There are several of those. It really depends on size of device, budget, etc.
All the best
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

I am totally with you although you got there years before me.
Do you have any tips for a less dextrous soul, looking for an Android phone or tablet which connects to a Braille display but whose scrteen is large enough for my stubby fingers to navigate?
Thanks Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi,
There are streams that I believe you can import to your device, but I'm not sure where they are at this point.
For me, this is why these portable devices are becoming of less value, I'd sooner do it all on my phone. I can do Audible, BBC, RNIB Talking Books, everything on my phone, and I haven't got to wait for any given manufacturer to make it happen.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Steve,
Is there any way of getting BBC without using Sounds?
My BS6 web radio could until a couple of weeks ago.
My lack of dexterity makes it difficult on Sounds, and BS6 Android Platform is primitive, don't mention the upcoming,promised, imm3eiq53immediate HIMS update, second coming will happen first!!
I love my bbc radio!
Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Yep, there is no BBC on Tune In, so it will be of little value to the UK.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Pele West
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Matthieu

Thank you for letting us know.
I have not bought a new Stream yet, but have a question.

As the Internet Radio now uses TuneIn, does that mean we are restricted in the UK to what stations we can select, like we are on Alexa and Google?

Pele West

There are several of those. It really depends on size of device, budget, etc.
All the best
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

I am totally with you although you got there years before me.
Do you have any tips for a less dextrous soul, looking for an Android phone or tablet which connects to a Braille display but whose scrteen is large enough for my stubby fingers to navigate?
Thanks Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi,
There are streams that I believe you can import to your device, but I'm not sure where they are at this point.
For me, this is why these portable devices are becoming of less value, I'd sooner do it all on my phone. I can do Audible, BBC, RNIB Talking Books, everything on my phone, and I haven't got to wait for any given manufacturer to make it happen.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Steve,
Is there any way of getting BBC without using Sounds?
My BS6 web radio could until a couple of weeks ago.
My lack of dexterity makes it difficult on Sounds, and BS6 Android Platform is primitive, don't mention the upcoming,promised, imm3eiq53immediate HIMS update, second coming will happen first!!
I love my bbc radio!
Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Yep, there is no BBC on Tune In, so it will be of little value to the UK.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Pele West
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Matthieu

Thank you for letting us know.
I have not bought a new Stream yet, but have a question.

As the Internet Radio now uses TuneIn, does that mean we are restricted in the UK to what stations we can select, like we are on Alexa and Google?

Pele West

There are several of those. It really depends on size of device, budget, etc.
All the best
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

I am totally with you although you got there years before me.
Do you have any tips for a less dextrous soul, looking for an Android phone or tablet which connects to a Braille display but whose scrteen is large enough for my stubby fingers to navigate?
Thanks Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi,
There are streams that I believe you can import to your device, but I'm not sure where they are at this point.
For me, this is why these portable devices are becoming of less value, I'd sooner do it all on my phone. I can do Audible, BBC, RNIB Talking Books, everything on my phone, and I haven't got to wait for any given manufacturer to make it happen.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Steve,
Is there any way of getting BBC without using Sounds?
My BS6 web radio could until a couple of weeks ago.
My lack of dexterity makes it difficult on Sounds, and BS6 Android Platform is primitive, don't mention the upcoming,promised, imm3eiq53immediate HIMS update, second coming will happen first!!
I love my bbc radio!
Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Yep, there is no BBC on Tune In, so it will be of little value to the UK.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Pele West
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Matthieu

Thank you for letting us know.
I have not bought a new Stream yet, but have a question.

As the Internet Radio now uses TuneIn, does that mean we are restricted in the UK to what stations we can select, like we are on Alexa and Google?

Pele West

There are several of those. It really depends on size of device, budget, etc.
All the best
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

I am totally with you although you got there years before me.
Do you have any tips for a less dextrous soul, looking for an Android phone or tablet which connects to a Braille display but whose scrteen is large enough for my stubby fingers to navigate?
Thanks Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi,
There are streams that I believe you can import to your device, but I'm not sure where they are at this point.
For me, this is why these portable devices are becoming of less value, I'd sooner do it all on my phone. I can do Audible, BBC, RNIB Talking Books, everything on my phone, and I haven't got to wait for any given manufacturer to make it happen.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of ltmmcarter@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Steve,
Is there any way of getting BBC without using Sounds?
My BS6 web radio could until a couple of weeks ago.
My lack of dexterity makes it difficult on Sounds, and BS6 Android Platform is primitive, don't mention the upcoming,promised, imm3eiq53immediate HIMS update, second coming will happen first!!
I love my bbc radio!
Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Yep, there is no BBC on Tune In, so it will be of little value to the UK.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Pele West
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

Hi Matthieu

Thank you for letting us know.
I have not bought a new Stream yet, but have a question.

As the Internet Radio now uses TuneIn, does that mean we are restricted in the UK to what stations we can select, like we are on Alexa and Google?

Pele West

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?

My problem with voice control is that because I have what people describe as a slight lisp it sends most of the Ais ai voice clients into bizarre conversational loops. Last night? I asked my Apple Watch What is the battery – it replied That’s an interesting question.

The other day I asked Siri what the population of Tavistock was and it said in an offended tone, I won’t answer that, obviously thinking I had said something rude, ?which did, of course, make me say something rude.

I can just about get Alexa to play my Flash Briefing and Google is slightly better though still ropey. For whatever reason, I don’t know why, but the engine which is most tolerant of my lisp and which I can generally get some dictation sense is via the Blind Shell Classic 2.

Anyway it is another reason to be in praise of buttons for? specialist devices. I once had a Kapsys GPS device which was largely voice controlled and it was hopeless for me.

David Griffith.

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.

?

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Yes, you can do voice typing.

You can also say “Send a text message to Steve” if Steve is in your contacts, and the assistant will ask what you’d like to say, and type it.

You can say “Send a What’s App Message” or “Send a Message On What’s App”, if you mention the application, it will often work.

You can say, remind me to take my pill at 8 AM for example.

You can say Set a Calendar event for 9 AM, and it will ask what the description is.

There is probably more stuff you can do than you realise. ?

All the best

?

Steve

?

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Ok I get it, I can make calls using google assistant, not tried it for voice typing though. ?

?

?

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No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

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All the best

Steve

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?

Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

?

?

?

Yeppers.

?

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Hi Steve

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All they need is my membership number and password?

?

?

?

Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

?

?

Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

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So for now, just RNIB.

?

Mathieu

?

?

?

I too don’t use voice control, but Adrian asked about it.

All the best

Steve

?

?

?

My problem with voice control is that because I have what people describe as a slight lisp it sends most of the Ais ai voice clients into bizarre conversational loops. Last night? I asked my Apple Watch What is the battery – it replied That’s an interesting question.

The other day I asked Siri what the population of Tavistock was and it said in an offended tone, I won’t answer that, obviously thinking I had said something rude, ?which did, of course, make me say something rude.

I can just about get Alexa to play my Flash Briefing and Google is slightly better though still ropey. For whatever reason, I don’t know why, but the engine which is most tolerant of my lisp and which I can generally get some dictation sense is via the Blind Shell Classic 2.

Anyway it is another reason to be in praise of buttons for? specialist devices. I once had a Kapsys GPS device which was largely voice controlled and it was hopeless for me.

David Griffith.

?

.

?

?

Yes, you can do voice typing.

You can also say “Send a text message to Steve” if Steve is in your contacts, and the assistant will ask what you’d like to say, and type it.

You can say “Send a What’s App Message” or “Send a Message On What’s App”, if you mention the application, it will often work.

You can say, remind me to take my pill at 8 AM for example.

You can say Set a Calendar event for 9 AM, and it will ask what the description is.

There is probably more stuff you can do than you realise. ?

All the best

?

Steve

?

?

Ok I get it, I can make calls using google assistant, not tried it for voice typing though. ?

?

?

?

No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

?

All the best

Steve

?

?

Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

?

?

?

Yeppers.

?

?

Hi Steve

?

All they need is my membership number and password?

?

?

?

Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

?

?

Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

?

So for now, just RNIB.

?

Mathieu

?

?

?

?

My problem with voice control is that because I have what people describe as a slight lisp it sends most of the Ais ai voice clients into bizarre conversational loops. Last night? I asked my Apple Watch What is the battery – it replied That’s an interesting question.

The other day I asked Siri what the population of Tavistock was and it said in an offended tone, I won’t answer that, obviously thinking I had said something rude, ?which did, of course, make me say something rude.

I can just about get Alexa to play my Flash Briefing and Google is slightly better though still ropey. For whatever reason, I don’t know why, but the engine which is most tolerant of my lisp and which I can generally get some dictation sense is via the Blind Shell Classic 2.

Anyway it is another reason to be in praise of buttons for? specialist devices. I once had a Kapsys GPS device which was largely voice controlled and it was hopeless for me.

David Griffith.

?

.

?

?

Yes, you can do voice typing.

You can also say “Send a text message to Steve” if Steve is in your contacts, and the assistant will ask what you’d like to say, and type it.

You can say “Send a What’s App Message” or “Send a Message On What’s App”, if you mention the application, it will often work.

You can say, remind me to take my pill at 8 AM for example.

You can say Set a Calendar event for 9 AM, and it will ask what the description is.

There is probably more stuff you can do than you realise. ?

All the best

?

Steve

?

?

Ok I get it, I can make calls using google assistant, not tried it for voice typing though. ?

?

?

?

No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

?

All the best

Steve

?

?

Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

?

?

?

Yeppers.

?

?

Hi Steve

?

All they need is my membership number and password?

?

?

?

Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

?

?

Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

?

So for now, just RNIB.

?

Mathieu

?

?

?

Yes, you can do voice typing.

You can also say “Send a text message to Steve” if Steve is in your contacts, and the assistant will ask what you’d like to say, and type it.

You can say “Send a What’s App Message” or “Send a Message On What’s App”, if you mention the application, it will often work.

You can say, remind me to take my pill at 8 AM for example.

You can say Set a Calendar event for 9 AM, and it will ask what the description is.

There is probably more stuff you can do than you realise. ?

All the best

?

Steve

?

?

Ok I get it, I can make calls using google assistant, not tried it for voice typing though. ?

?

?

?

No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

?

All the best

Steve

?

?

Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

?

?

?

Yeppers.

?

?

Hi Steve

?

All they need is my membership number and password?

?

?

?

Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

?

?

Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

?

So for now, just RNIB.

?

Mathieu

?

?

?

Hi Steve

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Yes but I have always preferred the American voices, not sure why, all my devices speak American.

?

?

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Don’t they have the Vocalizer voices? They are quite good. Malcolm especially I think.

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All the best

Steve

?

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Ok, I have the American voices on my stream, on the up-date, it has gone back to graham, horrible voice, we need some new english voices over here. I am running the update now. Will see what happens after the update.

?

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?

Well Adrian, at least I am not the only one to get foxed by one word replies.? I imagined it was some sort of app or service!

Ray.

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No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

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All the best

Steve

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

?

Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Yeppers.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

?

Hi Steve

?

All they need is my membership number and password?

?

Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

?

Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:32 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

?

Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

?

So for now, just RNIB.

?

Mathieu

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adrien Collins via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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EXTERNAL EMAIL - Be vigilant with attachments and clickable links.

COURRIEL EXTERNE - Attention aux pièces jointes et aux liens cliquables.

Hi Matthew

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Ok that’s good to know, are you doing calibre or just rnib? And I am on a different book now, will test the jumps once I get the up-date. Thanks.

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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RNIB is being worked on as we speak, and will most likely make it for the 1.3 release in the first half of next year ?

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For time jumps, we’ve made improvements. If you still have the issue, let me know.

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Mathieu

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 9:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

?

EXTERNAL EMAIL - Be vigilant with attachments and clickable links.

COURRIEL EXTERNE - Attention aux pièces jointes et aux liens cliquables.

Hi Matthew

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Ok, thanks for this, looking forward to installing the up-date. Is anything being done to allow us to download either rnib or calibre books on to our streams?

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I am currently reading some books and the time jump seems to be a bit messed up, not sure if it is the book or the stream. If I am jumping back 5 minutes, it doesn’t seem like 5 minutes, seems to be less time than that. Also in one book, the book jumped between section or chapter 36 and went to 32, I think this may be the book though.

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I have always felt that the stream has a lot to offer, it is very versatile, there is a lot it could do. I have had all the streams, they’ve all been very good, thanks Matthew and keep up the good work.

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 6:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Hi everyone!

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I’m pleased to announce that 1.2 will be coming out… drumroll… TOMORROW!

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That’s right! Tomorrow morning (sometime before noon Eastern time), we’ll be flipping the switch on for the over-the-air update from version 1.1 to version 1.2.

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We know you’ve been waiting for it for a while… and I hope this was worth it! We think it is. ?

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For TuneIn Radio, it is a first version of the implementation. Certain functionalities aren’t there yet (most notably, speed control in podcasts and the ability to resume playing where you left off in a podcast/book), as those features weren’t in the documentation we had from TuneIn. But we are working with them to get these in 1.3 (and added to their documentation for their future implementations!).

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So without any further ado, here’s a list of new features, and bugfixes. Please note that the bugfixes are the most “visible” ones we fixed, but we fixed more than just what’s below. Again, we think you’ll really like it!

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Victor Reader Stream 3 software update version 1.2 has the following new features:

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TUNEIN RADIO

Listen to Internet radio stations and podcasts! You can listen anonymously, with a free account, or with a premium account. To learn more about TuneIn, visit their website at tunein.com .

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DAISY ONLINE DYNAMIC MENUS

We are now supporting dynamic menus for Daisy Online (DOD) services, allowing the users to get personalized menus when navigating their national library. (This is mostly used outside of the US, the US doesn’t have a DOD library)

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IMPROVED NLS BARD SEARCH

We are using the new API from NLS BARD which greatly improves search results. Try it! (English collection only for now)

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CHANGE SYSTEM LANGUAGE ON-THE-FLY

You can now change your system's locale on the fly by accessing the Languages settings menu. You need to be connected to wifi as this will trigger a download of the new language.

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BETTER SUPPORT FOR MAC FILES

The Stream 3 will now ignore "system" files (typically starting by a period or an underscore character) on SD cards.

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SD CARD FORMATTING SUPPORT

Format your SD card directly in your Stream. Cards larger than 32gb will be formatted in exFat for better support. This option is in the diagnostic menu (boot using keys 2 6 and 8) for technical reasons.

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And a lot of bugfixes! This new version fixes the following issues:

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The 5 key will again give the podcast information when used

Improved HLS streams support for Internet radio (some stations that didn’t work before might work now)

Podcasts import files generated from the HumanWare Companion can now be imported

We now check for update immediately after adding a podcast feed instead of waiting for the next update window

Certain search results weren’t numbered, they are now

Jump by percentage in text file should behave better

Fixed a crash that erased the reading position in books after a shutdown

Go To in the notes bookshelf works properly now

Fixed an issue where some files couldn't be deleted in the $VRMusic folder

Fixed an issue where automatic shutdown after 30 minutes of inactivity would not happen

The Stream should return in the last used bookshelf after a reboot

Bookmarks now use the first available number instead of the number after the highest bookmark, consistent with the behavior on the Stream 2

Fixed an issue where you couldn’t copy books/write to card on certain SD cards 256 gigs and larger

Lots of Bookshare/text files interruptions were fixed. We are still seeing some issues and are investigating them but this release should be more stable.

Fixed level navigation in the References bookshelf

Navigation in NLS search results improved

Exporting playlists using the 3 key in the Internet Radio bookshelf now works properly

Offline bookshelves now refresh more smoothly when adding/removing content

Raised the limit for book size in Bookshare

Go To Time in Daisy/NISO books works properly now

Fixed some crashes when recording certain Internet Radio stations

Fixed some crashes and navigation issues in the podcast app

Fixed a crash when adding certain Internet radio stations to the favorites

Booting in diagnostic mode now plays a double beep

Improved time announcements

Fixed an issue where the TTS was sometimes cut prematurely when reading certain messages

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And now that this is behind us, 1.3 is on the work table. I can’t start talking about it just yet, but one thing I can tell you is that the file ordering is, for me, one of the top priority features to get in 1.3.

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Lastly, Peter Tucic and I will be doing a webinar on November 20th at 4pm Eastern time to discuss this new release! Please join us by registering at:

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The future is looking good!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

HumanWare

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Hi Steve

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Yes, I have done the phone calls, not recently, the last time I tried, I had to unlock my phone first, I don’t always carry my bt keyboard, but I will experiment with voice typing, have also done reminders but alexa can do that for me too. I shouldn’t need a keyboard, there probably is a way to operate my phone completely by voice.

?

?

?

Yes, you can do voice typing.

You can also say “Send a text message to Steve” if Steve is in your contacts, and the assistant will ask what you’d like to say, and type it.

You can say “Send a What’s App Message” or “Send a Message On What’s App”, if you mention the application, it will often work.

You can say, remind me to take my pill at 8 AM for example.

You can say Set a Calendar event for 9 AM, and it will ask what the description is.

There is probably more stuff you can do than you realise. ?

All the best

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Steve

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Ok I get it, I can make calls using google assistant, not tried it for voice typing though. ?

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No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

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All the best

Steve

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Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

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Yeppers.

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Hi Steve

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All they need is my membership number and password?

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Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

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Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

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So for now, just RNIB.

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Mathieu

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Don’t they have the Vocalizer voices? They are quite good. Malcolm especially I think.

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All the best

Steve

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Ok, I have the American voices on my stream, on the up-date, it has gone back to graham, horrible voice, we need some new english voices over here. I am running the update now. Will see what happens after the update.

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Well Adrian, at least I am not the only one to get foxed by one word replies.? I imagined it was some sort of app or service!

Ray.

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No, Yeppers, is just another way of saying yes. ?

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All the best

Steve

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Is that the name of the app? Never heard of it.

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Yeppers.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Hi Steve

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All they need is my membership number and password?

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Hi,

This is incorrect, as Dolphin EasyReader for Android and iPhone can access Calibre.

All the best

Steve

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:32 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Calibre, we had discussions with them, but they don’t have an API for us to access.

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So for now, just RNIB.

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Mathieu

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adrien Collins via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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EXTERNAL EMAIL - Be vigilant with attachments and clickable links.

COURRIEL EXTERNE - Attention aux pièces jointes et aux liens cliquables.

Hi Matthew

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Ok that’s good to know, are you doing calibre or just rnib? And I am on a different book now, will test the jumps once I get the up-date. Thanks.

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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RNIB is being worked on as we speak, and will most likely make it for the 1.3 release in the first half of next year ?

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For time jumps, we’ve made improvements. If you still have the issue, let me know.

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Mathieu

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 9:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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EXTERNAL EMAIL - Be vigilant with attachments and clickable links.

COURRIEL EXTERNE - Attention aux pièces jointes et aux liens cliquables.

Hi Matthew

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Ok, thanks for this, looking forward to installing the up-date. Is anything being done to allow us to download either rnib or calibre books on to our streams?

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I am currently reading some books and the time jump seems to be a bit messed up, not sure if it is the book or the stream. If I am jumping back 5 minutes, it doesn’t seem like 5 minutes, seems to be less time than that. Also in one book, the book jumped between section or chapter 36 and went to 32, I think this may be the book though.

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I have always felt that the stream has a lot to offer, it is very versatile, there is a lot it could do. I have had all the streams, they’ve all been very good, thanks Matthew and keep up the good work.

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Regards

Adrien

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathieu via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 6:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [dap-uk] Stream 3 - version 1.2 announcement

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Hi everyone!

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I’m pleased to announce that 1.2 will be coming out… drumroll… TOMORROW!

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That’s right! Tomorrow morning (sometime before noon Eastern time), we’ll be flipping the switch on for the over-the-air update from version 1.1 to version 1.2.

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We know you’ve been waiting for it for a while… and I hope this was worth it! We think it is. ?

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For TuneIn Radio, it is a first version of the implementation. Certain functionalities aren’t there yet (most notably, speed control in podcasts and the ability to resume playing where you left off in a podcast/book), as those features weren’t in the documentation we had from TuneIn. But we are working with them to get these in 1.3 (and added to their documentation for their future implementations!).

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So without any further ado, here’s a list of new features, and bugfixes. Please note that the bugfixes are the most “visible” ones we fixed, but we fixed more than just what’s below. Again, we think you’ll really like it!

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Victor Reader Stream 3 software update version 1.2 has the following new features:

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TUNEIN RADIO

Listen to Internet radio stations and podcasts! You can listen anonymously, with a free account, or with a premium account. To learn more about TuneIn, visit their website at tunein.com .

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DAISY ONLINE DYNAMIC MENUS

We are now supporting dynamic menus for Daisy Online (DOD) services, allowing the users to get personalized menus when navigating their national library. (This is mostly used outside of the US, the US doesn’t have a DOD library)

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IMPROVED NLS BARD SEARCH

We are using the new API from NLS BARD which greatly improves search results. Try it! (English collection only for now)

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CHANGE SYSTEM LANGUAGE ON-THE-FLY

You can now change your system's locale on the fly by accessing the Languages settings menu. You need to be connected to wifi as this will trigger a download of the new language.

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BETTER SUPPORT FOR MAC FILES

The Stream 3 will now ignore "system" files (typically starting by a period or an underscore character) on SD cards.

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SD CARD FORMATTING SUPPORT

Format your SD card directly in your Stream. Cards larger than 32gb will be formatted in exFat for better support. This option is in the diagnostic menu (boot using keys 2 6 and 8) for technical reasons.

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And a lot of bugfixes! This new version fixes the following issues:

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The 5 key will again give the podcast information when used

Improved HLS streams support for Internet radio (some stations that didn’t work before might work now)

Podcasts import files generated from the HumanWare Companion can now be imported

We now check for update immediately after adding a podcast feed instead of waiting for the next update window

Certain search results weren’t numbered, they are now

Jump by percentage in text file should behave better

Fixed a crash that erased the reading position in books after a shutdown

Go To in the notes bookshelf works properly now

Fixed an issue where some files couldn't be deleted in the $VRMusic folder

Fixed an issue where automatic shutdown after 30 minutes of inactivity would not happen

The Stream should return in the last used bookshelf after a reboot

Bookmarks now use the first available number instead of the number after the highest bookmark, consistent with the behavior on the Stream 2

Fixed an issue where you couldn’t copy books/write to card on certain SD cards 256 gigs and larger

Lots of Bookshare/text files interruptions were fixed. We are still seeing some issues and are investigating them but this release should be more stable.

Fixed level navigation in the References bookshelf

Navigation in NLS search results improved

Exporting playlists using the 3 key in the Internet Radio bookshelf now works properly

Offline bookshelves now refresh more smoothly when adding/removing content

Raised the limit for book size in Bookshare

Go To Time in Daisy/NISO books works properly now

Fixed some crashes when recording certain Internet Radio stations

Fixed some crashes and navigation issues in the podcast app

Fixed a crash when adding certain Internet radio stations to the favorites

Booting in diagnostic mode now plays a double beep

Improved time announcements

Fixed an issue where the TTS was sometimes cut prematurely when reading certain messages

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And now that this is behind us, 1.3 is on the work table. I can’t start talking about it just yet, but one thing I can tell you is that the file ordering is, for me, one of the top priority features to get in 1.3.

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Lastly, Peter Tucic and I will be doing a webinar on November 20th at 4pm Eastern time to discuss this new release! Please join us by registering at:

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The future is looking good!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

HumanWare