[access-uk] Re: Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
- From: Sean O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 16:29:17 +0100
I use the same in combination with the ivona speech software, using the
British Amy voice. very good combination I think.
On 28/05/2013 15:27, Steve Nutt wrote:
> Jackie,
>
> I read myh Kindle books on my Android device, I just convert them to Epub
> and use an app called Speech To PDF. Despite its name Speech to PDF does
> more than PDF. It can read Epub, Doc, Docx, HTML and text files as well as
> PDF.
>
> Another nice thing about Android is you can buy way more voices for it. You
> simply can't do that on iOS, you have Nuance or Nuance <Smile>. As you say
> though the Google TTS is excellent and more responsive than any Nuance
> voices on iOS.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jackie Brown
> Sent: 25 May 2013 13:16
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
>
> Hi John
>
> Agree completely with your sentiments. I would only add that if Android's
> Kindle app was completely accessible, the reading experience would be
> excellent as I really do like the Google voice they use.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jackie Brown
> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of John Gallagher
> Sent: 25 May 2013 11:06
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
>
> Hi Ian very good reply I use both the iphone 4 s and the samsung galazy s
> iii.
> I also use the google nexus 7 and at this moment
> in time though android is fastly getting better
> for us I feel the iphone still has the edge.
> of course a lot depends on what you want to do
> but the iphone is more simple to use and now
> kindle access is hear this makes the reading of kindle books now possible.
> the access for me to say kindle books is very
> usefull and the satnav i think is very good.
> with android the maps are great but still more
> fiddley to operate when out walking or on a bus.
> android must catch up with access to kindle and
> if we get a better gps app for me the android will be better.
> If I only had one choice I would go for an
> iphone but as you say people who are very good on android will beg to
> differ.
> it is like asking which is the best way for us to get about
> a guide dog or a long cane.
> very difficult to answer.
> cheers then.
> At 19:56 24/05/2013, you wrote:
>> Hi John, as Kevin indicated you'll get the sort
>> of answers from people you would if you'd asked
>> whether or not they like marmite. While firmly
>> in the no camp on that one, I'm absolutely with
>> Kevin on support for the iPhone. I have a
>> little sight but really do work with the touch
>> screen and have done so ever since getting my 4
>> in 2010. I've not read any of the tutorials,
>> though of course I have had advice and
>> assistance from other iPhone users. I'm now
>> using my iPhone 5 for everything from Twitter to
>> listening to podcasts and from texting to
>> reading books via the Amazon Kindle app for
>> IOS. I know and know of plenty of totally blind
>> people who're doing the same. My impression
> >from this and other lists is that far fewer
>> people have taken the Android option and then
>> when you do you probably need to be a bit more
>> technically savvy and prepared to learn more
>> before being able to fully use and access the
>> functionality. Having said all that, I think you should wait to see if a
>> n android supporter like Steve Nutt responds
>> to this thread as he holds very different views with equal vehemence.
>> On 24 May 2013, at 18:42, John Farley wrote:
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>> I must apologise in advance, I have seen many subject lines similar to
> mine
>>> here, but at the time I had no interest in changing my phone and so did
> not
>>> follow those threads.
>>>
>>> I currently use a Nokia C5, which has done
>> me proud and I have really liked
>>> it. However, I have now been told that the screen has just about had it
> and
>>> I feel that it should be replaced.
>>>
>>> Yes, I am aware that these can still be purchased and then TALKS can be
>>> transferred across to it, which would cost something over £210. I also
> feel
>>> that would be continuing on a dead line of
>> technology and it might be better
>>> to move to something more modern, although at a greater price.
>>>
>>> It seems clear that the two outstanding competing offers at the moment
> are
>>> the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the I-Phone 5.
>>>
>>> I am a little uncomfortable about using a touch phone, is this really as
>>> easy as it may appear from the e-mails on this list?
>>>
>>> From a blind person's perspective, which is
>> the better of the two to go for?
>>> I cannot help here too much with my
>> requirement as I currently do not have a
>>> smart phone and therefore do not know which features I would want to
> use.
>>> Clearly, I want to make phone calls and handle text messages.
>>> Additionally it might be good to have proper access to the internet etc.
>>> I do not know if I would want to go as far as e=-mails, simply due to
> the
>>> number I get daily from the various lists I am a member of which
> currently
>>> get filtered off into various folders in Outlook on my PC.
>>>
>>> Any personal experience in using such phones would be a good help for me
> in
>>> deciding which way to go.
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Regards, John.
>>>
>>>
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