Hi Joe, While I am looking forward to the IOS app, there is something about using the talking book machine supplied by NLS that is comforting. I like the physical buttons and the sturdy feel of the machine. Perhaps it is just a throwback to when I first started using talking books on cassette... Which was a big deal back then.
Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On May 25, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree with you here. I have an iPhone 4 and even a Nano 5 and yet > I still take my Victor Reader Stream with me. The 1 thing I do like about > the new Stream is it's ability to be recharged via a USB connector this > saving the need for yet one more recharger in the bag. Still, it would be > nice to have a talking book handy for those times when your sitting around > with your thumb up your nose waiting for something or some one! <grin> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 6:20 PM > Subject: RE: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > I'm an iPhone user, and I still use a Victor Stream to listen to NLS books. > I prefer the convenience of tactile buttons to navigate, quickly stop/start, > and change formats. It's going to take me a long time to get used to a touch > screen to do things you can easily accomplish with a keypad.--Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > Hi Christopher and John, > > Many on this list who take full advantage of all the wonderful features and > capabilities of the iPhone forget that there are still a lot of people out > there who are blind or visually impaired and who either don't want or don't > need a smartphone which comes with half a mortgage in the form of an > expensive monthly plan. > > For me the Stream or Booksense both of which I owned at one point also don't > have any attraction anymore and instead of spending $300 or $350 or whatever > these devices cost nowadays on one of these I'd much rather buy an iPod > Touch or iPad Mini as a companion device for my iPhone. But, as I said, a > lot of blind people are perfectly happy with a Stream or Booksense and I > would imagine it will be quite a while yet before such specialty devices > become obsolete. Oh, maybe a Stream or Booksense doesn't have much to do > with an iPhone, but I think it's OK to discuss them in the context of > services like NLS and I guess if Raul or Cara don't agree they will let us > know. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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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