[senit] ipods

No, only the best ones are!

If you don't want or need the screen then the player of choice is the zen stone - 1GB version can be picked up on the Web for around £18 - rrp is £28.  Simple 4-way doughnut with power/play/pause nipple in the centre and slide switch on top to select modes although you need hardly ever touch this.  Other than the on/off - play/pause button all controls are single function.  It supports Audible files and unlike Ipods you don't need to use the horribly inaccessible Itunes software.

Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager: Learning services
Becta
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham at becta.org.uk
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ 

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Simon Judge
Sent: 17 December 2007 08:22
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senit] ipods

>No, only the best ones are!

As long as you don't need to use it without looking at the screen.  (-;

I'm a 'jog-dial' non-believer - I can use my MP3 player in my pocket without taking my hand out of my pocket (quite handy in the current weather!), or whilst running without stopping... I also used to be able to do this with my sony walkman... 

The reason is 'cause both have tactile buttons which I can easily discriminate between without looking (and one of my MP3 players tells me what albums I am browsing).

Although Ipods are amazing and cute, I think they are less usable but people accept this because they are cool. Bit of a theoretical argument though since they obviously sell millions!

Cheers.

Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jamie Munro
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:08 AM
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] ipods

> From: David Banes <david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk>
> Reply-To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:07:01 -0000
> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Conversation: [senit] ipods
> Subject: RE: [senit] ipods
> 
> Ipod or mp3 player ? As Ive said before not all mp3/mp4 players are 
> ipods

No, only the best ones are!

Jamie

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