Personally I would not spend the money on a Victor Stream or any other product, if I can get an app for the iPhone. I still have hope that something may be done to play NLS content for example on the iPhone and it is still a possibility. The point is I could purchase the best possible battery pack and still spend less money then if I purchased one of the accessible book reading devices. Sure you would not one to drain your communications device down since having it always ready to communicate is important, but there are always at least two solutions to every problem. On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:39 AM, Chris Moore wrote:
> What reader do you have? Well this may be a good app for the iPod Touch > which still works out cheaper then the Victor Stream. > On 26 Jun 2010, at 07:47, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> Maybe it's how you read books. >> >> I read the most when I'm traveling. A book is a great way to pass the time >> on a plane, in a terminal, or on a bus. I like the entertainment of a book, >> but would not want to risk draining down my phone, which I'd certainly need >> during, and more importantly toward the end, of my trip. Some days I spend 8 >> to 10 hours traveling. Even with a battery pack I seriously doubt that an >> iPhone could read books for that long, and still have enough charge left for >> important calls, GPS, and e-mail. If you only occasionally read books, and >> for short periods of time, the app would probably work out great. I read a >> lot! While traveling, while doing laundry, sometimes when eating, when going >> to sleep, etc. I'd kill an iPhone battery. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 2:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Answering a few questions about Daisy Bookworm for iPhone >> >> Hi, >> >> I personally would find that of little concern. It would just be 1 less >> thing to carry and 1 less thing to spend money on. Those things out way a >> 15 hour battery life in my opinion. It's kind of silly to compare. The >> iPhone does more so should have lower battery time. And the IOS 4 update >> has fixed the standby bug so many people are having more than double the >> battery life than they had pre update. >> On Jun 25, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: >> >>> Well, nice as it is, a Victor stream will play for 15 hours or more on a >>> single charge. How long do you think that your iPhone will play? >>> >>> Bryan >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Moore >>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:40 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: macvoiceover >>> Subject: Re: Answering a few questions about Daisy Bookworm for iPhone >>> >>> Sounds great and at such a low price too (don't think I will be buying a >>> victor stream now). tHIS ftp thing, is there no way you could add support >>> for iDisk for those of us who have it? That might be much easier then >>> establishing a FTP connection. >>> >>> Seems like this year might be the start of many good accessible apps >>> for the iPhone >>> >>> Is there anything on the iPhone that reads MS Word documents via VoiceOver? >>> On 24 Jun 2010, at 09:38, Greg Kearney wrote: >>> >>>> I'll try and answer a few questions that have come up about Daisy >>>> Bookworm for iPhone >>>> >>>> Loading Books >>>> Loading books is done via an FTP connection between your computer and the >>>> iPhone Daisy Bookworm has a built in FTP server which you connect to and >>>> then upload the book's directory to the phone using any FTP client on any >>>> computer. Needless to say you need a wireless network to connect the phone >>>> to. You do not need your own FTP server, Daisy Bookworm has a built in FTP >>>> server. >>>> >>>> Book compatibility >>>> Daisy Bookworm for iPhone will read any audio only and full text full >>>> audio unencrypted DAISY book. This includes books from Association for the >>>> Blind of Western Australia, Vision Australia, RNZFB, CNIB, RNIB, TPB and >>>> most other world talking book libraries. It will not read NLS encrypted >>>> books. We have asked the NLS about how to have these devices authorised >>>> but have yet to receive any reply. We are working on RFB&D playback and >>>> text only DAISY playback (Bookshare) in the next release. >>>> >>>> Accessibility >>>> Daisy Bookworm for iPhone is fully accessible with VoiceOver screen reader. >>>> >>>> iPad >>>> Daisy Bookworm is compatible with the Apple iPad. >>>> >>>> Where do you get Daisy Bookworm >>>> Daisy Bookworm will be available this summer from the iTunes App Store. It >>>> will cost less than $5 when released. >>>> >>>> Is this Voice of Daisy >>>> No. Voice of Daisy or VOD is a different program from a different >>>> developer in Japan. >>>> >>>> Hope this clears things up. >>>> >>>> >>>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind >>>> of WA - Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 >>>> Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100 >>>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au >>>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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