‘iBooks’ Archives

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In a post on Forbes.com’s "Booked" blog, Benjamin Clymer discusses iBooks‘ excellent accessibility for VoiceOver users, how Amazon’s Kindle device has fallen far short, and other details of electronic book reading for blind and visually impaired consumers. Having tested iBooks extensively, we agree that it is a superb way to enjoy books and information on [...]

In this Special Edition episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, our Knights of the Round Table discuss today’s announcements of features in the iPhone OS 4.0 update, including multi-tasking, iBooks, BlueTooth keyboards, Mail, and much more. (Bloopers included.)

Today, Apple took the wraps off of the much hyped iPhone OS 4.0 update. It will be released in beta form to developers today, and be available for users in the summer for iPhone and iPod touch, or in the fall for iPad users. Some highlighted features included: Multi-tasking: Listen to radio streaming applications, receive [...]

In "A First Look At the iPad – Pt. 1", we take an initial look through the iPad’s accessibility features, including the changes to VoiceOver, iBooks, text navigation and entry, and more. In future installments, we’ll be covering many of the included applications, third-party applications, and other features of the latest innovative technology out of [...]

Our latest episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast is a special edition. Join some of our Knights of the Round Table Podcast as we informally discuss our initial thoughts and exploration from iPad launch day. This will be the first in a series of podcasts exploring the newest member of Apple’s family of accessible [...]

Today, Apple released iTunes 9.1.0 with support for the company’s forthcoming iPad device, as well as some bug fixes and new features. Included among the fixes are a couple of quickly identifiable accessibility changes. The iTunes license agreement is now read properly by VoiceOver, and the "Playlist Browser" once again automatically announces items if you [...]

In episode #8 of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, we introduce our newest contributor, M.J. Phoenix. Our knights of the Round Table Podcast recap and discuss recent Mac-cessibility news stories, including iBooks accessibility, Adobe’s announcement for Flash and Flex accessibility on the Mac, and the recent update to Frotz for iPhone, which provided substantial accessibility [...]

According to a post from AppAdvice.com, the entire Project Gutenberg library will be directly available from within Apple’s upcoming iBooks application and store for electronic books. The library contains over 30,000 titles from the public domain free of charge, and has become increasingly popular. Many classic titles are available in a variety of formats, including [...]

As Apple began taking pre-orders today for its new iPad device, they released a few more details about the product. Most exciting among these for VoiceOver users is the news that iBooks, the application that doubles as a digital bookstore and electronic book reader, will support VoiceOver. Apple’s iBooks page describes its accessibility thus: Unlike [...]