[nabs-l] question on Ipods
Chris Nusbaum
dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Wed Dec 28 21:09:04 UTC 2011
In which generation of the Nano did they start that? I thought
the 5th generation was the last new Nano version.
Chris
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
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Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:26:34 +0100
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
Yes, the interface has been made to look and feel just like iOS,
but
the screen is just 1.5 inches.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 28, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Chris Nusbaum
<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
So it's like the iPod Touch or iPhone. My Nano is a 5th
generation.
Chris
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
exists. If a blind person has the proper training and
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the
Blind, 1968-1986
The I C.A.N. Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth
in Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing
assistive technology and scholarships to camps and conventions
which help them be equal with their sighted peers. For more
information about the Foundation and to support our work, visit
us online at www.icanfoundation.info!
----- Original Message -----
From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
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Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:32:52 +0100
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
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
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
exists. If a blind person has the proper training and
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the
Blind, 1968-1986
The I C.A.N. Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth
in Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing
assistive technology and scholarships to camps and conventions
which help them be equal with their sighted peers. For more
information about the Foundation and to support our work, visit
us online at www.icanfoundation.info!
----- 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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