[nabs-l] question on Ipods

Wed Dec 28 19:32:52 UTC 2011

I don't think you have the current nano model, which does have a real
touch screen. Yours is one of the older ones with a click wheel.
The current model is a great device, which you mostly operate by
flicking and double tapping when using VoiceIver. Go to a store and
try it.

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 28, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ashley,
>
> Here are some answers to your questions:
>
> * Memory Space: That Shuffle must be pretty old! The newer iPod's come in a lot bigger sizes; I have a 8 GB Nano.  There are 16 gig models too.
>
> * VoiceOver: All iPods after the Classic have VoiceOver built in, to the best of my knowledge.  It might have started with the 1st generation Nano, though; I can't remember.
>
> * Nano and touch stcreens: I have a Nano, and it is a combination of a touch screen and buttons.  However, you can't really tell that they are buttons at first because they're not very raised, so it looks like a touch screen.  To fix this problem, I put Wiki sticks on each button to raise them, and had a sighted person help me learn which button did what.  I then used the clock-face technique to learn it.  On the Nano, the button at: 12 o'clock is the "go forward" button (to go forward a track in an album or go to the next song in a playlist, genius mix, or when the iPod is in shuffle mode,) 3 o'clock is the play/pause button, 6 o'clock is the go back button, and 9 o'clock is the menu button (to go to the previous menu.) The button in the middle of the circle where all the buttons are is the "OK" or "select" button.  If you are hearing a song and you want to know the title and artist of the song that is playing, just hit the center button and VoiceOver will tell you.  You may have to do this twice.  And if you shake the device, it will shuffle the songs; this is the "shake to shuffle" feature.  The only time you will need to use a touchscreen-like gesture is when you are in a menu.  Just a little flick (1 finger) forward will move you to the next item in the menu; a flick back will move you to the previous item in the menu.  When you get to the item you want, hit the center button.
>
> If you have any more questions about the iPod Nano, please let me know! Hope this helps!
>
> Chris
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:57:32 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>
> Hi all,
>
> What are your experiences with Ipods? Are all now built in with that talking speech voice over? I have a small ipod shuffle that was a present to me a few years ago.
> What memory sizes do Ipod shuffles come in now? Mine is only 1 gig, which I€™m discovering is not big enough!
> I€™m not interested in a touch screen device because I think it would be too easy to press the wrong thing.  Are any ipods screen based but not a touch screen? I thought the ipod nano was a touch screen, but not sure.
>
> Anyone used an ipod for books or movies? What is the navigation ability with them? By chapter?
> I might get an ipod again  with a bigger memory capacity and wondered my options.  I like the shuffle because its small and simple to use; few buttons.  So I might stick with that.
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
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