[nabs-l] IPod touches

Fri Nov 4 02:52:15 UTC 2011

I was wondering the same thing. From what I've heard, they're not as 
accessable as Apple, so I don't get what makes them appealing.
On 11/3/2011 10:48 PM, josh gregory wrote:
> hello. if i may ask, why are you so keen on android, and why do you
> not like i o s 5 that much? personally, i love it, but that's just me.
>
> Sent from my iPod
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> On Nov 3, 2011, at 10:34 PM, "Nimer M. Jaber, IC³"
> <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Go Android!! Oh, sorry. I'll refrain now. Anyway, I teach the iTouch
>> and it is pretty easy to learn and use. I'm' not so keen on IOS5 at
>> the moment though ...
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On 03.11.2011, josh gregory<joshkart12 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Gotta agree Beth! Especially with i o s 5, awesome!
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>
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>>> On Nov 3, 2011, at 10:24 PM, Sam Hogle<hogle.sam at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree when it comes to wanting more than just music. I already have a
>>>> Victor Streem and a Milestone, so I'm fine in the music department. My
>>>> main reason for wanting one is because I've heard that there are a lot of
>>>> useful aps for it. Plus, the idea of having internet on something way
>>>> smaller than a computer without having to pay a data plan like you do on a
>>>> phone is pretty nice.
>>>> On 11/3/2011 10:05 PM, Beth wrote:
>>>>> I looooooooooove my iPod touch.  I can't get enogh of it.  The App store
>>>>> is easy to use and the tabs are right there, so I just type in what I
>>>>> want and it brings up the results.  I like doing more with my iPod than
>>>>> just listen to music.
>>>>> Beth
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: josh gregory<joshkart12 at gmail.com
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Date sent: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 21:11:08 -0400
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] IPod touches
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey Sam, haven't actually followed this thread I admit, but this
>>>>> subject line interested me :)
>>>>> Another cool thing about the touch is the ability to pair a bluetooth
>>>>> keyboard up to it and use that to input commands and things if you are
>>>>> not comfortable with typing on a touch screen. I will admit that I was
>>>>> not comfortable with that at first, and am still really not. But I've
>>>>> gotten used to it, somewhat. I'm actually using the braillenote that i
>>>>> own to type into here now, :)
>>>>> which counts as a keyboard/braille display.
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Josh
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>
>>>>> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>>>>> Skype: joshgregory93
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 3, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Patrick Molloy<ptrck.molloy at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sam,
>>>>> I have a Nano, slightly different from a Touch. VoiceOver is actually
>>>>> really easy to learn. Once you get used to the idea of a touch screen,
>>>>> it's fairly straightforward: Tap once to hear the name of something,
>>>>> tap twice to activate it. Hope this helps.
>>>>> Patrick
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/3/11, Sam Hogle<hogle.sam at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>> Hello all. I went to the store today to look at the IPod touch. I'm most
>>>>> likely going to get one, but I wanted to get feedback from others who
>>>>> have used voice over on them first. Since we are all students, I'm
>>>>> guessing most of us are pretty familiar with our technology. So, I was
>>>>> wondering if any of you had used one, and what you thought when it came
>>>>> to how hard it was to learn and how useful you found it.
>>>>> Sam
>>>>>
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