[Electronics-talk] New Victor Stream review

[Carol J. Feazell]

I don't have a problem with mine but would like a backup/additional one so 
I'd never have to be without.  I figure I would have serious withdrawal if 
that were to happen.  I hate to disappoint everybody but I don't give "2 
hoots and a holler" about Internet stuff.  I just want to hear my books and 
sometimes music but I can get that on my current one.  The compactness and 
enhanced speaker are what entice me and I am aching for that "bad boy."

Carol Jean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "Discussion of accessible 
electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Victor Stream review


> Tracy this sounds neat, but I still have my original stream and I have 
> never had a problem with it.  I like the updates they have given it but 
> some of those I think could have just been in a software update like just 
> incorporate the soft pack into the standard update so it could play mp3 
> content and simly have one of the keys have a new function of the clock. 
> I like that it is smaller but not enough to go buy another one.  Thanks 
> for the review though.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 1:21 PM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] New Victor Stream review
>
>
>>I bought the new generation of the Victor Reader Stream, and got it the 
>>other day.
>> I like it.  It's a bit smaller than the old Stream.  It's about the same 
>> size as my N82 cell phone with the KNFB Reader on it.
>> The new Stream doesn't have the 2 speakers on the front; instead, the 
>> speaker is on the top.  It is quite loud, though.
>> The keys look to be the same size as on the old Stream.
>> There is a new key between the GoTo key and the Bookmark key, which turns 
>> on or off the wireless connection.  So far though, it seems like the 
>> wireless can only be used to get updates from Humanware.  I'm hoping they 
>> will build in more uses for it.  It would be nice to download directly to 
>> the Stream from Newsline, Bookshare or NLS, I think.  And the blurb on 
>> the Humanware website talks about using it for Internet radio, which 
>> would be neat.  But none of that seems to be happening yet.
>> The new Stream can record in a variety of MP3 formats, or .wav.  It's 
>> possible to insert a bookmark while recording, which I really like.
>> So far, there's no leather case for the new Stream.  I hope Executive 
>> Products comes out with one; that thing has saved my old Stream many 
>> times. There's going to be a silicon case for the new Stream.  I suppose 
>> it will be like the silicon case for the N82.
>> The new Stream charges via USB port, or with a little wall charger that 
>> can attach to a USB cable.  It looks smaller to carry around than the old 
>> charger, and one can use any compatible USB charger  with it, too.
>>
>> Anyway, I thought people might be interested to hear something about the 
>> new machine.
>> Tracy
>>
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