The new iPod Nano is out.
It's not that it is chock full of content or capacities that make it a necessity for a traveler - although having your tunes along is nice.
What is prophetic is the prominence given in the interface design to the aging demographic and other visually impaired users :
In a bid to increase the accessibility of the Nano for people with impaired vision, Apple has included a font size setting on the fourth-generation Nano that makes its menus more legible--a nice feature even if you have 20/20 vision...An unprecedented feature found only on the fourth-generation Nano is the capability for vision-impaired users to hear menu, selection, and playback information read to them in a synthesized voice. You can enable this feature through iTunes, which generates the synthesized voice information and transfers it to your iPod Nano.
For more on the iPod nano:
http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/apple-ipod-nano-fourth/4505-6490_7-33246772.html
Posted by rollingrains at September 11, 2008 01:28 AM