hello all, I have found the gps app in the iphone to be very useful, and 
accurate.
I use navigator north america to help me get places and it proves dead on 
accurate.
Brandon
On Aug 8, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Rob Bender wrote:

> Hi Larry.   Thanks for posting your message so others do not have the same 
> thing happen to them.   I was considering buying an iPod Touch last winter, 
> and I found out that the 8 gig models were not accessible, but the 
> information was not readily available. .   I am considering upgrading mine 
> and Lee's Nokia phones to iPhones to take advantage of the GPS and OCR. 
> Depending on if Apple will be releasing an iPod Touch with a camera, then we 
> may do that.  The deal breaker may be how usable the GPS actually is in the 
> iPhone.  I apologize if I am going out of bounds for this list.  I would 
> appreciate any any observations or comments off list.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Naessens" <larr...@distributel.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Before You Buy an iPod Touch
> 
> 
>> Yes, I'm just hoping that Customer Service will let me exchange my Touch for 
>> the accessible model. No reason that they shouldn't. I'll pay the difference 
>> of course. When posting, I was just hoping to save others the inconvenience 
>> of a similar scenario, that's all.
>> 
>> Larry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2010-08-08, at 5:06 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> 
>>> Following some pointers from Dane, I found the site
>>> http://www.apple.com/accessibility/itunes/ipodtouch.html which is Apple's
>>> accessibility site devoted to the iPod Touch. On this page it says:
>>> 
>>> "The same VoiceOver screen reader made popular on the Mac and the iPhone is
>>> now a standard feature on iPod touch 32GB and 64GB (3rd generation). It's
>>> the
>>> world's first gesture-based screen reader, enabling you to enjoy the fun and
>>> simplicity of iPod touch even if you can't see the screen."
>>> 
>>> Note that when I checked the specifications pages for the different models
>>> of the iPod touch, I didn't see that they specifically noted whether the
>>> model supported VoiceOver or not. The comparison table mentioned voiceOver
>>> for the Nano and the Shuffle, but not the iPod Touch.
>>> 
>>> As others have mentioned, I doubt they'll support VoiceOver on your model
>>> but I would hope they would let you return or exchange it, especially since
>>> it was a gift.
>>> 
>>> Your warning about doing your homework before you purchase something is duly
>>> noted. I've seen disappointed customers on both the Rockbox and Talks/Mobile
>>> Speak lists. Unfortunately, finding some of this accessibility information
>>> isn't easy.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Christopher
>>> chalt...@gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Larry Naessens
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 2:56 PM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Before You Buy an iPod Touch
>>> 
>>> When checking Apple's accessibility section on their Canadian site, we
>>> weren't able to locate any information stating that the 8 gig model was
>>> neither Generation 3 nor usable with a screen reader. Certainly there is the
>>> possibility that we missed it when checking the Canadian site and if you
>>> would like to share the link, we would be happy to take a look.
>>> 
>>> My main reason for posting what I did was to try and help others to keep
>>> from making the same mistake as we did. You, without a doubt are this
>>> group's Apple expert, with information that many listers including myself
>>> have found to be extremely valuable. I hope you'll keep your Mac advise
>>> coming.
>>> 
>>> Larry
>>> On 2010-08-08, at 3:15 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Sorry to have to tell you that Apple Support couldn't have done much for
>>> you mate, if you looked on the web in Apple's accessibility section then you
>>> would have sen it clearly laid out what you've just written thus you would
>>> have saved yourself some considerable time.  No, Apple will not be making
>>> any previous Ipod Touch models Voiceover compatible just as they won't be
>>> making the Iphone 3G or previous Ipod Nano models before the 4th generation
>>> Voiceover compatible and part of the reason for that is that these devices
>>> may not have the processing power to handle Voiceover.  Yep, as I understand
>>> it you can download the IOS4 update to an Iphone 3G for example but only
>>> those features which the 3G can support will be activated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 09/08/2010, at 4:47 AM, Larry Naessens wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Before you, as a blind audio enthusiast, purchase an iPod Touch,
>>> expecting to be able to use it with Voiceover, in order to listen to online
>>> radio and so much more, you might want to keep my experience in mind.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not long ago, my wife bought me an iPod touch for my birthday.
>>> Understandably unaware  that the 8 gig version of the Touch was never
>>> updated to Version 3, she bought one. After all, on Apple's Canadian
>>> website, it was listed only as "current." Further, nothing on the box listed
>>> the item as version 2, a version which many of us know to be unaccessible.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Since yesterday was Saturday, I spoke to Apple Support concerning my
>>> issue, as Customer Service was closed. When I spoke to the agent who took my
>>> call, I was told that information concerning the fact that the 8 gig touch
>>> had not been updated to version three was all over the website. I would like
>>> to ask him where such info is listed on the Canadian site, but instead I'll
>>> simply take my case to Customer Service on Monday.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My advice to those who are interested in purchasing the touch? If you
>>> need accessibility, purchase only version 3 of the Touch which comes in the
>>> 32 and 64 gig models. Anything less will not talk to you. And, so far
>>> anyway, it has been my experience that Apple sees such problems as Buyer
>>> Beware. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that my problem is
>>> limited to one isolated agent. Meanwhile, when buying a touch, make sure to
>>> get the right one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Larry
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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