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["Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. Read about it at: www.nuance.com/talks


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From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andrew Head
Sent: Thursday, 14 December 2006 5:10 PM
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Talks for third generaiton phones is here!

and why is it called talks? Does that mean that the software is a screen
reader for mobiles?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hartgen" <Brian.Hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: [blindipod] Talks for third generaiton phones is here!


Hi

OK, let's deal with the first question, why am I writing about the new
release of the Talks software (which allows visually impaired people to
access third generation phones through speech output) on the Blind iPod
mailing list?  The answer is simple.  One of the reasons for purchasing a
third generation phone, particularly models such as the Nokia N91, would be
that they are capable of storing and playing large quantities of music.
Many of us have been waiting for access to these phones for months and now
it is finally here!  It's exciting, and we should all be shouting about
access to these devices.

Speaking personally, we have had the Nokia N91 phone for a number of months
now.  It is possible to obtain these phones on contract with a number of
mobile phone network providers.  I particularly like it as the figure keys
are I think well pronounced and can easily be felt by most people.  In
addition, the unit contains a hard disk with 4 GB of storage space.  The
headphone jack is a standard 3.5 MM so is capable of accommodating standard
headphones or a small pair of speakers, and the unit connects to a computer
via USB.  So the N91 definitely falls into the category of a portable media
device and now it is accessible with Talks for third generation phones.

Within the next week, I will be devoting a page to the Portable Player
Portal site to this phone, giving its weight, dimensions, and other useful
details. For the record, people are welcome on this list to discuss this
phone within the context of how it interacts with music and spoken word
material, not how to use it in the traditional sense of a mobile phone.
There are other lists for that purpose.  But any discussion in terms of its
media capabilities and specifically how they can be accessed by visually
impaired people using speech are welcome.

Brian Hartgen
More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the
Portable Player Portal.  Please visit www.hartgen.org and choose the
Portable Player Portal link.

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More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the
Portable Player Portal.  Please visit www.hartgen.org and choose the
Portable Player Portal link.

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More information about portable media devices can be obtained from the Portable 
Player Portal.  Please visit 
www.hartgen.org 
and choose the Portable Player Portal link.

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