[Electronics-talk] E-Readers

Sat Jan 14 03:08:48 UTC 2012

Yes; I love Skype and use it all the time!

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov
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Date sent: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:09:34 -0800
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

And, as I said, with Skype.
Andy

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris 
Nusbaum
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 10:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

Hi Andy,

Actually you can make calls on the iTouch, using Google Voice.

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a
blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness 
can be
reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and
appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:45:22 -0800
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

The iTouch is basically an iPhone without the phone, and a small 
version
of the iPad.  They all use the same OS and all have wireless
connectivity.  The only difference is that apps that require the 
use of
the cellular network will not work on the Touch, and will only 
work on
the iPad if you have the 3G version, and you purchase a data 
plan.  GPS
systems that load all of their map data on the device will work 
on the
Touch, provided that you have one of the external GPS receivers 
that are
designed to work with the Touch.  Some GPS systems store data on 
a
server and only download data that is needed at a given time.
These
will not work with the Touch because you do not have access to 
the
cellular network.  You cannot make traditional phone calls with 
the
Touch, but provided that you are in range of a wireless network, 
you can
use a program like Skype.

Andy

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Annette 
Carr
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:15 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

Depending on what type of reading is going to be accomplished, 
will push
the person more towards one device or another.  I had an original
BookPort and loved it.  Once it was not compatible with my 
computer's
operating system, I moved over to an iPod Nano and had access to 
a few
sources of audio books.
I then moved to an iPad and an iPhone and do not regret it.  I 
know that
both of these devices have a very large learning curve, so maybe
consideration of the iTouch is the way to go.

HTH,
Annette

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheez
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

I'm asking for a friend at work.  I assume she's running a 
Windows
machine.
Vince

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<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:28 PM
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 Vince, It depends which operating system/device you are using it 
with?

 Fred Olver
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net
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 <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
 Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:59 PM
 Subject: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers

I think this topic has been discussed before, however I don't 
remember

what was said.
 Which E-Reader offers the most user-friendliness for a total?
 Vince

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