What I would really like to know, and I can't find this anywhere, is how the recording facilities are on this little gem. It comes with a mic, and there is a lot of discussion about the video, but nothing specific about the recording quality of the audio. Can you record in stereo with it, and in what formats? I really want to get one of these things because the idea of using a touch screen with gestures has really awakened my curiosity. Besides, I'm itching like a bad case of poison ivy to get another expensive gadget to add to my repertoire (grin) and am up for a big new challenge, but if the audio recording facilities stink or are only in mono, I'm not really sure I want one after all. Also, when my sister set her iPod up using my PC, that stupid QuickTime that iTunes uses did totally nightmarish things to my computer, like not letting me download MP3s, etc. and I could never get that worked out to my satisfaction despite doing lots of research on the problem and trying many things. I'm hoping you won't have to hook it to the PC at all, as I don't want QuickTime on here.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ray Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:36 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: More on the new Ipod Touch Steve, oh yes, entering text via a screen image of text is possible ok, and it amazes me how adaptable some blind people will get to be in the flow of things. I think there's more than a bit of Apple ideology driving some people here, and I'm not saying that's all a bad thing, but I've heard it said that even some sighted ITouch and IPhone users wish there was a real keyboard you could pull out and use for text entry. I've yet to see a mature and even handed debate on touch and gesture interfaces but I'm all too aware that you have to try it to have a worthwhile apraisal of how usable it is. I keep an eye on things Mac though as on the audio sie, which is much of what I these days, the Mac is important. so, hoping for some informative posts or links to articles on editing on the Mac. Ray Steve Matzura wrote: Hi, Gary: On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:36:09 -0500, you wrote: >Steve, it sounds like an interesting device, especially if it changes >the playing field for screenreaders, but if everything goes to a touch >pad, where you use your finger to find what you need, how are the blind >going to be able to write an email message without a keyboard? I think >it would be kind of difficult! Talk to blind iPhone users. They seem to love it. Of course you're right, it's not nearly as efficient as with a keyboard or even a texting-style keypad, but it *can* be done. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
