Oh yes, but you are a more advanced Optacon user than I am when it comes to reading into a recording device that I also have, and not only one but several just for different use. (smile) The most simple one might be my Olympus DS50 recorder, if I remember the model correctly, but the more simple a recording device is, the better when reading something into it. On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Natalie wrote: > One thing that I do is take any recording device and while both hands > are busy with the Optacon I read into it. So much easier now than when > we had tapes. In that way we can give ourselves the cues we want about > formatting, font etc. and don't have to go through repeatedly reading > and listening to the same thing over and over again. > > Natalie Johnson > On 2/27/2014 12:26 AM, Jyrki Voutilainen wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Jyrki Voutilainen wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Laurel Jean Walden wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with you regarding the Optacon and am so grateful for this list. >>> So am also I, but wanted just to bring another view of the silence. >> And I still have to say that the Optacon has decreased my dependency on my >> other IT equipment a bit, and the Optacon is also an IT device but on a >> very early stage. It doesn't have any internal memory for storing the read >> material, for instance, but to be honest, I haven't really missed such a >> facility in the Optacon even though it would sometimes be nice to be able >> to memorize something read for further purposes in a convenient way. Then >> you could still get an image of layouts, font types etc. and read the >> memorized contents later without rereading the document. When rereading >> the document you would already have its layout "in your head". >> >> The only problem I see in this is that every rechecking of something you >> have missed or missunderstood would also be memorized and recalled >> assuming that everything was "recorded" and stored in the memory. >> >> This could be compaired with audio recording where everything is recorded >> with every stumble, pause or whatever included. Of course you can stop and >> continue an audio recording, and you could do the same also with the >> Optacon, but would it be that easy? But still the idea of a "recording" >> Optacon is fascinating, or what do all of you think? >> >> When Optacon was still manufactured, memory was expensive but could >> probably have been inserted to the present Optacon models. The output of >> the memory content would also have caused some designing even though the >> Optacon's display was already there. A new Optacon could be connected to a >> computer or whatever IT device through USB or Bluetooth, and it could also >> have an internal speaker and support for all written languages. The memory >> content should also be available without any external devices with >> internal speech output, and the content should of course be able to read >> from the Optacon's display just like the original document. >> > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > -- Jyrki Voutilainen mailto:jykke.voutilainen@xxxxxxxxx Mobile 1: +358 (0) 40 5028 922 Mobile 2: +358 (0) 46 6615 131 to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.