Yeah, I actually knew that, but forgot to mention it. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Barry Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: NLS Update on Talking Book App
3x is actually 2x which the Downcast developer explains. At 05:03 PM 5/25/2013, you wrote: >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 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