[bactttoma] Re: From Steven Taylor. Ipad about to arrive in Australia.
- From: taylor family <steven_taylor10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bactttoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 09:06:33 +1000
From Steven Taylor.
Just a slight correction Ipad is supposed to have a voice over user guide
shortcuts installed.
Steven Taylor.
On 09/05/2010, at 8:55 AM, taylor family wrote:
> From Steven Taylor.
>
> Hi folks.
>
> Apple is not paying me for marketing this is only to keep you informed and up
> to date.
>
> If you are thinking about another device apple has of course recently
> released the ipad.
>
> The good news folks is the ipad officially hits our shores May 28, 2010.
>
> The ipad is like the iphone but will have a program called ibooks for book
> reading and what apple is saying some subscription services.
>
> If any of you are on vip-l let me correct a few facts for you.
>
> 1. Although there is much talk about certain newspapers no longer being
> available in print, don't think for a moment they are only available to apple
> users or ipad users. Folks they would be silly to do this they would lose
> huge audiences and the company would be running the newspaper at a major
> loss, so please folks, do not panic. Apple is doing what it should, huge pr
> spin and once the spin dies, you won't see a paperless newspaper only
> available to ipad users.
>
> 2. One thing I have not seen any blind person say yet or at least not
> reliably is how "accessible" is the ipad. Firstly, ipad is completely
> accessible once you turn voice over on. Secondly, voice over will work with
> all the apps which come with all versions of ipad. Thirdly, ipad will have
> unlike the Mac and iphone a voice over shortcut user guide installed,
> surprised blind people have not mentioned this. Fourthly, ipad will sink to
> any apple and or windows device. Fifthly, if you want to run an iphone app
> on your ipad which isn't there yet, you have to pay another licence to
> authorise the ipad.
>
> 3. I am extremely disappointed that few blind people have told other blind
> people what advantages 3 g wireless has over the standard ipad model. The
> advantages are. 3 g with wireless is faster than standard wireless. 3 g
> although costing more than standard has the ability for future expansion of
> data speed.
>
> 4. Learning the touch gestures is going to be a sinch even for totally blind
> users and I do not say this lightly or as an existing iphone user. Remember
> the ipad is bigger than the iphone in size so spreading out a keyboard is
> easier and so on.
>
> 5. Don't rush out and buy the first standard or 3 g model yet, ibooks is not
> yet available for ipad so wait until apple releases ibooks due in August
> apple tells us so at least hang off until October before you consider it.
>
> 6. Ipad comes in 6 models. Standard 16 32 and 64 gig wireless standard only
> and 3 g wireless 16 32 and 64 gig models. My 2 cents. The 3 g 64 gig model
> is excellent value priced at $1048 Australian dollars.
>
> Hth.
>
> Steven Taylor.
>
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