Because no app so far offers anything greater than 3x playback speed and when I wrote the Downcast dev about offering faster rates of speed, he wrote back explaining while it was something he'd like to consider, the 3x playback rate is a limit on Apple's part. That if they removed this limitation, then he would consider including faster playback in future updates. Also, when I wrote Apple along the same lines, They gave me the boiler plate answer of thanking me for my input and that my inquiry would be forwarded to the proper department, etc... Now, if the NLS app will in fact be able to play their files at a faster rate of speed than what any other app can currently do, I'd be all over that like white on rice and upgrade to a larger capacity phone like nobody's business when my upgrade comes around in a couple of months. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App
Hi, How would you know since there is no NLS app yet? Comparing the machine to other apps is like comparing Apples to oranges in my opinion. Wouldn't you need to actually compare the machines performance to that of its corresponding app? Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 25, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > That and the fact that the machine offers a faster rate of playback than what any iOS app can do. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chuck Dean > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > 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. > 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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