[gui-talk] Screen Reader Accessibility on MP3 players

Mon Feb 1 04:09:31 UTC 2010

The Booksense standard is $349 and the Booksense XT is $499. They ran
a special knocking off 10 percent from when it came out last summer
through September before the prices returned to their normal points.
The only differences between the Booksense standard and XT are that
the XT has: the radio, Bluetooth, and the 4 gigs of internal flash
storage. Also, you get a larger SD card with the XT, at 8 GB verses
the 2 GB with the standard model. Other than these, and the colors,
there's no difference between the 2 models. They each can do the same
and have exactly the same features. I have the XT and though the radio
is the only of the extra features I use, I'm really enjoying it and
use it all the time--the Booksense as a whole that is. I listen to the
radio too farely often, but mainly use the Booksense for playing nLS
books, Audible books, and music, along with other content.

I agree that it would be very helpful to have the prices listed on the
product's page (you listening GW Micro?).

Hth,
Wayne

On 1/31/10, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok, I looked again at
>
> http://www.gwmicro.com/Booksense/
>
> and got the specs for the 2.0 version of the Booksense and Booksense XT (the
> more expensive one).
> Apparently both are able to record, but only the XT has bluetooth.
> Also I forgot to mention that you can listen to FM radio on the Booksense.
>
> But I couldn't find the price on this page.
>
> I bought one but the receipt has several items on it in addition to the
> booksense so I'll have to look further to see how much they charged for the
> booksense.  (I also need to find the box with the receipt.)
>
> When I get the receipt and have a sighted family member look at it I'll let
> you know the price.  It bugs me it was not on the web page.  I wonder how
> much I paid.  I believe it was between 400 and 500.
>
> More later.  Meanwhile, feel free to go to the above web page.
> Have fun.
> --le
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> And how much was this little puppy?
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> Hi there -- I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but the Book
> Sense from GW Micro reads DAISY books and plays mp3's, and in addition is a
> recording device (the more expensive model).  It has a lot of internal
> memory -- I think 4GB -- and also a slot for an sd card, which is also
> included.  It has bluetooth so you can use it with wireless headphones.  In
> short, it tries to do everything, and I think does a pretty good job.  It is
>
> smaller than a cell phone and of course it is completely accessible, being a
>
> blindness product.
> I just bought one.  I don't work for GW Micro -- I'm just excited about my
> new purchase.
> HTH
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hmp" <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net>
> To: <gui-talk at nfbNet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:02 PM
> Subject: [gui-talk] Screen Reader Accessibility on MP3 players
>
>
> Hello listers:
> does anyone know about a screen reader for an IPod or an mp3
> player? Do you know of any type of screen reader that can be
> accessed with an MP3 player, or which type of MP3 players support
> talking software? Are there any MP3 players on the market that
> include any voicing application that can be accessed?
> I have a 4 gb MP3 player and the brand is "Sansa clip" (I don't
> exactly know the name) but looks like it one of those common
> off-the-shelf MP3 players bought from Best Buy. It is not a
> touch-screen player, which is good, and can be rechargeable with
> the USB cable connected to the computer. I have over 500 songs in
> it and it has a menu that is totally inaccessible to me because I
> don't have a software that can talk. Any suggestions are welcome.
>
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