[Dtb-talk] DAISY books on iPod Suffles

[Dornetta]

reg:
This does sounds great but all of the script jorgon is mind boggling to me 
right now. :-) But listening to audio on the Ipod would be great.
"Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Kearney" <gkearney at gmail.com>
To: "vip-l" <vip-l at freelists.org>; "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" 
<dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Chris Whitelock" 
<chris.whitelock at guidedogswa.com.au>; "Technical Developments Discussion 
List" <technical-developments at mail.daisy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:17 AM
Subject: [Dtb-talk] DAISY books on iPod Suffles


>I am experimenting with loading DAISY books to iPod Shuffles. The idea is a 
>single book is loaded to a second generation iPod shuffle and then the iPod 
>is given or mailed to the user. When the user is finished with the book 
>they would mail it back to us for another book to be loaded onto it.
>
> I have modified the software on the iPod to play the book's audio in 
> order. Navigation is by the first navigation level only. The shuffle will 
> bookmark where you are in the book so you can start and stop it's 
> playback. The books are not loaded via iTunes but by the computer's file 
> manager.
>
> Would this method of distribution be of any interest to any users of 
> talking books? Please let me know.
>
> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
> Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
> PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 
> 6100
> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
> Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
>
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