Hi Joe, There are several models of Apple's MP3 players which can be made to speak. There are some early models of iPods which can be made to speak with Rockbox, then there's the Shuffle some generation or other and up, there's the Nano from 4th generation and on up, and the iPod Touch some generation or other and up. The 5th generation Nano and iPod Touch both have VoiceOver, Apple's screen reader, while the earlier models use voice clips to voice the items, much as Rockbox has done it for years. However, some people find it necessary to spend the extra money for the jTunes scripts so that they can use iTunes, which you need in order to do anything with your MP3 player. So as you can probably see, the price starts to add up.
These MP3 players will play whatever you download from iTunes and if you wish to transfer your own files to it, iTunes will convert your files to a file format the Apple MP3 player can play. I myself have used a 4th generation Nano and was not very impressed by the voiced menu items and what it did voice of the folders and files. I was extremely disappointed with the jerkiness of the touch pad, which is shaped like a scroll wheel but is stationery instead. I ended up making changes to the settings which my sighted son had to go in and change back for me. Needless to say, I sold these off very quickly. I don't think any of these MP3 players offer expandibility, an FM radio, or recording capability, except for the iPod Touch, which I believe offers some recording with a special headset with a microphone and some sort of FM which I believe plays stations that offer broadcasts over the internet, but I leave that to others who know more about these players than I. Personally, the only one that I would be interested in trying out is the iPod Touch, but I can't afford one. Regards, Laz You wrote: Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. -- Talking MP3 players! Accessible & affordable! Great features including: FM radio, voice recording, expandable memory, great book marking capabilities, very user configurable, and a lot more! Play MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, and more! All our players are less than $100, plus free shipping & handling to anywhere in the US! Join our mailing list by sending a blank email to: rockboxedsansatalkingmp3players-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To hear what our talking MP3 players sound like, download the demo from here: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/demo.html Our home page: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ Talking Rockboxed Sansa Fuze MP3 players: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/sansa-fuze.html Talking Rockboxed Sansa E200 series MP3 players: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/sansa-e200-series.html Our current special: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/specials.html Accessories for your Sansa MP3 player: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/accessories.html Contact information: Email: accessibleelectron...@gmail.com Skype name: lazmesa Phone: 727 498-0121 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
