I have the bluetooth keyboard, and it is very nice and very responsive.
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From: "Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: off topic i-pad
> Hi Richard, I have an IPod touch,, third generation with ios4 software.
> 3rd and fourth gen IPods, and IPhones as well as all IPads, are out of the
> box, fitted to all use a blue tooth keyboard. All you gotta do is turn
> bluetooth on, turn the keyboard of your choice on, and pair the devices,
> and
> you're "in like flin." [Although probably farther in than flin was, as
> they
> didn't have blue teeth/except in very cold countries when he was around.]
> Apple makes a keyboard about 9inches or so long,/never felt one, but
> that's
> how it's described, which sells for around 69$s, there are several other
> manufacturers who make similar units, some of which have a little "docking
> slot,/(again, which I've never felt, but as I understand it,) on them, so
> you can mount the IPod or IPhone sort of vertically on the back of the
> board, as the keyboard sits in front of you. Additionally, there are
> several
> "thumbs keyboards,/much smaller but qwwerty keyboards nonetheless, these
> are
> around the size of the IPod or IPhone, and they sell for from 29$s up./I
> have one of the lil ones, and it helps, although I plan to buy one of the
> Apple or similar, "bigger units soon.
> Never have used an IPad, although I've played a little, with one belonging
> to a friend. The touch screen takes some getting used to, but with a
> bluetooth keyboard, you can pretty much fly, about as fast as you normally
> do on a standard keyboard,
> and the cheap to free Apps,/OCR, Money identifyers, GPS, Book readers,
> Internet radio and recording apps, not to mention skype, draggon dictate
> and
> many many more, all cheap to free, with the right out of the box off the
> shelf screen reader, its' technology that can be daunting, but IMHO, well
> worth the daunt. I'm sixty-eight, and have grown up with windows and jaws
> and all, but things can get pretty prohibitave pretty fast, in some of
> these
> venues.
> There are a couple of accessible IPhone/IPod lists, with some spillage
> over
> onto IPads included. I can send you forwards of the latest examples of
> both
> the yahoo group and the google group.
>
> Icanworkthisthing.com has some good helps for the pods phones, and i think
> pads as well, a group in Austrailia has done some good teachings, as have
> blindcooltech and several of the apple folks. and there are other sources.
> If I can help, please let me know. Danny.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:59 PM
> Subject: off topic i-pad
>
>
>> Hi;
>> Can anyone suggest a good source for i-pod info and set up info? I have
>> been looking at "notetakers" and the price seems more than a bit high
>> for what they do. I did listen to some I-pod info and it seemed that
>> although it could be used it looked like an uphill climb. I will be
>> continue to use windows on a very regular basis and I'm also wondering
>> if this might add to my problems. I have a hard time getting past that
>> touch screen and a plug in keyboard makes things to bulky.
>> Any exciting links appreciated.
>> --
>> richard
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