[access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:08:59 +0100
Hi Amro,
I could well have heard Glen completely wrong, but I did get the
impression that what you say may well be possible, but the proof of
the pudding will of course be in the eating.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Amro Bilal
Sent: 27 April 2010 17:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
Quite, George.
A question about the product itself. I gathered from Glen's email that
LookTel can be trained to recognise places as well as objects. Is that
right? And if it is, then I can, say, take it with me overseas and
train it
to recognise the number on my hotel room door? Have I got this right
or I'm
fantasising now?
If that level of recognition can be achieved with LookTel, and LookTel
can
be used basically anywhere that has a mobile phone network coverage,
then
IMHO this product has a lot of potential.
Cheers,
Amro
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: 27 April 2010 1:02 PM
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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