[access-uk] Re: Freevox Touch
- From: Kelsey Trevett <kelsey.trevett@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:59:41 +0100
Well, it's free, so if there is any issues, at least I haven't forked out £250
for it! I have to agree that I wouldn't pay that much normally, but as I say,
it's free, and who doesn't love free?
Sent from my iPhone
> On 17 Jul 2014, at 06:26, "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I certainly wouldn't pay that much for it, given it ran on a very old and
> forked version of Android. It was as unresponsive as heck and I reckon the
> Bem Wireless Speaker would do more paired to a phone. And I won't even go
> there with the price difference.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Kelsey Trevett
> Sent: 15 July 2014 22:38
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Freevox Touch
>
> Hi,
> The Freevox Touch
> http://www.myfreevox.com/
> is an accessible smartwatch designed for the blind and visually
> impaired. It offers features such as a stopwatch, timer, voice
> recorder and music player, all accessed through speech output.
> As its name suggests, a touch screen is used to access all areas
> of the watch and due to the speech access, no part of the device
> is left inaccessible to a blind or low vision user.
> David Woodbridge from Vision Australia did an audio
> demonstration of this product when it launched in late 2013:
> http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/viewshow.php?showid=282
> For a short time, Sight & Sound sold the watch for £249 but due
> to lack of interest (and therefore lack of sales), the watch was
> taken off of the market and (I believe) the manufacturer no
> longer produces the product. However, when I attended Sight
> Village today, a man (who I shall leave nameless) offerred to
> give me an unsold one. Of course, I accepted and it is coming at
> some point next week.
> I was curious to know if anybody had any more info than me, or
> if anyone had tried one or owns one themf. What do you think of
> it? Is it easy to use? Also, does it have a built-in speaker for
> speech output?
> Thanks for reading,
> Kelsey
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