[DTB-Talk] We'll Go Native!

Mon Aug 26 19:26:34 UTC 2019

Hello Greg and everyone,

	Air Play has it's place but we shouldn't have to run our cell phone batteries down just to hear or view content on devices such as our smart tv through our Apple TV. The particular network in mind already has apps for Iphones, iPods, and Android devices. Since they're already supporting iDevice Apps with the advent of iOS 13 and the ability to run iOS Apps on all Apple Platforms such as the Mac and Apple TV creating a native app for Apple TV should be a no-brainer for them.

	There is a service called audiobooks.com that works on just about every platform and device you can name. I'm not sure if anyone here is familliar with this service and how usable it is on the various platforms and devices. Here's hoping an Audible App for Apple TV will become available in the near future as well.

	We may sound old fashion but we began fighting cell phone adiction before the termwas ever coined. When we get home or at night or are staying home for the day the cell phones go in the drawer until the next time we leave the house. For those with similar mindsets Having native apps for devices other than smartphones and tablets is a must.

Peter Donahue

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From: DTB-Talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney via DTB-Talk
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:05 AM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
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Subject: Re: [DTB-Talk] Bpooks and Other Stuff on Multiple Platforms

This applies to iOS and MacOS only but I have to assume Windows and Android offer the same features.

When playing audio on such devices there is a system service called AirPlay that lets you send the audio out to other airplay devices such as HomePod speakers and AppleTV. You can then control the playback and volume with Siri. 

There are also things called Bluetooth transmitters that you can plug into an NLS player and then get the players audio on any Bluetooth enabled headphones or speakers. 

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> On Aug 25, 2019, at 8:24 PM, Peter Donahue via DTB-Talk <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
> 
>    If the NLS is working on making BARD Books available via smart speakers that's wonderful!I hope Bookshare.org, Learning Allie, and other producers of books and material in specialized formats do the same.
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>    The inability to access books and other audio and video media on multiple platforms is something we've been in discussions with our business partners about for some time. Currently one can only access their audio and video libraries via a smartphone, their online Websites when they work right, or a tablet. We've been in discussions with our team and our parent company to make their audio and video resources available on other platforms such as smart speakers, Apple TV, Chrome Vox, Amazon's Kindle devices and Roku to name a few. We have a major conference coming up next month. Let's see if they announce availability of their audio and video media on additional devices and platforms.
> 
>    Just as the NLS has figured out that blind people don't want to be glued to their smartphone, desktop, or tablets to access its content other providers of books in specialized formats and main stream providers of such media need to do the same. Great for the NLS!
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> Peter Donahue
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: DTB-Talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Osborn via DTB-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 5:23 PM
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Cc: Cheryl Osborn
> Subject: Re: [DTB-Talk] Bard on another platform?
> 
> I don’t think I understand why you would want to do that.  I use a Bose speaker with my iPhone because I like the quality of its sound.
> 
> Cheryl Osborn
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> 
>> On Aug 25, 2019, at 4:36 PM, Christopher Gilland via DTB-Talk <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Ow'w'w? Boy! I'm probably gonna open a gigantic can of worms with this one, as much as I don't want to. Wail? Alas, here't goes.
>> 
>> Does anyone know if the NLS ever has considered porting Bard over to a skill that would work with the Amazon Echo device lineup?
>> 
>> That would be so freakin' cool to be able to listen to books on my Echo. I know about Audible and what not, but that's irrelavent to my question. I dunno, it's just a thought. I mean, they have it for Android, and for iOS.
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>> I know I'm probably dreaming massively, but, I had to ask. LOL!
>> 
>> Chris.
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