[nabs-l] question on Ipods

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi=20Ashley,

Here=20are=20some=20answers=20to=20your=20questions:

*=20Memory=20Space:=20That=20Shuffle=20must=20be=20pretty=20old!=20The=20ne=
wer=20iPod's=20
come=20in=20a=20lot=20bigger=20sizes;=20I=20have=20a=208=20GB=20Nano.=20=20=
There=20are=2016=20gig=20
models=20too.

*=20VoiceOver:=20All=20iPods=20after=20the=20Classic=20have=20VoiceOver=20b=
uilt=20in,=20
to=20the=20best=20of=20my=20knowledge.=20=20It=20might=20have=20started=20w=
ith=20the=201st=20
generation=20Nano,=20though;=20I=20can't=20remember.

*=20Nano=20and=20touch=20stcreens:=20I=20have=20a=20Nano,=20and=20it=20is=20=
a=20combination=20
of=20a=20touch=20screen=20and=20buttons.=20=20However,=20you=20can't=20real=
ly=20tell=20
that=20they=20are=20buttons=20at=20first=20because=20they're=20not=20very=20=
raised,=20
so=20it=20looks=20like=20a=20touch=20screen.=20=20To=20fix=20this=20problem=
,=20I=20put=20Wiki=20
sticks=20on=20each=20button=20to=20raise=20them,=20and=20had=20a=20sighted=
=20person=20
help=20me=20learn=20which=20button=20did=20what.=20=20I=20then=20used=20the=
=20clock-face=20
technique=20to=20learn=20it.=20=20On=20the=20Nano,=20the=20button=20at:=201=
2=20o'clock=20is=20
the=20"go=20forward"=20button=20(to=20go=20forward=20a=20track=20in=20an=20=
album=20or=20go=20
to=20the=20next=20song=20in=20a=20playlist,=20genius=20mix,=20or=20when=20t=
he=20iPod=20is=20
in=20shuffle=20mode,)=203=20o'clock=20is=20the=20play/pause=20button,=206=20=
o'clock=20
is=20the=20go=20back=20button,=20and=209=20o'clock=20is=20the=20menu=20butt=
on=20(to=20go=20to=20
the=20previous=20menu.)=20The=20button=20in=20the=20middle=20of=20the=20cir=
cle=20where=20
all=20the=20buttons=20are=20is=20the=20"OK"=20or=20"select"=20button.=20=20=
If=20you=20are=20
hearing=20a=20song=20and=20you=20want=20to=20know=20the=20title=20and=20art=
ist=20of=20the=20
song=20that=20is=20playing,=20just=20hit=20the=20center=20button=20and=20Vo=
iceOver=20
will=20tell=20you.=20=20You=20may=20have=20to=20do=20this=20twice.=20=20And=
=20if=20you=20shake=20
the=20device,=20it=20will=20shuffle=20the=20songs;=20this=20is=20the=20"sha=
ke=20to=20
shuffle"=20feature.=20=20The=20only=20time=20you=20will=20need=20to=20use=20=
a=20
touchscreen-like=20gesture=20is=20when=20you=20are=20in=20a=20menu.=20=20Ju=
st=20a=20
little=20flick=20(1=20finger)=20forward=20will=20move=20you=20to=20the=20ne=
xt=20item=20in=20
the=20menu;=20a=20flick=20back=20will=20move=20you=20to=20the=20previous=20=
item=20in=20the=20
menu.=20=20When=20you=20get=20to=20the=20item=20you=20want,=20hit=20the=20c=
enter=20button.

If=20you=20have=20any=20more=20questions=20about=20the=20iPod=20Nano,=20ple=
ase=20let=20me=20
know!=20Hope=20this=20helps!

Chris

Merry=20Christmas=20and=20a=20happy=20and=20prosperous=20new=20year!

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ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan=20(President,=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind,=20
1968-1986

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s=20
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=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2028=20Dec=202011=2013:57:32=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20question=20on=20Ipods

Hi=20all,

What=20are=20your=20experiences=20with=20Ipods?=20Are=20all=20now=20built=20=
in=20with=20
that=20talking=20speech=20voice=20over?=20I=20have=20a=20small=20ipod=20shu=
ffle=20that=20
was=20a=20present=20to=20me=20a=20few=20years=20ago.
What=20memory=20sizes=20do=20Ipod=20shuffles=20come=20in=20now?=20Mine=20is=
=20only=201=20
gig,=20which=20I=E2=80=99m=20discovering=20is=20not=20big=20enough!
I=E2=80=99m=20not=20interested=20in=20a=20touch=20screen=20device=20because=
=20I=20think=20it=20
would=20be=20too=20easy=20to=20press=20the=20wrong=20thing.=20=20Are=20any=
=20ipods=20screen=20
based=20but=20not=20a=20touch=20screen?=20I=20thought=20the=20ipod=20nano=20=
was=20a=20touch=20
screen,=20but=20not=20sure.

Anyone=20used=20an=20ipod=20for=20books=20or=20movies?=20What=20is=20the=20=
navigation=20
ability=20with=20them?=20By=20chapter?
I=20might=20get=20an=20ipod=20again=20=20with=20a=20bigger=20memory=20capac=
ity=20and=20
wondered=20my=20options.=20=20I=20like=20the=20shuffle=20because=20its=20sm=
all=20and=20
simple=20to=20use;=20few=20buttons.=20=20So=20I=20might=20stick=20with=20th=
at.

Thanks.
Ashley
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