[nabs-l] the iPod Touch was RE: Eye Phone

Chris Nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Fri Sep 28 22:42:26 UTC 2012 

Hi LaVonya,

The iPod Touch, or iTouch as we users call it for short, is a version of the
iPod manufactured by Apple, as Sophie said. Unlike the older iPods (the iPod
Nano, Shuffle, etc,) the iTouch runs the iOS operating system, which is the
same OS the iPhone and iPad run. As Sophie said, the iTouch has many of the
same characteristics as the iPhone, which is mostly because they run on the
same operating system. Most if not all of the same apps which are supported
on the iPhone can be run on the iTouch. The two big differences between the
iPod Touch and the iPhone are (1) that the iPhone can make phone calls and
send text messages using native apps (apps which are built into the phone,)
something that the iPod Touch can't do, and (2) the iPhone can connect to
the Internet using a cell phone signal, whereas the iTouch needs a wifi
connection. There are some other minor differences in the two devices, such
as the iPhone has a faster processor and (in my opinion) better speakers. I
could say that another difference is that the iPhone has Siri, which the
iTouch doesn't have, but I believe we iTouch users now have Siri in iOS 6.
Other than these differences, the iTouch is pretty much the iPhone without
the phone part.

If you have any questions about the iTouch, please let me know off-list.

Hope this helps,

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lavonya Gardner
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 6:34 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone

What the heck is an I touch?

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 27, 2012, at 22:45, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Chris. I only have an iPhone so am not familiar with iTouches.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:00:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> Hi Sophie,
> 
> Yes, Becky could do this. However, she needs to make sure that she has 
> at least the third generation iTouch, as VoiceOver is only on the 
> third gen and later.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Sophie Trist
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:12 PM
> To: beckyasabo at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students 
> mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> You could get an older version of the iPod touch. The older 
> generations are often much cheaper than the newer ones.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "becky sabo" <beckyasabo at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:02:43 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> Hi all,
> I was wondering if anyone can help me out.  I have the I phone four s 
> and it keeps freezing and it works with voice over when I go to the 
> apple store for them to reset it.  I need a I pod.  I have looked 
> online and the new I pod is to expensive.  Is there a accessable I pod 
> to get that is not too expensive.  I need one asap so I can read my 
> learning li and book share books for school.  Any help would be great 
> and I need answer asap.  You can email me back at beckyasabo at gmail.com 
> the only request for the I pod it needs voice over on it .
> Thanks again.
> Becky Sabo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria G
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:01 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> thanks these sound great. I can't wait to get my phone and check these 
> aps out
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> 
> A few other apps that I like, in addition to the ones mentioned:
> *My AT&T: Check your usage and make payments from your phone in 
> seconds
> *Flashlight: Just what it sounds like. It uses your battery fast, 
> though, since the flashlight is essentially constant use of the flash 
> feature of your phone  *Talking Scientific Calculator: I use this for 
> school, very handy in  math and science classes
> Dictionary.com: A dictionary at your fingertips. It doesn't use WiFi 
> or your data plan unless you need to find words similar to what you 
> type, such as if you mispell the word  *Blackboard Mobile Learn:
> Another great school app that I use almost  daily. It gives you full 
> access to Blackboard
> Pages: Apple's word processor. Type your notes in class using your 
> phone and bluetooth keyboard, then e-mail them to yourself. Great tool 
> if you don't have a laptop or don't feel like dragging the heavy thing 
> around
> Moxy: A word-making game that is fully accessible
> ZaniTouch: Like BopIt except with iPhone gestures. My high score is 75 
> gestures.
> Papa Sangre: A more challenging game where you have to collect musical 
> notes while avoiding enemies  *White House: News straight from the 
> President's office, great for  keeping up with federal programs and 
> what the president and his wife  are up to
> *AccessWorld: The AFB's monthly magazine, which often has reviews on 
> products and books that are very useful  *NFB Newsline: Amazing app 
> that brings Newsline to your phone without  having to call the number.
> All the same features are there, so it's  easy to learn  *iBlink
> Radio:
> This is the app to go to for your local reading radio  service, as 
> well as other radio statioons such as a 24/7 Olde Time  Radio Shows 
> station *Food on the Table: Find recipes by category, then add them to 
> a grocery list that you can add non-ingredient items to as well and 
> use to go shopping. This is great for organizing meals and trying new 
> recipes  *Savings STar: Have a card for your local grocery store?
> Put
> the card  info into this app, select coupons from a list, and when you 
> go  shopping, the savings go into an account that you can have mailed 
> to  you after $5 is racked up. No more cutting coupons or dealing with 
> paper coupons of any kind!
> *WalkScore: Looking to move? Check out the walk score for the new 
> neighbourhood to find out if it's suitable for someone who doesn't 
> have a car. The walk score is based on how close it is to stores, bus 
> stops, and the like, as well as how heavy traffic is and if it has 
> sidewalks.
> Oh Moby: Take a picture of something, and it searches for something 
> similar on the internet and tells you what you took a picture of.
> This
> really works!
> *Prizmo: This is like SayText, but some people like it better.
> I'm
> still playing with it, so I'm not sure of it yet, but there are lots 
> of tutorials online on how to use Prizmo.
> 
> Sorry that was such a long list, but that goes thru all the apps I 
> have that I would recommend to a blind person, not including the ones 
> mentioned above, which I also endorse.
> 
> A tip:When you get your iPhone, sit down with a tech at the Apple 
> store near you and have them show you how to use VoiceOver, how to set 
> up your e-mail, and how to set up your bluetooth keyboard. If you 
> bring the keyboard to them, they'll set it up for you; they did it for 
> me! Then just play around with the phone and practice. In no time, 
> you'll be an expert at it.
> 
> ~Jewel
> 
> On 9/25/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sophie Trist" <sweetpeareader at gmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> 
> Gloria, here is a list of apps you should get:
> 1. Read2Go: bookshare app
> 2. Looktell Money Reader: currency identifier 3. Aid Colors:
> color
> identifier 4. Saytext: OCR scanner 5. iBooks: gives access to the 
> Apple bookstore 6. Blio (if you like audio books)
> 
> Feel free to email me offlist if you need any more sugestions or tips.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:09:31 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> hey all,
> I will be getting a I-phone in a couple of days and am excited.
> I am
> also
> 
> getting the boxwave buddy keyboard that slides under the phone.
> Does
> anyone have any suggestions for first time users? Are there any neat 
> aps I
> 
> should get? Thanks
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