Any idea whether the 16 GB SDHC will be able to be used on the N82?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 4:35 PM Subject: RE: MP3 Playback Options : Hi all, sorry just a correction to my previous post, of course 16GB SDHC : cards have been shipping for quite some time now. What I meant to say was : 16GB MicroSDHC, which will be shipping by the end of the month according to : some blogs I have been reading. : : Jonathan : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen : Sent: Sunday, 21 September 2008 9:23 a.m. : To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' : Subject: RE: MP3 Playback Options : : Hi Gary, there are two approaches I've tried. One is to use the Nokia Audio : book player from their beta labs web site. This is a little fiddly. It can : convert MP3 audio books into the same codec NLS is using for its audio : books, which is optimised for speech at low bit rates. The up side is that : these files take up little disk space, although with 16GB SDHC cards about : to start shipping, this is becoming less and less an issue. The maximum : capacity of SDHC is eventually going to be 32GB. The down side is that it : takes time to do the conversion. : : In more recent times, I've been using a program called Scheherazade. This is : an audio book program that also includes voice tagging, in case you want to : make audio notes when you listen. It remembers your place in each audio book : in case you have several books on the go at once. If I've scanned print : books with Openbook for example, I can save them to MP3 and read them with : Scheherazade, and it will remember my place if I go and do something else. : It can be downloaded from : http://www.platysoft.com.au/Downloads.aspx : : The newer Nokia N-series phones also support Microsoft Protected Windows : media Audio. That means if you have access to Overdrive in your area, you : can listen to protected Overdrive content, or for that matter, the new RFB&D : downloaded audio books. I haven't tried this, but Scheherazade claims to : support all formats the phone supports. So this might be a way for people to : have a playback option on Symbian that remembers your place in this kind of : content. : : Hope this helps. : : Jonathan : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : On Behalf Of Gary King : Sent: Sunday, 21 September 2008 5:12 a.m. : To: PC Audio Discussion List : Subject: Re: MP3 Playback Options : : Jonathan, : : What MP3 player are you using for audio books? : : Gary King : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 11:58 PM : Subject: RE: MP3 Playback Options : : : > Keith, good for you that you have an N95. However, my comment regarding : > the : > Smartphone culture still stands. if you look at the data, you'll see that : > the penetration of Symbian devices is lower in the US than most other : > developed markets. That market data is fairly readily available. There is : > also plenty of survey data which indicates that the majority of US : > customers : > feel that they only want their phone to make and receive calls, hence the : > popularity of the LG and cheaper Motorola phones. Another factor is that : > many of the Nokia phones do not support the US 3G frequencies, which are : > different from the rest of the world. : > : > Getting back to the subject of audio, Code Factory's DAISY player does : > offer : > extensive bookmarking features, as does an MP3 player I use designed : > specifically for audio books. I seldom see the N82 lock up. : > : > Battery life can certainly be a concern. Some of the newer Nokia phones : > such : > as the N78 offer over 24 hours of playback time and include handy features : > such as an FM transmitter. : > : > There are versions of the N95 where the battery life is a serious problem : > for sure. There are external battery packs or even second batteries that : > can : > mitigate this, but some phones simply perform for much longer. : > : > The bottom line is that different combinations of solutions, and indeed : > just : > different solutions, work for different people, and sometimes it's just a : > matter of preference. : > : > Jonathan : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > On Behalf Of Keith Gillard : > Sent: Saturday, 20 September 2008 12:38 p.m. : > To: PC Audio Discussion List : > Subject: Re: New podcast concerning the new talking iPod Nano. : > : > Once again Jonny your bias prompts me to respond. Which company aare you : > working for now? : > : > So, you WROTE: : > : > : > Hi Ken, my personal view is that you need to look at music in the context : > of : > what else you might like to do on the go. For example, if you use a cell : > phone or might like to, then getting an accessible cell phone with a good : > music player, such as those from Nokia, might be the best option. The : > Victor : > Reader Stream will play NLS books, which in North America is certainly a : > factor, however other than this, I see no point in it at all. It is : > another : > device to carry around. The Stream sells fairly well in North America, : > where : > the smart phone culture is not well established. But on the Nokia N82 I : > have, not only can I read print on the go with the KNFB Reader mobile, but : : > I : > can also play DAISY books, work with MP3 files in a very accessible and : > flexible way, listen to Audible content and download podcasts right from : > the : > phone. So there is no need to carry another device around with me that : > duplicates those functions. : > : > If you don't want an accessible cell phone, then there are many portable : > music playback options. The Stream is certainly worth considering and that : > will also read DAISY and regular texts. You might even look at an iPod : > Shuffle which is very easy to operate and small. This will play music and : > Audible books, but not DAISY. There are many more, the Zenstone seems : > quite : > popular. And let's not forget the iPod Nano, which talks now. : > : > Jonathan : > : > ***Well geeze Louise I only live in Norht America Where, acording to : > Jahnathan, the smart phone culture is not well established. : > : > Freaking lol man! : > : > I guess my n95-3G is of no use to me then right? : > : > Trust me folks, : > Symbian offers so much to blind users but, any applications other then : > talks, Moble Speak or the out ragiously priced KNFB reader, are not : > designed : > : > with the blind user in mind. However, The Victor reader Stream is a fully : > featured packed unit that is blind friendly! ! : > And, at a price point that blows away any smart phone and Screen reader : > combination. Investigate battery life for example. Or look at book : > marking : > : > and navigation features! Once you do, you will know that the smart phone : > isn't there yet! : > : > Like mr. Mossen, I have em all! Every last one of them! some of which : > you : > likely don't even know of! And what player do I pull out of the night : > stand : > : > at bed time?> : > : > No, it's not my smart phone! No, it's not my Pakcmate Omni! No, it's not : > my Maestro! No, its not my ZennStone! An no, it's not my beloved Rockbox! : > Which, I might ad, is a very close second choice as I have had all the : > target players and, was involved in the beginning. Some may no me as : > rocker! The inspiration behind the Voice UI! : > : > Actually; the unit I'm pulling out every night to enjoy my digital content : > is indeed the Humanware Victor Stream! : > : > It really does boast a wide array of features. Everthing you want from a : > book reader and a music player! : > AT $300 US you absolutley can't beat it. : > It doesn't feel as slick as a smart pone but it will take more pounding : > for : > sure! : > : > More over, it won't lock up and cause you to lose your place like the : > other : > gagets. : > : > So, Perhaps it's time you Europians took a second look cuzz you must be a : > little late in jumping on the Stream culture! : > LOL! : > : > Rock on...rocker! : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > On Behalf Of Kenbu : > Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 9:38 a.m. : > To: PC Audio Discussion List : > Subject: Re: New podcast concerning the new talking iPod Nano. : > : > Hi Jonathan; A quiry here; I've just loaded some music onto a thumbdrive : > and am wondering if a small unit *to put in my pocket* coul be bought that : > would enable me to listen independent of my pc? Ken B : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:57 AM : > Subject: RE: New podcast concerning the new talking iPod Nano. : > : > : >> You do need to connect the Nano to iTunes to configure it, but once : >> those recordings are transferred to your nano, you don't need to be : >> connected to iTunes to have the speech. : >> : >> Jonathan : >> : >> -----Original Message----- : >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >> On Behalf Of Bobcat : >> Sent: Saturday, 20 September 2008 1:40 a.m. : >> To: PC Audio Discussion List : >> Subject: Re: New podcast concerning the new talking iPod Nano. : >> : >> Listened to the podcast. Do I understand that it only talks when : > connected : >> to Itunes? : >> : >> Bob : >> : >> ----- Original Message ----- : >> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >> > : >> >> From: Shane Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >> >> Date: 19 September 2008 4:04:24 PM : >> >> Hello, all. I am cross-posting this to several lists, as the : >> >> content of this podcast concerns all who are interested in this : >> >> unique little device. I take you on a tour and a demo of the new, : >> >> and I mean brand new, talking iPod Nano 4th generation. I also : >> >> demonstrate some features of Itunes with the Mac and the iPod. : >> >> Sorry, Windows users, I do not know how to use Itunes under your : >> >> operating system, so I trust someone will do a fine Windows podcast : >> >> very soon concerning this very subject. 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