[access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard v Kindle Fire
- From: "Griffiths, Steve" <Steve.Griffiths@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:41:22 +0100
An update for the Kindle Fire 7" came out recently, and it has good
improvements for the TTS capability, bringing it into line with the 8.9"
unit. They have unlocked the Explore by Touch feature of the underlying
Android operating system, which allows a speech user to navigate the
main screens and menus, browse the list of books on the device, open one
and read it unaided.
Note that the speech feature still needs sight turn it on, navigation
within books is still frustratingly limited, and there are no options at
all for the voice - you can't even change the rate. I need to do some
more playing with it before I update our web page about the Fire. I'll
be concentrating on the book reading features, although I'll also be
interested to see if you can use the email, calendar and other features
of the device.
Steve
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mark bishop
Sent: 10 April 2013 18:35
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard v Kindle Fire
Hi Trevor
I have been led to believe that although the books will read the same as
on the keyboard, actually selecting the books does not speak. Is this
correct? if so then do you have enough vision to use this part of the
device. I would not have this amount of sight wsowould be reliant
solely on speech.
thanks
Mark Bishop
----- Original Message -----
From: Trevor Ruane <mailto:trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Kindle Keyboard v Kindle Fire
At the end of February, Steve Griffiths of RNIB kindly set out
the differences between the Kindle Keyboard and the Kindle Fire. What
he said was very useful and has more or less set my course to buy a Fire
to replace my Keyboard. I have just been very fortunate in having a
friend loan me a Fire to try, and now I am not so sure about switching.
The following might be of interest to some.
Fire's TTS is (to my mind) superb. I have experience of TTS
only on my old VR Stream and Textaloud MP3 on my PC, but it certainly
far surpasses both of them.
The facility for white on black for ebooks is terrific. It cuts
out the glare that one gets from a pure white background and does not
illuminate one's face when reading closely!
I was a little disappointed by the maximum text size on the
Fire. I measured it at about 8 mm as opposed to the Keyboard's 9.5 mm
for a capital letter in the largest font. Not a lot of difference, but
it could be critical for some.
I now have to decide whether the advantages of the Fire outweigh
the slightly smaller font size. If I take into account the excellent
internet browsing facilities on the Fire and the colour screen (as well
as the above), I think I will probably go for one. However, I won't get
rid of my Keyboard too quickly!
Trevor Ruane
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