[Electronics-talk] Wow! $10 MP3 Player Really Is Accessible

[Jeff Samco]

Does that Colby MP3 player play protected WMA files such as those 
used by the OverDrive book service? The old Creative Stone MP3 
players did play these files which is a huge plus for many of us.
Thanks,
Jeff

At 03:37 AM 12/3/2009, you wrote:

>I am very happy with this little gizmo.  It is simple to use and has 
>surprisingly good sound quality.  Using it requires no learning 
>curve or sighted assistance.  Filling it with music is as easy  as 
>copying and pasting the MP3 files stored in the My Music 
>folder.  The five buttons have a nice tactile feel.  And I really 
>like the fact that it can be plugged directly into a USB port 
>without a cable, and runs on a single , easily replaceable AAA 
>battery.  So what if it doesn't have a shuffle play mode or voice 
>recorder?  For only ten bucks, it is truly a great bargain.
>
>Gerald
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>>Hi there,
>>How are you liking your Coby? I think my husband is going to order me one.
>>Sandra
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>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
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>>Subject: [Electronics-talk] Wow! $10 MP3 Player Really Is Accessible
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>>>
>>>I just received my Coby MP200 MP3 player from J&R, and it is truly 
>>>simple and totally blind accessible.  On top of the unit is the 
>>>earphone jack into which you plug the included earbuds.  The front 
>>>panel has 5 discrete buttons arranged in a vertical column.  From 
>>>top to bottom, the buttons are skip forward, play/pause/power, 
>>>skip backward, volume up and volume down.  Pressing and holding 
>>>the second button from the top for 5 seconds turns the unit on, 
>>>and pressing and holding it again for 5 seconds turns it 
>>>off.  That's all there is to it.  The bottom of the unit has a USB 
>>>connector that plugs directly into a USB port, although a separate 
>>>USB cable is also included.  You just plug it into your PC and 
>>>copy and paste the MP3 files you want to download.  Just install 
>>>the included AAA battery and you're good to go.  The sound quality 
>>>is surprisingly good, at least using a better pair of earbuds than 
>>>the included ones.  There is absolutely no learning curve, and no 
>>>sighted assistance is required to use it.  The included software, 
>>>which I have not tried yet, is fully JAWS accessible.  With 2gb of 
>>>memory, it can hold up to 1,000 songs.  This is probably the best 
>>>blind accessible MP3 deal ever.  It is still available from J&R 
>>>for $10 with free shipping, but they probably won't last much 
>>>longer at that price.  They make wonderful stocking stuffers.  The 
>>>hardest part of using this gizmo is getting it out of the plastic 
>>>blister pack which requires a heavy duty scissors to cut open.
>>>
>>>http://www.jr.com/coby/pe/CBY_MP2002G/
>>>
>>>    Gerald
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