[nabs-l] iPod Touch or Icon?

[Ignasi Cambra]

YOu don't necessarily have to double tap to type. You can change the typing mode on the fly by using the roter. I always use touch typing which does not require double tapping at all and is pretty efficient. This is only possible with iOs for. With iOs 3 you will indeed need to double tap or split tap to type.
On Sep 8, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Mary Fernandez wrote:

> Hello Joe,
> I have not tried the IPOD touch, however, I got an Iphone 4. Let me
> start by saying that i love the phone itself, however, with voice
> over, one has to double tap in order to type. Which doesn't sound too
> cumbersome, but after the first day and being pretty accurate with my
> touch screen skills, it sucked. I am now giving my brother the
> beautiful Iphone. I also recently purchased a mac book pro, which
> works totally fine and I love. All that is to szy, that you should go
> to apple, and play with the ipod. If you like it, take it home nad
> play with it for a few days, worse case scenario, you want to return
> it (keep the box for the first month so you can return it if you have
> to). Or if you buy it from your friend, maybe you can play with it
> before hand. I also had the braille+ for a while, which I hear is very
> similar to the Icon. I loved my braille+ it was easy to use,
> navigating the internet was just as fast and accessible as it was with
> my Iphone.
> I know these two products are exactly the same, but aplle and
> LevelStar have a standard for all their machines, and they are usually
> similar. With that said, you can also just get an iphone and be able
> to do all of the above plus call and text people! Smile.
> Hope that helped a little bit.
> Mary
> 
> 
> On 9/8/10, Nimer Jaber <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  Yes, printing is now supported on icons. See my response on the other
>> list for more info, and for the most part, I agree with the last poster.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Nimer J
>> 
>> On 9/8/2010 7:39 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I have tried the Icon and was surprised by the device. I liked it and it
>>> was fairly small. But then... I saw its price :). The truth is that for
>>> me, an iPod touch is faster to use. Going through emails and web browsing
>>> is really, really great on iOs 4. Plus there is a lot of accessible third
>>> party software available for the iPod touch, and I don't think that exists
>>> on the Icon. What's true is that typing on an icon might be much faster,
>>> at least at the beginning. I would say that an iPod touch paired with one
>>> of those really tiny, foldable bluetooth keyboard is really a much cheaper
>>> and more versatile solution than the Icon. And if you aren't planning on
>>> doing lots of typing, you will not need to use the keyboard most of the
>>> time. An other fact that you should consider is that it will soon be
>>> possible to print out files from the iPod touch (you can send them to a
>>> wireless printer or a printer on your network, but this will only be
>>> possible after iOs 4.2 is out). I don't know if that's possible with an
>>> Icon.
>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Joe Orozco wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello, Especially My Apple Fanatics,
>>>> 
>>>> Which would you think is better, an iPod Touch 3rd Generation or an Icon?
>>>> Granted, the price difference is almost a thousand dollars, but still, I
>>>> am
>>>> easily persuaded by clarity of voice synthesizer.  Consequently, a friend
>>>> of
>>>> mine is selling her iPod Touch for $250.  If anyone's interested, drop me
>>>> a
>>>> line.  I'm not completely swept off my feet to compete against you and
>>>> will
>>>> let you know how to get in touch with the seller.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Joe Orozco
>>>> 
>>>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
>>>> sleeves,
>>>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>>> 
>>>> 
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