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Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books by veggiedude

veggiedude — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:23:23 +0000

I selected the text of your article in Safari, right clicked and choose ’start speaking’ from the Speech menu. Why do you think this would be controversial on the iPad? Oh, just because it didn’t work good on the Amazon Kindle? Ha ha. Apples and Oranges mate.

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Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books by justme2

justme2 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:36:56 +0000

If the iPad is destined as a resource for college students, replacing the tons of textbooks printed every year, some sort of electronic reading is a necessity for visually impaired students. If this goes to court, I would think that Apple (and maybe even Amazon) could make a case for accommodating the disabled under ADA especially in education use.

And for standard books, I really don’t see this function replacing the regular audiobook, read with proper inflections by a celebrity voice.

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books by protagonistic

protagonistic — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:57:32 +0000

“The new detail about audio dictation should raise more questions. Amazon’s Kindle 2 reader shipped with a function to read e-books out-loud, and the Authors Guild stirred a fuss alleging copyright violations that would cut into sales of audiobooks.

Using their reasoning it would also be illegal for me to read a book out loud to my grandkids. I have to purchase an audiobook instead of using a book I already paid for. These idiots are just as bad as the RIAA. Hey Authors Guild, bite me…

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books by JtownATX

JtownATX — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:18:30 +0000

First of all, how is this news? The Kindle already does this, and is for the most part a worthless feature. If you are buying an E-reader to have it read books out loud to you, then you don’t need one. Most mp3 players and smart-phones do the same thing, and have the advantage being compact. Seriously, you want it to read to you while you follow the words with your finger? Next thing you know, people will complain that they can’t get “the Great Gatsby” in a color format. This is not an important feature for the majority of people looking to buy an E-reader. I would hate to have to hook my iPad up to my car stereo to listen to an audio-book on my morning commute when I can simply dock my iPod/iPhone, something that I already carry with me that fits in my pocket.

And by the way, veggiedude, the Kindle rocks for the serious reader. The iPad looks great for a myriad of reasons, but is an inferior E-reader simply based on being the fact that it’s back lit and heavier. There is plenty of room in the world for both. Apples to Oranges indeed.

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books by revolruf

revolruf — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:39:30 +0000

Things that are REQUIRED on my portable computer: read and make .pdf files, Adobe Flash on websites, play .mp3’s off sd card, chrome or firefox browser (safari sucks). So, can iPad handle it?

Comment on Solar-Powered iPhone Battery Case: Apple Approves by spinoza

spinoza — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:06:13 +0000

What they don’t tell you about these thick power-related cases is they kill the reception quality on your iPhone. I recently bought a battery pack case and my phone/3G reception went down two bars. The store accepted my return without problems, but it would be nice if they told you up front that this would be an issue. If you’re in the backcountry I guess reception is not an issue, but still it would be good to know.

Comment on Solar-Powered iPhone Battery Case: Apple Approves by hater4

hater4 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:05 +0000

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