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Apple syncs its VoiceOver accessibility technology to iPod Shuffle

Apple syncs its VoiceOver accessibility technology to iPod ShuffleSome clarificationThe article and Apple's quoted marketing material, make Voiceover appear to be brand new. That is incorrect. Apple's has used such technology for many years.The ability to read docs aloud was came with Mac OS 7X (could have been...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Desktops, Voice-over, Apple Inc., VoiceOver, VoiceOver accessibility technology, accessibility technology, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Apple syncs its VoiceOver accessibility technology to iPod Shuffle

The new iPod Shuffle is not only smaller than the previous flavors, but it connects with VoiceOver, the Mac's accessibility interface that was introduced in Mac OS X Tiger. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple Macintosh, User Interface, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., VoiceOver, Accessibility Hierarchy, HIToolbox, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-03-11

The problem with Apple's new iPod shuffle? Humans

Apple today introduced its all-new iPod shuffle. I'm impressed by the engineering, but I'm disappointed by the package. To be sure, improving on the shuffle is a challenging task: Apple must strike a precarious balance between innovation, size and cost. It must remain at a low price...

Tags: Apple iPod, Shuffle, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., VoiceOver, VoiceOver Feature, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-11

The problem with Apple's new iPod shuffle? Humans

Apple today introduced its all-new iPod shuffle. I'm impressed by the engineering, but I'm disappointed by the package. To be sure, improving on the shuffle is a challenging task: Apple must strike a precarious balance between innovation, size and cost. It must remain at a low price...

Tags: Apple iPod, Shuffle, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., VoiceOver, VoiceOver Feature, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-11

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Snapz Pro X 2.2.2 (Mac)

Snapz Pro X allows you to effortlessly record anything on your screen, saving it as a QuickTime movie or screenshot that can be e-mailed, put up on the web, or passed around however you want. Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology, adroitly capturing full motion...

Tags: Video Capture, Apple Macintosh, Archiving, Video, Ambrosia Software, Snapz Pro X, Corporate Communications, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder 5.0.0.19 (Windows)

The slideshow software for creating slide shows with motion effects, music and captions to watch on big-screen TV, laptop, and share on website, iPod, iPhone, Zune and more. The features are followed: 150+ transition effects, including dozens of cool 3D effects; Add Hollywood drama with pan, zoom and rotate effects;...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Effect, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Infovox iVox 2.0 (Mac)

Infovox iVox provides Mac OS X users with the best text-to-speech voices ever on the Mac. You won't believe your ears hearing these natural-sounding voices, available in many different languages. What is more, they can be used in any Mac OS X application that uses speech. The Infovox iVox voices,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Voice, Language, Niemeijer Consult, Infovox iVox, Infovox iVox Voice, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Telecommunications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event

I'm here in downtown San Francisco at Apple's news announcement, where I'll be liveblogging the company's news. You'll find the updates for this post appearing in reverse chronological order - that way the freshest news is at the top of the post. Techmeme 11:15 am: Steve Jobs...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Blog, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, Steve, Schiller, No. 2 Player, iTunes 9, iTunes LP, Digital Music, Digital Media, Games, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Klipsch unveils S4i, in-ear headphones alternative for iPhone, iPod shuffle

Klipsch on Tuesday unveiled its Image S4i, an in-ear headset that includes an in-line microphone and remote, positioning the pair as an alternative to Apple's in-ear headphones for the iPhone and iPod touch, nano, classic and shuffle. The headset...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Apple iPod, Microphone, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Klipsch, Image S4i, Ear Bud, Digital Music, Digital Media, 3G, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Webcam Video Capture 4.8 (Windows)

Capture Webcams,streaming video,full screen,part of the screen and even video with sound. Use Webcam Video Capture to make people witness what you want to convey through an audio-visual medium. There are times when sharing exactly what you see on your screen is the quickest and clearest way to communicate. You...

Tags: Webcam, Microsoft Windows, Webcam Simulator

Software downloads 2009-06-30

iPhone 3GS pool drop video: real or fake?

A video called iPhone 3GS dropped in the pool. Still works! has been making the rounds (350,000+ views) purporting to have been recorded from an iPhone 3GS that was dropped into a pool -- and still works. The Zapruders out there have taken issue with a few...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Rumor: iPhone 3.0 to get radio tagging, Nike+ support

Aside: Since Apple already uses the term "3G" for it's second-generation iPhone, what will they call the third-generation model on Monday? I'm going with "iPhone 3.0" like the software but I bet that marketing had some fits with that one. AppleInsider went on a fishing trip through...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Digital Radio, Radio, Tagging, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Snapz Pro X 2.1.5 (Mac)

Snapz Pro X allows you to effortlessly record anything on your screen, saving it as a QuickTime movie or screenshot that can be e-mailed, put up on the web, or passed around however you want. Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology, adroitly capturing full motion...

Tags: Video Capture, Apple Macintosh, Archiving, Video, Ambrosia Software, Snapz Pro X, Corporate Communications, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-04-29

BIAS Peak LE 6.1.1 (Mac)

Take your audio projects to the next level. Deliver superior-quality audio without the learning curve. Based upon Peak Pro, the industry standard professional audio tool, Peak LE combines pro-quality recording, precision editing, creative effects processing, podcast publishing, and Red Book CD burning all in one easy-to-use application. For professional-quality audio...

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Software downloads 2009-04-16

iPods reaching the saturation point? Not so fast

Piper Jaffray's just completed its 17th bi-annual teen survey and the results show that iPod sales are reaching a plateau with teens and that the market may be saturated. A whopping 92 percent of students said they currently own a digital media player which is up from...

Tags: Apple iPod, Survey, Piper, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-09

iTunes 8.1.1 gets HD movie rentals

Apple released iTunes 8.1.1 (68MB) via Software Update today which adds support for renting HD movies and provides bug fixes for VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone or iPod touch. More information is on the Apple Support site. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Movie, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, iTunes 8.1.1, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-06

How to make the iPod Shuffle speak a different language

Donald Bell shows you how to get the VoiceOver feature on the third-generation iPod Shuffle to speak in different languages for different songs. by CNET News.com

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-18

News to know: AOL's new CEO; Windows 7; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? Brian Sommer: A U.S. Version of the Satyam Scandal? Washington D.C. IT Fraud? ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Operational Planning, Social Networking, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Business Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet

Blog posts 2009-03-13

News to know: Google Voice; Dumbphones; Rigged podcasts; Boxee

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Rigged podcasts can leak your iTunes username/password Sam Diaz: Google upgrades Grand Central, launches Google Voice Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft given...

Tags: Google Inc., Podcast, Apple iPod, Mobile, Voice, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Apple updates--and shrinks--iPod shuffle

Apple on Wednesday updated the iPod shuffle, shrinking it and adding a feature that will speak your song titles, artists and playlist names. The third generation iPod shuffle is "significantly smaller than a AA battery," according to a statement. The latest iPod shuffle is also half the...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Voice Feature, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-11