[access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
- From: Jackie Cairns <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:29:38 +0000
I can come in on this a bit now by saying I've today looked at Glenn's
prototype. For those who know the Sonata Internet radio, the voice is the male
who reads out your station list on there. I don't know his name, but the voice
is pretty reasonable and certainly more favourable than those dreadful
RealSpeak characters. That's just my personal point of view, however.
Glenn gave me some tins to get the LookTel to recognise, pea and ham soup,
tomato soup, and baked beans. He also put money on the table and got LookTel
to recognise it.
At the moment, as he and George are saying, the thing is not the finished
product yet. It works on a Windows Smartphone, but this is set to go onto the
Symbian platform as well. It is hoped that the software will be an all-in-one
package where you don't have to purchase additional applications to make it
work.
I have to say that the touch screen method takes a bit of getting used to. You
tap once to identify an icon, and tap it again to activate it. My personal
concern is the subscription and data costs one will incur, and the latter will
be dependent on your network tariff I would imagine.
But it does look interesting of that there is no doubt. It is just too early
to form a true opinion because it isn't finished yet. Very much a case of
watch this space.
Jackie Cairns
Braille Specialist
Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Tel: 01604 798024
Mob: 07887 883815
www.sightandsound.co.uk
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: 27 April 2010 13:02
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
Quite simply because what may be right for the American market, is very often
not suitable for the U.K. market, even given the fact that 200 blind users in
America have been working with the developers for the past year or so.
And having now seen the LookTel myself, I can quite understand. This is why
Glen Tookey, quite understandably, is regarding the U.K.
version as an "Alpha", rather than "Beta". Many things do have to be Anglicised.
Suffice to say that when Glen and his team feel the product is ready for the UK
market, it will be revealed, and will not necessarily be the final version
either, thus allowing any changes potential users may deem essential.
All I will add is that what I saw was most impressive, to the point where
having kept out of the phone market, I'm sorely tempted. It won't suit
everyone by any means. If you have a sophisticated phone now, the extras
offered may, or indeed may not, tempt you to upgrade.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter Beasley
Sent: 27 April 2010 09:54
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
Why are they only testing Alpha software in this country because thee-mail I
forwarded referred to Beta software.
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