[blindtunesbeta] Re: Fw: phone app

Yeah I know. My fault.

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Lumpkin
Sent:  02/29/2012, 1:34  PM
To: blindtunesbeta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindtunesbeta] Re: Fw: phone app


Off topic

 

From: blindtunesbeta-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindtunesbeta-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane Clark
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:28 PM
To: blindtunesbeta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindtunesbeta] Re: Fw: phone app

 

Hi Barrie,

My name is Shane from Charleston SC.  I just checked out the link about
BrailleTouch, and that is absolutely awesome.  I just got an iPhone 4s a few
days ago, and am trying to get used to things along with Voiceover.  I'm
coming from a Talks/Nokia platform.  My question to you is, I wonder will
Voiceover and the speaking software that BrailleTouch has collide?  In other
words, would you have to turn VO off, and then the BT software kick on?  

I also have a few other questions if that's ok?  

1. Does Voiceover automaticly announce who's calling in, or can I choose to
hear my caller Id when I want to.  

2. When I'm emailing or texting, or typing in a search field, how can I see
where my cursor is at, if I were to misspell a word, to find my place again?

3.  Does the roder work as let's say the find feature would work in Talks?
In other words, can I search by word,, or link, and how would I activate
whatever feature I would want?

4. I saw that Voiceover has a volume feature.  I went to it, but didn't find
where it turned it up/down.  Any Suggestions?

5.  Do you use Facebook on your iPhone?  I saw where the Facebook app wasn't
that accessible with Voiceover, and neither was the mobile site.  However,
there are other alternatives like Facely HD, and Ace For Facebook.  What I
want to be able to do with whichever Facebook app I choose is: 

Be able to like or comment on someones status/wall post etc.

Check into places.

Compose or reply to messages, read newsfeeds and statuses of my friends,
etc.  Would you know which app would be the best for me to use with
Voiceover?

6. Wehn I'm on a webpage, how do I get to the address bar to go to another
site?  And how do I delete cookies and Internet history?  

7.Finally, when I search in the App Store or iTunes, is there a history of
those searches also?  Or do they not keep a record of what I'm searching
for?

Sorry for so many questions, the iPhone and how its used is all new to me
right now, and its just going to take some time I guess to get it all down.

Thanks for any and all help, Shane.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: barrie <mailto:baz.ritchie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: blindtunesbeta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:44 PM

Subject: [blindtunesbeta] Fw: phone app

 

hi I thought I would like to forward this email I had sent me.

for those who are thinking of buying an ifone.

have a listen.

and click on the link.

Barrie

----- Original Message ----- 

From: ALAN THORPE <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: barrie <mailto:baz.ritchie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:37 PM

Subject: phone app

 

As touch screens become more and more ubiquitous there is an imminent and
increasing need to devise new ways in which blind and partially sighted
people can use and benefit from them, rather than being marginalised by
them. One such innovation is a new app that will be launched over the coming
weeks called Braille Touch. This new app has been developed by Georgia Tech
for use on iPhones and Android phones, and once proficient in its use it is
claimed to be up to six times faster than existing methods for sending text
messages without sight.

 

Unlike many phone apps, Braille Touch is designed to be used holding the
phone horizontally in landscape mode with the screen facing away from you.
When held like this the user can easily place three fingers from each hand
on the three virtual buttons located on the right and left-hand side of the
screen. By selecting various combinations of the six virtual buttons in a
chorded process users can type letters in a Braille-like dot matrix, and
each letter may be spoken as it is typed. To insert a space between words
the user simply needs to swipe a finger across the screen.

 

The Georgia Tech research group has developed iPhone and iPad versions of
Braille Touch and is currently working on Android versions. Early trials
with participants proficient in Braille typing have demonstrated that users
can reach up to 32 words per minute with 92 percent accuracy using the
prototype app on an iPhone.

 

With the good news that the app will be free for users to download perhaps
now you have the perfect excuse to start polishing up your Braille skills!

 

If you're keen to know more about the app, you can view a short
demonstration video on  <http://youtu.be/rIEO1bUFHsI> YouTube.

 

 

MANY THANKS
ALAN THORPE
TEL 0114 220 7007  07961 406 739
EMAIL  info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WEB www.eyecan.org.uk

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