I wasn't sure if the ipad dock would work or not - this is exciting. :D On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Courtney, > > As Rob states, in OS 4.0 you'll be able to use Bluetooth keyboards and, as > I posted earlier today in response to Buddy's post about ordering the iPad, > the iPhone and iPod Touch will also be dockable with the iPad Keyboard Dock > for typing input. We don't know about voices yet, but the iPad with > language rotor in the current OS 3 version doesn't have a male English > voice; it just lets you select between the different English regional voices > and voices for other languages. If you really want a male English voice or > the option of adding a separately purchased voice, you should write to > Apple's accessibility team with your inputs. The address is: > accessibil...@apple.com > > Courtney, you might be interested in using the free, Simplenote app, which > will let you type in notes from your Mac that update instantly to the notes > in the Simplenote app. Or, if you're proficient at typing on the iPod Touch, > any notes you enter into Simplenote will update and be available to you on > your Mac without syncing your iPod Touch to your computer if you use the > free, Notational Velocity app for your desktop. It's not a solution for the > problem of typing, but while you're on your Mac using Notational Velocity, > or on any computer using a web browser to access your free, secure > Simplenote web account through a web interface, anything you type in as > notes from the application on your iPod Touch, Simplenote web account, or > through Notational Velocity if you install it and associate it with your > Simplenote account, will be available to any one of these access methods. > This means, for example, that you could type things in with your keyboard, > then cut and paste from notes you have in your Simplenote app. It's a lot > easier to master using the rotor for cut, copy, and paste, and using your > delete key on the iPod Touch than it is master keyboard text entry, though > you should get comfortable with that. > > Most of these applications are discussed on the viphone list, but I'll > point you to the archived version of a post about Simplenote that I sent to > the Macvisionaries list: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg16452.html > ("Simplenote for notetaking on the iPhone/iPod Touch with automatic access > from your computer'') > The link to the mac-access archived post described there is no longer > available, since they rebuilt their server (completing a move to all Mac > servers), but the post contains some details about the layout of the app, > and links to it at the App Store, and to the Notational Velocity download > site. > > HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Courtney Curran wrote: > > Thanks so much. I'm really looking forward to OS 4.0. > > Rob Lambert wrote: > > Wait until OS 4.0 They've managed to put languages in their own section on > the rotor, at least on the iPad, so there may be an English male voice in > there, and I'm hoping this will carry over to the iPod Touch. Also there > will be bluetooth keyboard support as well. OS 4 should be a free upgrade > for iPod Touch users. It'll be out this summer. > > Courtney Curran wrote: > > Hi, >> I was wondering first of all if there is a male, English-speaking voice >> for the Ipod touch, if so where should I obtain it? And also is there such >> thing as a QWERTY keyboard, bluetooth or otherwise that works with Ipod >> touch. It's kind of a pain to type with it, which is a shame, I'd like to >> buy apps on it, but I can only type for about a few minutes without getting >> frustrated. >> Thanks, >> Courtney >> >> -- > 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<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@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.
