Again, though the idea sounds simple, the devil is really in the details. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
On 21/05/2013, at 10:34, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the DAISY readers for the blind came out with an upgrade recently that > included a wifi radio, but to my knowledge, that's the only one so far. It > isn't the player I have, so I can't recall which one it is. > > All that needs to be synced between these two devices is a tiny amount of > data with the off set to where you were when you stopped reading the book. > This data could be kept on an SD card. I could take the SD card out of my > Booksense, pop it into my Android phone, hit a button in the NLS app and then > move the SD card back into my Booksense. Of course, the NLS app and the > Booksense would have to know a bit, but there's no reason this couldn't be > done. > > Alternatively, you could attach your phone to your PC through USB, transfer > the bit of data you need and then plug your DAISY reader into your PC. You > may be able to use some service in iTunes to accomplish this with your iPhone. > > Many devices sync data over bluetooth, NFC or wifi without going to the > internet or the cloud. There's no reason a smart phone and a DAISY reader > couldn't do this. Seems like I remember a commercial where people could bump > their Galaxies together to transfer contact information, and my sons used to > exchange music between their Zunes. > > On 05/20/2013 05:19 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I don't see how an SD card or, bluetooth connection would matter unless, >> your saying someone tethers their reader to a device that does have internet >> connectivity like a smartphone tablet or computer. >> >> BTW, by internet connectivity, I wasn't necessarily speaking of a cellular >> radio but, wifi. Are you saying many of these devices have WIFI? Book >> sense, stream, etc? >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On May 20, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This could be done without an internet connection. Many of these devices >>> support SD cards, USB connections and bluetooth. They're also now starting >>> to come out with wifi connections. >>> >>> On 05/20/2013 03:56 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> This would require whatever device you use at home have an internet >>>> connection. I don't own a stream or, any other type of blind centric >>>> reader except the actual NLS player so, do these devices often have the >>>> ability to connect to the internet? >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On May 20, 2013, at 3:08 PM, "Alan Paganelli" >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think it's a fair question though. Not everybody who gets NLS Talking >>>>> Books has a smart phone and they would like to have some sense of how >>>>> popular it would be. Personally, I'd just like to have the option. Now >>>>> if there were a way in which you could start reading an NLS book on your >>>>> iPhone, get home and pickup where you left off on your reading device. >>>>> They keep saying more features will be added to the Victor Reader Stream >>>>> 2. Be cool if they could manage that. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Brad Hodges >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:44 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App >>>>> >>>>> Similarly, I just signed on to NLS BARD and encountered the same two >>>>> questions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/20/2013 2:37 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: >>>>>> When I logged onto my library's bard site today, there was a survey >>>>>> question about whether I would use the app, if it were available, and >>>>>> which version, IOS or Android, I would use. I post this, in hopes that >>>>>> it is a national survey, not just from my library. If you tend not to >>>>>> log onto bard often, log onto it and, if the question is there, >>>>>> hopefully answer it yes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Arnold Schmidt >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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