This makes sense, however in addition we need to contact Motorola and other hardware manufacturers. Comcast uses Motorola products, and so does the small local company we use in my city. they are the same hardware with a bit different configuration of the same software. My cable company wants to help, however as they serve only the county where I live, it is hard to make the voices heard. I do have Comcast for internet, however I may be able to try to speak to them as a potential TV customer. I do not plan to use their TV service as I prefer the lineup and pricing offered by my local company. My voice may not be heard as well as a customer though, however I will still speak to them.
I as well believe that we all need to speak to are providers and also the hardware manufacturers to encourage them to move forward with set top box accessibility. there is no reason that the software can not be made accessible as all the hardware is there to facilitate it. /David -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of DJ DOCTOR P Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 3:08 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Rockbox,cable boxes and TiVo [was "RE: getting speech on my ipod"] Hello, If my memory serves me correctly, there is something called Blue for the satellite receivers. But however, it hasn't made it here to the states yet. I'm still pleating with Dishnetwork and Direct TV to invest money in this talking software for their blind subscribers. I'm also talking to Comcast Cox and Time Warner about putting this talking software on their cable boxes too as well. Because just like Dishnetwork and Direct TV, Comcast Cox and Time Warner have blind subscribers too as well. So I'm trying to make this happen across the whole board. But however, I can't do it alone, if you want this, you have to make some noise about it. I was told by all 5 companies, "if enough people requested it, we may consider it." So I urge you to either get on the phone or send emails to your cable or satellite provider and tell them what you want. My best regards. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 12:54 AM Subject: Rockbox, cable boxes and TiVo [was "RE: getting speech on my ipod"] > One thing to remember is that Rockbox is written and maintained by > audiofiles who want to get the most out of their portable media players. I > don't know that cable boxes and satellite receivers have that same kind of > passionate interest in them. We're also fortunate, as a blindness > community, > that the Rockbox developers are as committed as they are to the eyes free > use and the accessibility of Rockbox. > > One thing I have wondered about though, is how easy it would be to make a > talking TiVo. It's already running Linux, and you obviously have a sound > card built into the TiVo. I know it wouldn't be trivial, but I can't help > but think that it also wouldn't be that hard. > > -- > Christopher > chalt...@gmail.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of hank smith > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:17 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: getting speech on my ipod > > I wish the rock box supporded talking cable boxes and the like now why > hasn't some one tried doing that to cable boxes and sattle lite reciever > firmware? > Hank Smith > marketing executive. > Melaleuca INC. > the wellness company > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary King" <w4...@bellsouth.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:45 PM > Subject: Re: getting speech on my ipod > > >> Robert, >> If you have the 4th Generation iPod Nano, you can use iTunes to send >> voice clips to it that will speak the menus, folders and tracks. This >> doesn't give you a true screen reader like VoiceOver on the iPhone and >> iPod Touch, but may do what you want. Rockbox has also been >> mentioned, and it works in a similar fashion, using recorded voice >> clips to speak menus, folders and tracks; but replaces the firmware of >> the iPod, making it no longer a true iPod. If you decided to go with >> Rockbox, you would need to see if it supported the iPod model you have. >> >> Gary King >> w4...@bellsouth.net >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert doc Wright" <godfea...@wrighthere.net> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:56 AM >> Subject: getting speech on my ipod >> >> >>>I just recently won a 16gb ipod nano. 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