VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch
I have been testing VOD a DAISY playback software for the iPhone/iPod Touch here is my report: VOD will play only unencrypted DAISY 2.02 full audio and full text full audio books. It displays the text on the screen and highlights what is being read. It will also display images. It will not paly NLS or RFBD books nor can it read text only DAISY books. VOD will only play books through the earphones and not the built in speakers which is rather odd. It does not support speeding up the playback. You load books to the iPhone by means of FTP transfer which is rather clever. In effect your iPhone becomes an FTP server with a username and password you configure you then use an FTP client on your computer to load or remove books in directories to the phone. It works very well. Accessibility could be complete with VoiceOver if the developer would label all the buttons on the interface which they have not, for some reason done. I have reported this to them. The biggest issue is that this program always starts over at the beginning of the book each time you go to a book. This is a major issue which seriously impacts it usefulness to the reader and must be address before I can suggest this program to anyone. Again I have reported this issue to the developer and I would hope that they address this, and the lack of bookmarking as well which are related to each other. All and all VOD is a good start to DAISY playback on the iPhone iPhone/ iPod Touch but not ready for real use until the play back position and book marking issues are addressed. Gregory Kearney Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Ave Victoria Park, WA 6100' AUSTRALIA +61 08 9311 8246 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch
Hi Greg, I completely agree. I had considered trying this, but it seemed to be entirely to limited and would not meet my needs. I wondered about the interface and why the buttons were not labeled, but glad you have tried and reported the issues. I hope the developer does make these corrections. THe ftp transfer is a neat idea and I've found a couple of apps that use this method for moving data between a computer and the iPhone. Thanks again for sharing your report. On Jan 2, 2010, at 6:15 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: I have been testing VOD a DAISY playback software for the iPhone/iPod Touch here is my report: VOD will play only unencrypted DAISY 2.02 full audio and full text full audio books. It displays the text on the screen and highlights what is being read. It will also display images. It will not paly NLS or RFBD books nor can it read text only DAISY books. VOD will only play books through the earphones and not the built in speakers which is rather odd. It does not support speeding up the playback. You load books to the iPhone by means of FTP transfer which is rather clever. In effect your iPhone becomes an FTP server with a username and password you configure you then use an FTP client on your computer to load or remove books in directories to the phone. It works very well. Accessibility could be complete with VoiceOver if the developer would label all the buttons on the interface which they have not, for some reason done. I have reported this to them. The biggest issue is that this program always starts over at the beginning of the book each time you go to a book. This is a major issue which seriously impacts it usefulness to the reader and must be address before I can suggest this program to anyone. Again I have reported this issue to the developer and I would hope that they address this, and the lack of bookmarking as well which are related to each other. All and all VOD is a good start to DAISY playback on the iPhone iPhone/ iPod Touch but not ready for real use until the play back position and book marking issues are addressed. Gregory Kearney Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Ave Victoria Park, WA 6100' AUSTRALIA +61 08 9311 8246 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch
ftp download? God that could take forever depending on how big the book is, and what if your fire wall doesn't support it? Chris. - Original Message - From: Greg Kearney gkear...@gmail.com To: Iain Murray i.mur...@exchange.curtin.edu.au; Keith Reedy keithre...@joink.com; macvoiceo...@freelists.org; macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; Christopher Lee le...@uga.edu; Kathy McWhorter kmcwh...@uwyo.edu; David Vosnacos dav...@guidedogswa.com.au; Chris Whitelock chr...@guidedogswa.com.au; Mary Beth Janes mja...@apple.com; Technical Developments Discussion List technical-developme...@mail.daisy.org; cy...@cypac.co.jp Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 6:15 AM Subject: VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch I have been testing VOD a DAISY playback software for the iPhone/iPod Touch here is my report: VOD will play only unencrypted DAISY 2.02 full audio and full text full audio books. It displays the text on the screen and highlights what is being read. It will also display images. It will not paly NLS or RFBD books nor can it read text only DAISY books. VOD will only play books through the earphones and not the built in speakers which is rather odd. It does not support speeding up the playback. You load books to the iPhone by means of FTP transfer which is rather clever. In effect your iPhone becomes an FTP server with a username and password you configure you then use an FTP client on your computer to load or remove books in directories to the phone. It works very well. Accessibility could be complete with VoiceOver if the developer would label all the buttons on the interface which they have not, for some reason done. I have reported this to them. The biggest issue is that this program always starts over at the beginning of the book each time you go to a book. This is a major issue which seriously impacts it usefulness to the reader and must be address before I can suggest this program to anyone. Again I have reported this issue to the developer and I would hope that they address this, and the lack of bookmarking as well which are related to each other. All and all VOD is a good start to DAISY playback on the iPhone iPhone/ iPod Touch but not ready for real use until the play back position and book marking issues are addressed. Gregory Kearney Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Ave Victoria Park, WA 6100' AUSTRALIA +61 08 9311 8246 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
daisy player for IPhone
hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: daisy player for IPhone
That reminds me of something. Is it true you can buy an iPhone G3 without the plan download new software for it, and it will talk like the new ones? Or basically an iPod touch and get the new software and it will talk like the new iPhones? Jane -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:01 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: daisy player for IPhone hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1882 - Release Date: 1/8/2009 8:13 AM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
No On Jun 30, 2009, at 1:03 PM, Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote: That reminds me of something. Is it true you can buy an iPhone G3 without the plan download new software for it, and it will talk like the new ones? Or basically an iPod touch and get the new software and it will talk like the new iPhones? Jane -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:01 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: daisy player for IPhone hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1882 - Release Date: 1/8/2009 8:13 AM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
Sorry. The text to speech and gesture recognition require faster hardware which is currently only in the iPhone 3GS. Many expect a similar bump to the iPod touch this fall which implies the accessibility software will then work there as well. CB Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote: That reminds me of something. Is it true you can buy an iPhone G3 without the plan download new software for it, and it will talk like the new ones? Or basically an iPod touch and get the new software and it will talk like the new iPhones? Jane -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:01 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: daisy player for IPhone hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1882 - Release Date: 1/8/2009 8:13 AM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
Sorry Jane, no, you have to have the 3GS in order to get VoiceOver. On Jun 30, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote: That reminds me of something. Is it true you can buy an iPhone G3 without the plan download new software for it, and it will talk like the new ones? Or basically an iPod touch and get the new software and it will talk like the new iPhones? Jane -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:01 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: daisy player for IPhone hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1882 - Release Date: 1/8/2009 8:13 AM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
Will, tell ya what, e-mail accessibil...@apple.com and hit them with the idea. I encourage you and anyone else to do so and explain the benefits etc. I have done this and the more folks that ask, the more likely it will be given consideration. Hey, it would be the first truly mainstream product on the market. I realize we are a minority, but you know with a little help, it is possible someone could develop an application to run on the iPhone or iPod Touch. I'm not saying Apple has to do it all, but for the purposes of authorizing the device, it may require a little help on Apple's part, but not entirely sure. Anything is possible. On Jun 30, 2009, at 4:00 PM, william lomas wrote: hi wouldn't it be cool if we had a daisy player for the IPhone and IPod touch line of products, so that owners of these devices would just need one device? Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
I'm curious when we are going to see the other apps that he has been writing about. They must have one heck of a development team to be focused on so many different programs simultaneously. J On Jun 30, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Alex, how do you plan to work with the issue of authorizing the devices etc? Glad someone is working on it. On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, All, Daisy is coming tothe iPhone sooner than you think. Using OS technology, the software development team at VIPBC have been hard at work on a DAISY book Application. Regards, Alex, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: daisy player for IPhone
We are working on a DAISY player for iphone/ipod touch Greg Kearney On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Justin Harfordblindst...@gmail.com wrote: I'm curious when we are going to see the other apps that he has been writing about. They must have one heck of a development team to be focused on so many different programs simultaneously. J On Jun 30, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Alex, how do you plan to work with the issue of authorizing the devices etc? Glad someone is working on it. On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, All, Daisy is coming tothe iPhone sooner than you think. Using OS technology, the software development team at VIPBC have been hard at work on a DAISY book Application. Regards, Alex, -- Gregory Kearney Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Ave. Victoria Park 6100 Western Australia --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
