where is the newsletter, and it seems the way it works, is still scarce? On 23 Mar 2010, at 19:20, Barry Hill wrote: > I rang last week and the first woman I spoke to knew about it, but she said > that it wasn't available yet. They suggested that I sign up for the news > letter, which will tell of the release. > > Cheers > > Barry. > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Peter Holdstock > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:11 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: info re sky > > > Yes didn't know of it when I rang and they have told me their team leader > will contact me if she has any more info or can tell me how to get involved > with testing. Still nothing yet after a few days. > > Peter > > From: Mark Threadgold > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:02 AM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: info re sky > > Francis, > > Have you heard any more about the Sky Talker, please? > > I rang Sky today and they have not heard of it! Obviously not ready for > release if the disabilities departement have not been told of it, I would > imagine. > > Cheers, > > Mark Threadgold > > Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Francis Holman > Sent: 07 January 2010 16:28 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] info re sky > > Hi > Thought some of you may be interested in this info that I received from > offcom. > > Dear Francis > > > > Thank you for your email. We contacted Sky and it passed on the following > information to us: > > > > “We are in the final stages of development of a product currently called the > Sky Talker. We hope to be able to launch this product in April 2010. It has > been developed in conjunction with the RNIB and translates some of the text > on screen to audio which is obviously of great assistance to visually > impaired customers. We would hope to be able to issue a press release > raising awareness of the imminent launch later this month and as said earlier > have the actual product in market in April 2010. We will also be briefing > our internal customer service teams on this so that they are able to directly > respond to customer queries such as this. This product would help with Sky+ > navigation. It is very much the start of our development in this area. We > hope to be able to share detailed product information shortly” > > > > We hope this information is of use. > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > :: Perry Hurcombe > Central Operations, Broadcast Team Leader > william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins