Sorry to reply to my own post, but I noticed I made a typo in the attached post. The Rockbox software was not designed especially for the blind. It has some eyes free features built into it which make it accessible for the blind, but it was not designed especially for the blind. Sorry for the mistake!
Christopher Chaltain wrote: > Are you looking for an off the shelf MP3 player or one designed > specifically for the blind? The Victor Stream has been talked about > recently. I think it's by HumanWare, and it was designed especially for > the blind. If that's the one you're talking about, someone else can > provide more information. I don't have one and haven't seen one yet. > > If you're looking for a simple off the shelf MP3 player, I don't think > you could do better than the Zen Stone from Creative. It's a small > compact flash MP3 player that has 1GB of memory. It has no screen and > uses no special software. Therefore, it's easy to use by the blind, and > you can just use Windows Explorer to copy files to it. It also supports > Overdrive, and I would assume NetLibrary and Audible as well. > > Another option is Rockbox, which is an open source replacement for the > firmware that runs on an off the shelf MP3 player. Rockbox has some > features that speak menus and folders/files out loud, so although it was > designed for the blind, it can be used by the blind to access an off the > shelf MP3 player. It takes a bit to set up, and not every MP3 player is > supported, but you can learn more at rockbox.org. > > Finally, if you're more specific about what you're looking for, I'm sure > you will get more info from this list. > > Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Do you want something basic? That is to say, something that just plays >> MP3 files without any thrills or anything like that? Are you able to >> use a CD Player? Well if the answer to these questions is yes and you >> don't have all that much money to spend then the Ipod Shuffle is >> highly recommended. >> >> On 03/12/2007, at 10:59 PM, Joanne wrote: >> >> >> >>> I would like some info on the MP3 player people were talking about >>> that can be used independently by blind people. If there is a >>> tutorial or any other info please direct me to this, as I am looking >>> for one that I can put my songs on and travel with. I don't know >>> how many gigs this player holds or much about it at all, so would >>> appreciate any help. >>> >>> Joanne >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > -- Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
