The latest generation of iPods fully support Latvian text in the display of track names, genres, artists and notes both on the iPod LCD display as well as the accompanying iTunes software (Windows & Macintosh). In 2003 the iPod began supporting Unicode and the ability to display Latvian text. If you have an older model that displays in Latvian then send us the details of your iPod model and software version and we will include it on our list.
More details at Apple.
The Squeezebox digital music player introduces a new way to enjoy music and podcasts from your living room. With the release of the SlimServer 6.5 software in September came better Unicode support and finally the proper display of Latvian text on the fluorescent display. Previous versions would only display question marks instead of the accents.
More details at Slim Devices.
Latvia is at the top of the list in terms of per capita usage of this low-cost Internet telephony service used by over 120 million people worldwide. So it is no wonder that the company has provided its Web site in Latvian as well.
You can also read my Latvians Online article on Skype usage in Latvia.
This product is more than 5 years old, but nonetheless an important milestone for handheld computers (also known as PDAs). Using Palm’s Graffiti handwriting emulation software together with Interpilot it was possible to input Latvian text with the supplied stylus. For example “a-garumzīme” was obtained by drawing the letter “a” followed by the accent stroke (which for Latvian was similar to the digit “7").
Interpilot begun supporting the Latvian language with version 1.5 (around 1999) and worked with Palm OS 2.0-4.1. Sergey Menshikov, the author of Interpilot, discontinued the product in 2002 to pursue other interests.
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