A screen reader is a form of assistive technology ( AT ) that renders text and image content as speech or braille output. Screen readers are essential to people who are blind , and are useful to people who are visually impaired , illiterate , or have a learning disability . Screen readers are software applications that attempt to convey what people with normal eyesight see on a display to their users via non-visual means, like text-to-speech , sound icons, or a braille device . They do this by applying a wide variety of techniques that include, for example, interacting with dedicated accessibility APIs , using various operating system features (like inter-process communication and querying user interface properties), and employing hooking techniques.
68-491: VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc. 's macOS , iOS , tvOS , watchOS , and iPod operating systems. By using VoiceOver, the user can access their Macintosh or iOS device based on spoken descriptions and, in the case of the Mac, the keyboard . The feature is designed to increase accessibility for blind and low-vision users, as well as for users with dyslexia . The keyboard shortcut to activate VoiceOver
136-407: A BFR -, mercury -, and PVC -free design. Apple also said it was highly recyclable . The fourth-generation iPod Nano was shipped in cases similar to the second generation, with a clear window in the front, and was marketed in capacities of either 8 GB or 16 GB. However, there were reports of an unannounced 4 GB model in some European markets. The iPod Quiz game was dropped in favor of
204-1281: A Lightning connector to replace the original 30-pin dock connector. Although its software resembles the iOS user interface, it is not an iOS device. The current and final version of the iPod software for this device is 1.0.4 for the initial release model and 1.1.2 for the mid-2015 refresh model. All models are obsolete: Blue Green Black (Product) Red Silver Black Purple Blue Green Yellow Orange Pink (Product) Red Black Silver Purple Pink Yellow Blue Green Orange (Product) Red Silver Graphite Blue Green Orange Pink (Product) Red 2012–2015 Silver Pink Yellow Green Blue Purple (Product) Red Space gray Silver Gold Pink Blue (Product) Red Lossy : Lossless /original PCM : Other container : The initial consumer response to
272-446: A Maze game that made use of the iPod's accelerometer, like the labyrinth games originally made popular on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The fourth generation dropped support for charging via FireWire . "This change means that any dock accessories that use the dock connector's FireWire pins to send power—many older speakers and car chargers, for example—will not charge the fourth-generation iPod Nano." At Apple's September 9, 2009 event,
340-432: A battery life upgrade (from 14 to 24 hours), and storage sizes of 2, 4, and 8 GB. The second generation also introduced gapless playback of audio files, along with a new search option. The 2 GB model was available in silver only. The 4 GB was originally available in green, blue, silver, or pink, and the 8 GB model was initially only available in black. Apple said that the second generation iPod Nano's packaging
408-547: A built-in pedometer, Nike+iPod Support and a speaker . This model also has the Genius Mix feature installed. The headphone jack and dock connector swap locations so that the headphone jack is to the left of the dock connector. Therefore, the fifth generation iPod Nano uses a different Apple Universal Dock insert than the fourth generation. The fifth generation iPod Nano has nine finishes: Silver, Black, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Product Red, Green, and Pink. All have
476-400: A claim form to confirm eligibility for replacement. Defective devices will be replaced within six weeks and will carry 90-day warranties. Customers who have personalized iPod Nano devices will not be able to receive personalization on their replacement devices. During the replacement process, there have been several reports of users receiving an iPod Nano 6th generation as replacement instead of
544-529: A court case over the scratched iPod Nano screens. It was suggested that Apple should set aside $ 22 million to refund users. At the time, it required a Judge's sign-off on the terms by April 28, 2009. Some commentators such as BusinessWeek ' s Arik Hesseldahl have criticized the lawsuits. Hesseldahl dismissed them as "stupid" and suggested that they benefitted "no one but the trial lawyers," but also suggested that Apple could have avoided litigation by offering "full refunds on unwanted Nanos" instead of charging
612-472: A curved aluminum shell and glass screen (the glass screen being held in place by nothing but the shell). Apple said the battery lasts 24 hours of music playback, and 4 hours of video playback, compared to the 5 hours of the previous generation. The six previous colors were replaced by silver, black, purple, light blue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink, for a total of nine, although the Product Red color
680-635: A fifth generation iPod Nano was unveiled with reduced prices on the larger models (at the time of release, the 8 GB was priced at $ 149 and the 16 GB at $ 179), a larger, 56.3-millimetre (2.22 in) diagonal screen (up from 50.8 millimetres (2.00 in) in third and fourth generation iPod Nanos), which is also wider, integrated video camera with 16 special effects, microphone , FM radio with iTunes tagging (via RDS ) and supporting multiple radio regions including Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Japan. As well as continuing to offer picture viewing and video playback, it also includes Live Pause,
748-409: A full charge. The device retains the same 30-pin dock connector as previous generations. This Nano loses the previous generation's video camera, built-in voice recorder microphone (although plugging in headphones with a built-in microphone reveals a Voice Memos app) and built-in speaker, and games. It also loses support for video playback, but music videos and video podcasts (vodcasts) can be synced onto
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#1732779646952816-511: A glossier, shinier finish than the fourth generation. Just like the fourth-generation iPod Nano, Product Red Nano was only available on the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail Store. This generation was discontinued on September 1, 2010. At a media event on September 1, 2010, Apple announced the sixth generation iPod Nano, which, among many new features, is designed around a high-resolution square touch-screen. The device features
884-483: A headphone jack. Apple announced the seventh and final generation iPod Nano on September 12, 2012. The (maximum) internal storage capacity was not increased compared with the previous model but a single, 16 GB version of the seventh generation iPod Nano was announced at the product launch. Apple described it as their "thinnest iPod ever". It is 38% thinner (5.4 mm) than the Nano it replaces (8.78 mm), and adds
952-553: A mental model of web pages displayed on their computer screen. Based on verbosity settings, a screen-reading program informs users of certain formatting changes, such as when a frame or table begins and ends, where graphics have been inserted into the text, or when a list appears in the document. The verbosity settings can also control the level of descriptiveness of elements, such as lists, tables, and regions. For example, JAWS provides low, medium, and high web verbosity preset levels. The high web verbosity level provides more detail about
1020-447: A month before the debut of the new iPod as they were not supported. The Nano was announced in a 4 GB version in silver and an 8 GB version in silver, turquoise, mint green, black, and Product Red . The battery lasts for approximately 24 hours on audio playback and approximately 5 hours on video playback. On January 22, 2008, Apple released a pink version of the 8 GB iPod Nano. Combining elements from previous generations of
1088-675: A prototype of a talking terminal, known as SAID (for Synthetic Audio Interface Driver), for the IBM 3270 terminal . SAID read the ASCII values of the display in a stream and spoke them through a large vocal track synthesizer the size of a suitcase, and it cost around $ 10,000. Dr. Jesse Wright, a blind research mathematician, and Jim Thatcher , formerly his graduate student from the University of Michigan, working as mathematicians for IBM, adapted this as an internal IBM tool for use by blind people. After
1156-520: A re-stocking fee and lengthening the return period from 14 days (when purchased through Apple retail or online) to 30 or 60 days. In Australia, an iPod Nano caught fire while being charged on a PC. In another incident, a man's iPod Nano set his pants on fire while he was working at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . In addition, an iPod Nano sparked in Japan in January 2008 while it
1224-489: A red 8 GB model, due to "outstanding customer demand", again retaining the same price point of the equivalent black model. Apple updated the design of the Nano again on September 5, 2007. The third-generation Nano featured a 2-inch (51 mm) QVGA (320 x 240) screen and a shorter, wider, heavier design, with new colors. New features include browsing via Cover Flow , a new user interface, video playback, and support for new iPod games. Users had to repurchase games bought
1292-437: A small 1.55-inch multi-touch screen with a lower resolution of 240×240 pixels but a higher pixel density of 220 pixels per inch , as opposed to the larger 2.2-inch screen on the fifth-generation iPod Nano. The device has a 0.39 watt-hour battery rated at 3.7 volts , giving a capacity of 105 mAh , and specified to give 24 hours of music playback on a single full charge. The device takes about three hours for
1360-427: A small percentage ("less than 1/10 of 1 percent") of iPod Nanos shipped with a faulty screen and agreed to replace any that had cracked screens, but denied the iPod Nano was more susceptible to scratching than prior iPods. Apple started shipping iPod Nanos with a protective sleeve to protect them from scratches. In October 2005 a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple, with the plaintiffs seeking reimbursement for
1428-518: A text box allows reading its text and, if possible, editing it; interacting with a scroll bar allows it to be moved using the keyboard. VoiceOver also includes support for many Braille displays . In addition, VoiceOver includes features for those that cannot use the mouse, such as keyboard-based navigation. For users with MacBooks or Magic Trackpads , a number of special multitouch features are also available. The trackpad will respond to gestures, much like iOS's version of VoiceOver. A specific example
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#17327796469521496-522: Is ⌘ Command + F5 . VoiceOver was first introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 and the target was users who had difficulty in reading due to vision impairment, particularly the blind . A preview had also been made available for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, and was titled "Spoken Interface Preview." VoiceOver treats the user interface as a hierarchy of elements, which are navigated by various keystrokes. Elements also are "interacted" with—for example, interacting with
1564-488: Is "32% lighter with 52% less volume than the first generation", thereby reducing environmental impact and shipping costs. On October 13, 2006, Apple announced a special edition iPod Nano: Product Red , with a red exterior and 4 GB of storage. For each red iPod Nano sold in the United States, Apple donated $ 10 to the Product Red initiative, while retaining the regular price. On November 3, 2006, Apple introduced
1632-413: Is a significant technical challenge; hooking the low-level messages and maintaining an accurate model are both difficult tasks. Operating system and application designers have attempted to address these problems by providing ways for screen readers to access the display contents without having to maintain an off-screen model. These involve the provision of alternative and accessible representations of what
1700-412: Is being displayed on the screen accessed through an API . Existing API s include: Screen readers can query the operating system or application for what is currently being displayed and receive updates when the display changes. For example, a screen reader can be told that the current focus is on a button and the button caption to be communicated to the user. This approach is considerably easier for
1768-446: Is not intrinsically inaccessible. Web browsers, word processors, icons and windows and email programs are just some of the applications used successfully by screen reader users. However, according to some users, using a screen reader is considerably more difficult than using a GUI, and many applications have specific problems resulting from the nature of the application (e.g. animations) or failure to comply with accessibility standards for
1836-412: Is those who have difficulty reading because of learning disabilities or language barriers. Although functionality remains limited compared to equivalent desktop applications, the major benefit is to increase the accessibility of said websites when viewed on public machines where users do not have permission to install custom software, giving people greater "freedom to roam". This functionality depends on
1904-406: Is up to 14 hours, while the screen is 176×132 pixels, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) diagonal, displaying 65,536 colors ( 16-bit color ). The device has a 1, 2, or 4 GB capacity. On November 11, 2011, Apple announced a recall on this model of iPod nano due to a battery overheat issue. The 2nd generation iPod nano was announced at Apple's "It's Showtime" event. On September 25, 2006, Apple updated
1972-466: Is using the trackpad to explore the actual visual layout of elements on the screen - sliding one finger around the trackpad will select elements, tapping twice will activate them. In Mac OS X 10.5, Apple added the "Alex" voice, which offered improved quality of speech and a more human-like sound. Previously, the voices were directly descended from those used in Apple's " Speech Manager ," which originated in
2040-414: The (Product) Red model. On July 27, 2017, Apple discontinued the iPod Nano, along with the iPod shuffle , making the iPod touch the last model of the iPod line. This was the thinnest device made by Apple until the iPad Pro (7th generation) in 2024. The 7th generation featured a 2.5 inch, touch-sensitive 432x240 display at 202 PPI, Bluetooth 4.0 (with support for NIKE+ iPod wireless systems), and
2108-661: The free and open source screen reader NVDA by NV Access are more popular for that operating system. Apple Inc. 's macOS , iOS , and tvOS include VoiceOver as a built-in screen reader, while Google 's Android provides the Talkback screen reader and its ChromeOS can use ChromeVox. Similarly, Android-based devices from Amazon provide the VoiceView screen reader. There are also free and open source screen readers for Linux and Unix-like systems, such as Speakup and Orca . Around 1978, Al Overby of IBM Raleigh developed
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2176-408: The iPod Shuffle . This assists users of the iPod Shuffle in controlling the playback of songs by having titles read out. With the 2010 revision of iPod Shuffle, the user can also have VoiceOver read out playlists. Unlike VoiceOver on OS X, where VoiceOver is marketed as an accessibility feature, on the iPod Shuffle VoiceOver is intended to be used by everyone, disabled or not. A few months later, with
2244-741: The 2.5-inch (64 mm) display of the iPod Classic . On October 6, 2007, Apple released a firmware update (1.0.2) via iTunes that they said would improve Cover Flow and yield faster menu navigation. The update was also released for the iPod Classic. On November 28, 2007, Apple released another firmware update (1.0.3) via iTunes, which includes unspecified bugfixes. January 15, 2008 saw the release of version 1.1, which adds support for iTunes movie rentals, music song lyrics support and includes more unspecified bugfixes. Apple released update version 1.1.2 in May 2008 and version 1.1.3 in July 2008 with more bug fixes. At
2312-512: The 6th generation iPod Nano's sleep/wake button remains stuck after months of use, making it impossible to activate the device without the help of a computer or a dock accessory. According to a technical inspection, the device uses double-sided tape to hold the button in place, indicating a possible design fault. On November 11, 2011, Apple announced the iPod Nano (1st generation) Replacement Program, intended to address concerns over overheating batteries. Customers with affected devices can fill out
2380-568: The Apple Let's Rock Event on September 9, 2008, the iPod Nano Fourth Generation was officially announced. It returns to the narrow form factor of the 1st and 2nd Generation models, while retaining and rotating the 2-inch (51 mm) screen from the 3rd gen model. It is also thinner than the first, second, and third generation Nano, measuring 90.7 millimetres (3.57 in) tall by 38.7 millimetres (1.52 in) wide by 6.2 millimetres (0.24 in) thick, and weighing 36.8 grams (1.30 oz). It has
2448-586: The Nano and protect it from scratches, as well as a combination lanyard - earphone accessory that hangs around the neck and avoids the problem of tangled earphone cords. On September 7, 2005, Apple introduced the iPod Nano at a media event, with Steve Jobs pointing to the small watch pocket in his jeans and asking, "Ever wonder what this pocket is for?" Advertising emphasized the iPod Nano's small size: 40 millimetres (1.57 in) wide, 90 millimetres (3.54 in) long, 6.9 millimetres (0.27 in) thick and weighing 42 grams (1.5 oz). The stated battery life
2516-489: The Nano line. The second-generation Nano features a scratch-resistant, anodized aluminum casing like the earlier Mini 's design; the multiple color choices mirror those of the Mini as well. However, unlike the second-generation Mini, the button labels are grey instead of matching the Nano's casing (except for the black Nano, which has a black click wheel ). The second-generation Nano featured a 40% brighter, "more vibrant" display,
2584-467: The Nano was released on February 28, 2011. The update adds the ability to change songs or pause with a double click of the sleep/wake button. It also adds the ability to turn the device off by holding the sleep/wake button. The user interface is also enhanced. On October 4, 2011, the iPod Nano 1.2 update was unveiled at the Apple "Let's Talk iPhone" event at the Town Hall, 4 Infinite Loop. This update adds
2652-728: The Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped ( RCEVH ) at the University of Birmingham developed a Screen Reader for the BBC Micro and NEC Portable. With the arrival of graphical user interfaces ( GUI s), the situation became more complicated. A GUI has characters and graphics drawn on the screen at particular positions, and therefore there is no purely textual representation of
2720-540: The United Kingdom, the text would be read with an English accent . IPod nano The iPod Nano (stylized and marketed as iPod nano ) is a discontinued portable media player designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc. The first-generation model was introduced on September 7, 2005, as a replacement for the iPod Mini , using flash memory for storage. The iPod Nano went through several models, or generations, after its introduction. Apple discontinued
2788-479: The ability to use Bluetooth 4.0 wireless headsets, speakers and other devices (such as heart-rate monitors). It retains the Nike+iPod fitness option as well as an FM radio tuner which works when connected to headphones or a stereo jack. On 15 July 2015, Apple refreshed the iPod Nano, offering five more subdued colors (gold, silver, blue, pink and space grey) compared to the original seven jewel tones, in addition to
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2856-399: The contents of a webpage. Some screen readers can read text in more than one language , provided that the language of the material is encoded in its metadata . Screen reading programs like JAWS , NVDA , and VoiceOver also include language verbosity, which automatically detects verbosity settings related to speech output language. For example, if a user navigated to a website based in
2924-550: The developers of screen readers, but fails when applications do not comply with the accessibility API : for example, Microsoft Word does not comply with the MSAA API , so screen readers must still maintain an off-screen model for Word or find another way to access its contents. One approach is to use available operating system messages and application object models to supplement accessibility API s. Screen readers can be assumed to be able to access all display content that
2992-412: The device, and the audio from them plays on the device, with a single key-frame shown on the screen. It still includes the Nike+iPod fitness option as well as an FM radio tuner with RDS (Radio Data System). It has a black-on-white screen contrast option and other accessibility options. The 6th generation iPod Nano has the same price point as the 5th generation device. A firmware update (version 1.1) for
3060-507: The device, legal fees, and "unlawful or illegal profits" from sales of the iPod Nano. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claimed that the devices "scratch excessively during normal usage, rendering the screen on the Nanos unreadable, and violating state consumer protection statutes". Similar lawsuits were later filed in Mexico and the United Kingdom. In early 2009, Apple was in the process of settling
3128-543: The device. The user can also ask Siri to enable or disable VoiceOver. In September 2010, Apple launched this feature on the iPod nano line. It uses many of the same gestures as the iOS version. Screen reader Microsoft Windows operating systems have included the Microsoft Narrator screen reader since Windows 2000 , though separate products such as Freedom Scientific 's commercially available JAWS screen reader and ZoomText screen magnifier and
3196-519: The display but leave the touch screen sensitive to touch, saving battery power. Apple calls this feature "Screen Curtain". It is also available on Mac computers running OS X . VoiceOver for iOS is activated using the "Settings" application. It can be found in the Accessibility section. The device can also be configured so that VoiceOver can be toggled by a triple-click of the Home or side button on
3264-430: The display. Many gestures are location-sensitive—for example, sliding one's finger around the screen will reveal the visual contents of the screen as the finger passes over them. This enables blind users to explore the actual on-screen layout of an application. A user can double-tap—similar to double-clicking a mouse—to activate a selected element, just as if a sighted user had tapped the item. VoiceOver can also turn off
3332-444: The early IBM Personal Computer (PC) was released in 1981, Thatcher and Wright developed a software equivalent to SAID, called PC-SAID, or Personal Computer Synthetic Audio Interface Driver . This was renamed and released in 1984 as IBM Screen Reader, which became the proprietary eponym for that general class of assistive technology. In early operating systems , such as MS-DOS , which employed command-line interfaces ( CLI s),
3400-467: The early 1990s. Also, Alex voice has natural breathing, unlike all other voices in Apple. In Mac OS X 10.7, Apple offered the download of RealSpeak voices from Nuance for use with VoiceOver. Accessibility Inspector is made to verify the accessibility of OS X applications. It displays information about the GUI element that is currently under the cursor. After its success on Macs, Apple added VoiceOver to
3468-433: The expected 1st generation device that users sent in during the recall. Because using the iPod nano 6th generation with a Mac computer requires iTunes 10 or higher, which in turn requires Mac OS X Leopard system software, Apple will upgrade the system software of participants running earlier versions of macOS, on request but this leaves users that do not have access to iTunes without a working device (because Apple changed
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#17327796469523536-439: The graphical contents of the display. Screen readers were therefore forced to employ new low-level techniques, gathering messages from the operating system and using these to build up an "off-screen model", a representation of the display in which the required text content is stored. For example, the operating system might send messages to draw a command button and its caption. These messages are intercepted and used to construct
3604-456: The iPod Nano on July 27, 2017. Development work on the design of the iPod Nano started only nine months before its launch date. The Nano was launched in two colors (black and white) and two storage sizes: 2 GB (roughly 500 songs) and 4 GB (1000 songs). On February 7, 2006, Apple updated the lineup with the 1 GB model (240 songs). Apple also released accessories, including armbands and silicone "tubes" designed to bring color to
3672-458: The iPod Nano was overwhelmingly positive and sales were heavy. The Nano sold its first million units in 17 days, helping Apple Inc. to a record billion-dollar profit in 2005. Apple's release of the iPod Nano as a replacement for the iPod Mini was viewed by many as a risky move. Steve Jobs argued that the iPod Nano was a necessary risk since competitors were beginning to catch up to the iPod Mini in terms of design and features, and believed
3740-525: The iPod Nano would prove to be even more popular and successful than the iPod Mini. Within days of the Nano's release, some users reported damage to the Nano, suggesting that the LCD screen had become so scratched that it was unreadable, even when the backlight was on. Many reported fine scratches on Nanos, caused by microfiber cloths. Other owners reported that their Nano's screen cracked without use of excessive force. On September 27, 2005, Apple confirmed that
3808-404: The iPod Nano, the third-generation Nano has an aluminum front plate and a stainless steel back plate. The Nano also sports a new minimalistic hold switch, similar to the iPod Shuffle 's power switch, which has been moved to the bottom of the player. The 2-inch (51 mm) screen had the highest pixel density of any Apple product at the time at 204 pixels per inch, having the same pixel count as
3876-584: The number of clock faces to 18. Three more background images were also added. Some accessory makers produced watch bands for the 6th generation Nano, allowing it to be worn like a watch . In September 2013, TUAW compared the iPod Nano to the Samsung Galaxy Gear , and considered the three-year-old model to be a "better, cheaper smartwatch " than the Galaxy Gear because of its more complete functionality in comparison, and its inclusion of
3944-402: The off-screen model. The user can switch between controls (such as buttons) available on the screen and the captions and control contents will be read aloud and/or shown on a refreshable braille display . Screen readers can also communicate information on menus, controls, and other visual constructs to permit blind users to interact with these constructs. However, maintaining an off-screen model
4012-455: The option to increase or decrease the size of the home buttons for easier use. The update also adds a better fitness app , which has a better pedometer split into walking and running style. The update also includes 16 new clock faces, which includes designs like a Nixie tube clock face or an old-style clock face, and Disney -licensed designs, such as Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog , bringing
4080-664: The phone and does not require special programs or devices on the user side. Virtual assistants can sometimes read out written documents (textual web content, PDF documents, e-mails etc.) The best-known examples are Apple's Siri , Google Assistant , and Amazon Alexa . A relatively new development in the field is web-based applications like Spoken-Web that act as web portals, managing content like news updates, weather, science and business articles for visually-impaired or blind computer users. Other examples are ReadSpeaker or BrowseAloud that add text-to-speech functionality to web content. The primary audience for such applications
4148-442: The platform (e.g. Microsoft Word and Active Accessibility). Some programs and applications have voicing technology built in alongside their primary functionality. These programs are termed self-voicing and can be a form of assistive technology if they are designed to remove the need to use a screen reader. Some telephone services allow users to interact with the internet remotely. For example, TeleTender can read web pages over
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#17327796469524216-450: The quality of the software but also on a logical structure of the text. Use of headings, punctuation, presence of alternate attributes for images, etc. is crucial for a good vocalization. Also a web site may have a nice look because of the use of appropriate two dimensional positioning with CSS but its standard linearization, for example, by suppressing any CSS and Javascript in the browser may not be comprehensible. Most screen readers allow
4284-411: The release of the iPhone 3GS , VoiceOver was added to iOS . When the iPod Touch was upgraded to match the hardware of the iPhone 3GS (in iPod touch's third generation ), it also gained VoiceOver capability. The iPad , since its introduction, has also had VoiceOver capability. VoiceOver on iOS interacts with the user by using various "gestures," different motions one makes with one or more fingers on
4352-407: The screen display consisted of characters mapping directly to a screen buffer in memory and a cursor position. Input was by keyboard. All this information could therefore be obtained from the system either by hooking the flow of information around the system and reading the screen buffer or by using a standard hardware output socket and communicating the results to the user. In the 1980s,
4420-603: The user to select whether most punctuation is announced or silently ignored. Some screen readers can be tailored to a particular application through scripting . One advantage of scripting is that it allows customizations to be shared among users, increasing accessibility for all. JAWS enjoys an active script-sharing community, for example. Verbosity is a feature of screen reading software that supports vision-impaired computer users. Speech verbosity controls enable users to choose how much speech feedback they wish to hear. Specifically, verbosity settings allow users to construct
4488-504: Was also refreshed, adding a more stylized look in keeping with the new hardware design. It includes a new voice recording feature which starts automatically when an Apple compatible microphone is plugged in. It also includes the new "Genius" feature, introduced by Apple the same day, which automatically creates playlists based on a selected song using an algorithm built by Apple. It was touted as "the most environmentally friendly iPod Apple has ever made", containing arsenic -free glass and
4556-422: Was only available directly from Apple (website and retail stores). Apple marketed the new colors as "Nano-chromatic". Also added is an accelerometer which allows the Nano to shuffle songs by shaking it, the option between portrait and landscape display modes by tilting the iPod left or right, and access to Cover Flow when tilted sideways. Videos, however, can only be played in landscape mode . The user interface
4624-480: Was recharging. Although no one was injured during the incident, Apple Inc. investigated the incident. It was reported on August 19, 2008 that 17 incidents of abnormal overheating with first generation iPod Nano units while recharging had been reported in Japan, including cases in which tatami mats had been charred. On August 10, 2010, Apple Japan released a statement saying that it would replace any iPod Nanos that overheated. Since 2010, users have been reporting
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