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Got a new iPod shuffle? Hook up to iTunes and check Software Update, because there's a holiday surprise waiting there for you. The revised VoiceOver Kit 1.0.1 corrects artist name pronunciations and includes a few other fixes.F11 moves all your windows off the screen so you can quickly glance at your desktop. F10 shows you every open window in an application. F9 shows every open window for every application that isn't hidden or in the dock.
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crazypenguin said 3:28PM on 4-11-2009
hey tuaw, no offence or anything, but how come engadget always says all of the apple news ahead of you guys? i mean every single time any bit of news, like this one, gets to anyone, engadget shows it off first. shouldn't a blog specialized in only apple gear be ahead in its news than engadget? i mean i still read this because you guys have really good editorials, but news wise, you guys are like a day slow.
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Dave M. said 4:10PM on 4-11-2009
It does make you wonder since both TUAW and Engadget are run by the same company...
huth.sebastian said 5:40PM on 4-11-2009
same company… that's like saying all blogs on blogger have to be equally up to date. blogsmith is just the system it's on, doesn't mean they have to be in sync on the news
doteyes9 said 6:31PM on 4-11-2009
Yeah, they are owned by the same company sebastian. They're both owned by Weblogs, inc. Look in the right column, and scroll down to Weblogs, in Network and Engadget is right there under Technology. Either way I still love this blog.
evangelistc01 said 4:06PM on 4-11-2009
I think the writers at TUAW probably have more than one blog/job they maintain.
Also, it's a Saturday, so if I was a TUAW writer, I'd be lazy as hell. :p
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Rob said 4:58PM on 4-11-2009
I don;t like the look of the new iPod Shuffle.
IMHO, Apple should have called it the "iPod Tampon" (since it looks like a tampon).
I do hope Apple brings back the old Shuffle (and adds Voice capability to it).
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emil said 6:24PM on 4-11-2009
VoiceOver is going to be so awesome when it's made available to iPhone developers as an API.
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Cory Schulz said 8:57PM on 4-11-2009
Agreed.
Duncan said 3:56PM on 4-12-2009
Im not a dev or anything, but why? Like what things would you do with it?
emil said 6:13PM on 4-12-2009
As I understand it, one of the reasons Xroads doesn't have audible alerts is that they would have to include megs upon megs of custom audio files to be reasonably functional (in addition to the almost 1 GB of map data). VoiceOver would make text-to-speech a built-in service that would required no additional overhead. So it's likely going to be a critical part of the turn-by-turn GPS software that will arrive with 3.0. Other possibilities: Stanza / Kindle text-to-speech, spoken alarms ("your laundry is done"), reading recipe instructions when prompted by voice input..I'm sure we'll se some cool stuff.
emil said 6:16PM on 4-12-2009
One last note - I think putting it into the iPod shuffle, though relevant, is kind of a "public beta" release for what I can only assume is going to be a new set of tools for the iPhone. The iPod shuffle has been very functional sans-screen since its introduction, it really doesn't need VoiceOver.
Matt said 7:07PM on 4-11-2009
1.0.1 was out weeks ago and works well. I love the new shuffle. Hopefully many of the functions (like fast forwarding and voice over) will be included in the iPhone software.
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andrew. said 12:45AM on 4-12-2009
just like matt said it works well. it is definitely nothing huge just pronunciation fixes. and i love the new shuffle. the last one was just odd shaped, this one has a more sophisticated look to it.
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badtzmaru said 2:51PM on 4-12-2009
i visit TUAW every day but engadget only occasionally so i dont care who posts what first as long as it ends up here!
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George Kirkaldie said 3:56PM on 4-12-2009
Does this update fix the lack of buttons?
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jamie said 8:02PM on 4-12-2009
This update removed the buttons.
SCOTT said 3:16PM on 4-13-2009
@jamie...removed the buttons...LMFAO
gotta love the sarcasm
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