Oh, Ok.
Thanks. I didn't know that. Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 25, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> 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. 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