Blind iPod users

Anyone remember the old Samsonite luggage commercials where a giant ape beat up the luggage? That's me when it comes to accessible ebook readers. It doesn't seem to matter which one I choose, they all last about two years and then suddenly die. The only exception is the original BookPort that runs on batteries, which is *still* working, but I can't add new books on to it.

Anyway, my ebook reader suddenly died, so I am once more in need of a new ebook reader. I think I want to get another BookSense (it possesses, by far, my favorite TTS), but I know a few people have recommended the iPod, though I can't remember which kind of iPod.

So, fellow blind readers, please tell me about your iPod reading experiences. Is it easier to learn than the laptops? Do you need to install some sort of TTS book reading programs for Bookshare books? What formats can it read? How happy are you with the TTS, and does it have the Alex voice?

TNT developing Sara Gran's Claire DeWitt mysteries for TV

I *love* the first (and, so far, only) book of this series, _Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead_, so this is pretty exciting for me, and I may even try to find the TV. The series is set in New Orleans and, while the blurb for the series makes it sound like the female protagonist is a goofball, the book doesn't portray her like that at all.

Claire DeWitt follows in a long tradition of occult detectives and, in addition (a twist which just tickles my metatextual soul), she often cites a mysterious manual written by a French detective who seems to be fond of dwelling on the metaphysical. I'm hoping that the TV series sticks to this sort of character, because the curmudgeonly Claire is one of my favorite female investigators, and I would rather the character not end up being another Harry Dresden in drag. I realize that this will probably be problematical for TV, which seems to require at least one sexual interlude per episode, because viewers tend to prefer titillation over characterization, sigh.
http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2013/03/telemystery-tnt-developing-crime-drama-based-on-sara-grans-claire-dewitt-mysteries-1303051430.html?utm_source