also, when we get it at the demo center, i
could come to infoshare with it for another visit, if you like.
gus
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:superlynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Lynne
To: <mailto:infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:22 AM
Subject: [infoshare] Re: One-Hour Impressions of the iPad
LOL.
Yes, you do the gestures but you can get a bluetooth keyboard.
We can also drop in to Tech Serv one day and
simply have them show it to us but they know
very little about the accessibility.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:darlenjoy@xxxxxxxxxxx>SHARON JOYNER
To: <mailto:infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:01 AM
Subject: [infoshare] Re: One-Hour Impressions of the iPad
So do you still have to tap, tap your way in
using it? I love the Voiceover speech, but that
is all. I would like to see this device
though. do you think we could ever see it at
InfoShare? I guess after you buy it. You know,
some time in the future you and Maria will be
able to turn your own home into a demo
center. You could charge by the hour, charge
for the products, etc. so there, your new career. LOL!!
Sharon
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:superlynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Lynne
To: <mailto:infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: <mailto:angelsusanne@xxxxxxxxxx>angel ;
<mailto:maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Mary Emerson
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 6:38 PM
Subject: [infoshare] One-Hour Impressions of the iPad
One-Hour Impressions of the iPad
5/11/2010
My colleague and I were discussing the merits of
the iPad and how we would really love to get our
fingers on one. Well, today we got our
wish. Our representative from Tech Serv came baring the sought-after device.
Points in no particular order?just as I think of them.
Love the form factor, very sleek and
slick. Reminds me of a modern picture frame.
Amazing how it orients itself to whomever is
holding it. I need not turn it when I hand it
to a colleague and they need not turn it to read. It does it as if by magic.
The landscape feature is quite impressive and
makes reading the iBooks very convenient, should one be using one?s eyeballs.
The ability to change the contrast is excellent
as I seem to be more comfortable with white
letters on a black background these days.
Voiceover sounds as good as ever. I still could
not abide Samantha reading an entire book unless I were absolutely desperate.
All swiping, flicking, tapping poking and
pinching work just as they do on the iPod touch,
should you be familiar with those myriad gestures.
Sadly, Voiceover does not come on at start
up. Apple has made such amazing strides in
terms of accessibility one does wonder why they
don?t simply have Voiceover start right away and
offer the option to turn it off. I mean,
really, how much of a gesture could that take?
Interesting how the speaker is down towards the
bottom right in Portrait mode and top right in
Landscape view. Guess they deemed that to be
the optimum positioning. Hmm. Really?
From what I can tell, the display is quite
stunning and sharp. I still could not see the
YouTube video too well but this is more due to
my failing eyesight than Apple?s lovely graphics.
the on-screen keyboard appears to be white
letters on a black background but the letters are not as bright .
The sound is quite good. I can absolutely hear
Maria playing MushroomFM on it and carrying the
device from room to room and on to our laundry room.
There would definitely be a learning curve to
use the iBook app. I?m not used to tapping and
holding to move the page progress
bar. Apparently, there is a form of tracking square that follows the text.
The piano app is sweet and you can record and save your compositions.
All in all, I went away very impressed but then
began to think, ?What would I really do with the
iPad?? My colleague solved the problem by
saying that if we ordered it for the Demo
Center, he would order Apple?s equivalent of
office and a Bluetooth keyboard. In this way,
it could possibly be one of the lowest priced
notetakers for persons who are blind and have
low vision. Now, that raises my eyebrow.
And speaking of price, it?s pretty high at $500
to start, adding a $25 bluetooth keyboard and an
$80 work Suite of apps. When you think about
it, though, $600 is still the lowest price for a notetaker to be found.
Bottom Line: I sincerely hope the iPad will be
making an appearance at our Demo pad in the very
near future. Gee, why couldn?t they have called it the iTab?
Update: Would you believe I?m considering
purchasing one as a glorified music/stream player? Sheepish grin
