Introduction and getting started with SpeakOn:
With SpeakOn you can:
1. Use the Media Centre application to :
a. Play DAISY books, MP3 books and CD audio music.
b. Play music stored on your computer.
c. Play from source literally thousands of podcast files available through subject directories on the internet. Play podcast files downloaded by another application to your computer.
Selected directories such as information technology, shows, music and science are included.
2. Use the Radio Time application to :
Listen to internet radio. You have the choice of over 100,000 stations and shows; you can browse, search and preset stations.
3. Use the Last FM application to :
Listen to your favourite music using the Last FM internet service and interact with the Last FM server to create a personal portfolio of the music you enjoy.
4. Use the VI (visually impaired) Services application to :
a. Stream directly podcasts available for the VI community including ACB Main Menu, Blind Cool Tech, Infosound etc.
b. Listen to VI community internet radio stations through the directories provided.
c. Read TNAUK (Talking Newspaper Association of the UK) publications:
eText - Browse, find, download automatically and then read TNAUK text based newspapers, magazines and network guides;
Audio - Browse, find and listen to streamed narrated audio newspapers, magazines and network guides.
To use this service you must be a subscriber of TNAUK which is available for a modest annual fee.
d. Browse, find, download automatically and then read books from the Seeing Ear library. (You must be a subscriber to the Seeing Ear library to use this service which is available free of charge.)
You can customize many of the services above. For example, you can create and organize your music in directories of your choice. Also, you can add your favourite radio stations and organize the links to your favourite podcast resources. Similarly you can organize your magazines and books.