest surprise not directly about the iPod Touch itself is that I can use my MacBook with no local wi-fi connection to share internet access with my iPod Touch if I have a wired connection for the MacBook. This can be activated through the Internet Sharing option on the Sharing menu of System Preferences, and is described in one of the appendices on setting up a software base station in the "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network" guide from: http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ Basically, you can use the AirPort wireless card built into your Mac to act as a local wireless point for your iPod Touch (and other computers). This is kind of like tethering in reverse -- you have an iPod Touch that needs wi-fi access to stream from Pandora or download news, etc. and you have a Mac with a wired connection that you can use to enable local wi-fi. This does mean that for location based apps like Around Me you have to type in your location rather than use location mapping of local wireless towers to determine where you are, but this works great! Also, there some accessible apps that don't require wifi access for iPod Touch use. For example, the NumberKey Free app from Balmuda lets you use your iPod Touch as a numeric keypad for your Mac laptop. Since you can use your built-in AirPort wireless card to create an Ad Hoc network for using your iPod Touch, you can use the iPod Touch as a numeric keypad even without having any internet connection. This could be used for easy data entry into spreadsheets like Tables (sorry, I don't do this much, so I can't say what it's like for Open Office and Numbers), and you can also use this to run VoiceOver's NumPad Commander for customized VoiceOver key control. Since some VoiceOver users use NumPad Commander to simplify keyboard input for other disabilities, this is a great alternative to buying a USB numeric keypad for your laptop. FYI, I'm using the iPod Touch now through my MacBook's wired connection, since I'm traveling. Cheers, Esther Darcy Burnard wrote: > >Hi. It's worth noting that even though the ipod touch does not >contain a built-in microphone, there is a mic in the ear buds you get >with the touch. I played with it a little bit yesterday, and it seems >to work well. >Darcy > >Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> The iPod Touch doesn't include a built-in microphone, GPS, or camera. >> I think those are the biggest differences aside from the phone >> functionality. There's a great discussion of the iPod Touch on a >> recent Serotalk podcast at >> http://serotalk.com/2009/09/16/access-to-itunes-9-0-is-here/ >> >> Best, >> Anna > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
