iTunes 8 and the iPod is now to become easily usable for those without eyesight. Apple is working with Massachusetts to use technology from the Mac OS X, specifically voiceover technology. This is to be pointed in an effort to make the iPod and iTunes systems easily usable by the visually handicapped.

Even earlier Apple had been making efforts to make the iPod usable by the blind. Closed captioning for the iPod and Apple TV as well as voiceover and Braille support for the OS X have been put into action. However Apple is going further in it’s effort to make the iPod accessible to the blind.
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SingStand, a portable microphone speaker system was introduced on Thursday by Memorex. It has been designed with the iPod in mind. In fact it hits Walmart this November. Priced at $69.99, it is sure to make you want to Karaoke. A Microphone and full size integrated mike stand are part of the package. With two four inch speakers sounding the singers voice out loud, this device works with any device that comes with a 3.5 mm headphone jack which includes your iPod.

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The latest version of iTunes form Apple has a bug as large as a whale. The latest version of iTunes crashes Windows vista. It does this on connection of the iPod or iPhone to the PC. This has been reported by numerous users on Apple’s support forum.

When the iPod or iPhone is plugged into the PC, instantaneously Vista crashes displaying what is known as the Blue Screen of Death or BSOD. This is a screen with a blue background showing critical error and requires a reboot. As soon as iTunes was updated to Version 8.0 the errors began. This was released by Apple on Tuesday as part of iPod refresh.

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A new and environmentally friendly sound system is available for the iPod. This time it is greener than ever. Vers has come out with a sustainably designed wood sound system. Bamboo is it’s most recent addition. Lets have some facts about Bamboo. It grows extremely fast, can be finished by hand as well as harvested by it and looks stunning. One more thing, bamboo is a kind of grass!

David Laituri says that the most sustainable and renewable wood material on the planet is Bamboo. It sounds very natural in combination with 3/8 inch thick cabinet walls. The response to Bamboo has been great and has left the company happy. Although Natural Cherry, Dark Walnut and Natural Walnut were popular as well, customers have been seeking Bamboo out very actively.

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