Everything is a work in progress.
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! On May 25, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Kevin Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > No, as IOS has fixed limits on playback speed and that is the one thing I > worry about with regard to the new app. > It has double speed but it's not as Good as speed 4 on the Stream which is > double. > > At 04:22 PM 5/25/2013, you wrote: >> 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 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