Hi Eden, Many thanks for those links, I'll follow them up later today and let the list know about anything that might prove interesting. Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aedan O'Meara Sent: 11 June 2011 22:23 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: new member with a question Hi Jim, This device is nothing to do with Apple. The maker is Cowon. If you Google cowon iaudio x5 you should get the following: The links are disabled as I use plain text in my emails. Cowon iAudio X5 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review Review by Ben Patterson - 20 Jul 2005 The great-sounding Cowon iAudio X5 looks like an iPod killer on paper, ... reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/...iaudio-x5.../4505-6490_7-316 09819.html - Cached - SimilarCowon iAudio X5 Review - MP3 players - CNET Reviews 41 reviews Apple makes a fine player, but seriously. . . its as though the reviewer is ... reviews.cnet.com/4505-6490_7-31447897.html - CachedShow more results from cnet.comCowon iAudio X5 (20 GB) MP3 Player Reviews. Buying Guides ...Epinions.com - Read product reviews on Cowon iAudio X5 (20 GB) MP3 Player - MP3 and Digital Media Players. Overall Rating: 4 stars from 16 consumer reviews ... Aedan. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Williams Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 10:29 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: new member with a question Hi Eden, Thanks for the info on the IAudio. At first I thought it was just another model from Apple but now you've got my interest going in this model. Who are the manufacturers of the IAudio range? Regards Jim -----Original Message----- >From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aedan O'Meara Sent: 10 June 2011 22:18 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: new member with a question Hi Jim I bought mine on Ebay about 4 years ago. It is the model Iaudio x5 (30g). Size: about 2ins wide and 4 ins top to bottom. Top half is lcd colour screen. Price unknown, roughly 180 Eur but I may be wrong. Hard drive 30g To get this talking you need to get the free open source software called Rockbox from www.rockbox.org They have a download and automatic installer for the Iaudio x5 among a lot of others. You can install this yourself because the unit is attached to the pc by a usb lead. It comes up as another hard drive and Jaws will work perfectly on it. My particular model may now be out of production. I did see one some months ago on Ebay. Rockbox is a replacement operating system for this and many other mp3 players and it is designed to voice all files and folders. Regards Aedan -----Original Message----- >From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Williams Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:37 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: new member with a question Hi Eden, Excuse my ignorance but I've never heard of the IAudio. Can you give me some more details, such as size, price and stockists? Jim Williams -----Original Message----- >From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aedan O'Meara Sent: 10 June 2011 20:02 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: new member with a question Hi Nicki, I would suggest something like the IAudio. I know that in Dublin a certain store will supply with speech loaded. This unit behaves like a hard drive and you make your own folders with windows explorer or Dos. When you have all your music arranged on it you run a program in the root folder called Voicebox. This makes the unit call out all the file names as you arrow up and down. Have one and wouldn't be without it. They come in 20g, 30g and 60g hard drive sizes. There are different models but you have to be careful that the rockbox software can be put onto it. I have an IPod as well but while this has speech as well it is very messy to set up if you are putting on previously ripped cds or downloaded mp3s. It makes a mess of folders, etc. If you rip cds through Itunes and put them onto the Ipod it works fine. Regards Aedan. . -----Original Message----- >From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nik Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 6:01 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] new member with a question hi everyone i joined this list as i think it's going to be the best way to get a question answered about accessible mp3 players/ipods I'm off to Australia for 6 weeks in September - and would like to take alot of music and cd's with me i currently have 2 olympuses - which i can download audible books on to - but as yet, have not fathomed out how to put cd's on them i had an ipod - but its broken - so now i'm hoping to get an accessible mp3 player/ipod or similar that will hold alot of cd's and songs approximately 500 plus songs can anyone advise me on the easiest thing to buy - i am really not good at learning new technology - i did work out how to do things with olympus and audible - but only through following the braille instructions laboriously thanks in anticipation from nicki ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq