Accessibility Features on iPod nano (4th generation)
Published: Oct 8, 2008iTunes 8, which is screen-reader friendly for both the Mac and the PC, provides compatibility with VoiceOver in Mac OS X Leopard and Window-Eyes 7.0 for Windows XP and Windows Vista. And since the new iPod nano (4th generation) has optional spoken menus, you now can easily find and play the music you want to hear while on the go.
The new iPod nano (4th generation) — the world’s most popular music player — introduces spoken menus that let visually impaired music lovers browse and select songs without viewing the screen. Instead, you’ll hear a synthesized voice speaking the names of menus, songs, and artists.
When you connect the iPod nano (4th generation) to your Mac or PC with iTunes 8, you’ll find a new option in iTunes to “Enable spoken menus for accessibility.” When you sync, iTunes 8 creates spoken descriptions for the contents of your iPod nano using the text-to-speech engine on your computer (in Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista) and then syncs them to your iPod nano (4th generation) along with your music.
The new iPod nano (4th generation) introduces a font size setting that lets you choose a standard or large font size. You can enable the large font in the Settings menu.
iPod classic and iPod nano feature high-resolution LCD displays with adjustable brightness settings that make them easy to read even in low-light conditions.
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