[gui-talk] Fwd: Victor Stream 3.0 Software Now Available

[Steve Pattison]

 From:    Adam Morris lists at damorris.com
 
Dear Victor Reader Friends:

HumanWare is please to announce the release of the new Stream 3.0 software. 
Stream 3.0 is a major release with exciting new features and numerous 
usability improvements. Version 3 responds to popular requests received from 
many Stream customers. New features include:

- Optional multi-level bookshelf navigation for Other Books, Podcasts, and 
Text. Now you can optionally organize these bookshelves into multiple levels 
of folders and navigate at those levels.
- Optional multi-level folder navigation within Music files. For example, 
now you could choose to organize your music by levels such as genre, artist, 
and album and navigate at those levels to more quickly find your desired 
music.
- Further you can now instantly create temporary playlists of a subset of 
your music collection and limit Random play to only that portion of your 
music.
- Text Search. Now you can enter words to search for in your text files or 
text portion of DAISY books.
- A new Bookmark alert feature can be enabled to notify you when you pass 
over a previously bookmarked position during playback. It will even 
automatically announce your audio bookmarks.
- Two text-to-speech voices. The English versions will now include both a 
male and female text-to-speech voice.
- Optional voice label for your SD cards

Usability Improvements:
- A 30 minute Time Jump choice has been added
- Single hotkey (#9) to toggle music random play on or off
- Book title is included in the delete confirmation prompt. Also, after 
deletion, the next book on the bookshelf is announced.
- Press key 4 in music to repeat the current song
- Go To Percent added to Other Books and Podcasts
- Automatic removal of the UPG file after the software upgrade

and more. Please see the Release Notes for full details on the new features 
and instructions on how to use them.
Both the software and Release Notes can be downloaded from the Stream 
support page at:
http://www.humanware.com/stream_support

Select the Software link on that page. You will find the Release Notes at 
the top and the English 3.0 software download links. You can choose from two 
English versions one with Samantha + Tom text-to-speech voices and another 
with Samantha + Daniel (UK) voices. You can upgrade to version 3 from any 
prior Stream version. To install the new software, follow these steps:

- Download the software zip file
- Unzip the single UPG upgrade file from the zip file. You do not need 
special unzip software. Simply press Enter to open the zip file and you can 
then select the UPG file.
- Copy this UPG file to the root of your Stream SD card.
- Disconnect the Stream from the computer, connect it to AC power and turn 
it on.
- The Stream will automatically start the update process which takes about 2 
minutes during which time it will announce intermittent "please Wait" 
messages. The Stream will power off when the new software is installed.

After the new software is installed, an html Release Notes document will 
also be available in a HumanWare sub-folder of your Text Bookshelf so you 
may read the Release Notes with your Stream. The html version allows you to 
navigate the Release Notes section by section using the 2/8 keys to select 
the level and keys 4 and 6 to move between sections.

With this announcement, version 3 is available in English only. As other 
version 3 languages become available they will be posted on the same 
download page. We also are releasing a new version of Stream Companion which 
will be described in a second email.

HumanWare values your continued support of the Victor Reader Stream. We 
remain committed to our customers to make the Stream the most powerful, 
flexible, and enjoyable product used for listening to digital talking books, 
computer files, and music.

Thank you,

The HumanWare Team

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com
Skype:  steve1963