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

[Jeffrey Dell]

Now we only need to worry about how accessible the ebook files they
create are.  I also hope that the voice over functionallity is better
than reading documents in the document viewer that opens from safari
and their mail app.  I would like to read increments less than the
whole document at a time or more than word by word.  I hope there is a
happy medium or something more like reading in safari.
Jeff

On 3/12/10, Shelley Haven <ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net> wrote:

>> "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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