Also, it looks like you can give your iPhone some reading functionality with the freescannerapp.com/saytext option. -- Lansing, Michigan Partly Cloudy, 75.0°F Wind:Calm Bald Guys never have a bad hair day. Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com Steve Go Spartans! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Robertson" <anne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: IPhone > Hello Dan, > > I've had my iPhone for just over a year now and have used my Optacon to > read parts of screens that are not read by VoiceOver. > > In some apps, this just doesn't work at all, but in others it works very > well. > > Using the Optacon with the iPhone would be too cumbersome on a regular > basis, but for adjusting settings, for a GPS app for instance, is one way > in which the Optacon has proved invaluable. > > I actually posted about this a while back. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On Jul 7, 2010, at 11:35 PM, Dan Tevelde wrote: > >> I just got an Iphone. I wonder if the optacon could be used to read the >> screen? This would onbly work if the screen curtain is turned off. This >> means anyone can see what you are doing even if the voiceOver >> screenreader >> is running. Has anyone tried this? >> >> Dan >> >> to view the list archives, go to: >> >> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a >> message to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.