[Athen] And more information about the iPad...

[Shelley Haven]

> "Also on the books front, it was clarified today that the iPad can  

> indeed use VoiceOver screen-reading for reading pages of books out  

> loud..."



I wrote an e-mail to Steve Jobs a few days ago asking precisely this  
question -- I'd like to believe this clarification was in response to  
that.  (Well, I can dream, can't I? ;-)

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On Mar 12, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Sean J Keegan wrote:


> While I do believe that it will require a test-drive to determine  

> what accessibility features and functionality are truly present on  

> the iPad, there is additional information being released about  

> iBooks and VoiceOver.

>

> Short URL:

> http://tinyurl.com/yhk2r97

>

> Full URL:

> http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/ipad-mute-switch-magicked-into-a-screen-rotation-lock-overnigh/

>

> From the article at Engadget:

>

> "In other news, it's been confirmed that iBooks will be able to sync  

> free (non-DRM'd) ePub titles in from iTunes, which is good news for  

> people who want to use an existing ePub stash of theirs with Apple's  

> fancy page-flipping interface. Also on the books front, it was  

> clarified today that the iPad can indeed use VoiceOver screen- 

> reading for reading pages of books out loud -- we knew the screen  

> reading tech was on the iPad, but now it sounds as if it will be  

> more directly integrated into iBooks."

>

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

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