[mac4theblind] Re: IPad2
- From: Josh de Lioncourt <overlord@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:14:28 -0400
Joe,
Just a couple of corrections here.
No one knows how much RAM is in the iPhone 4S. There has been
speculation…strictly speculation…that it *might* include 1GB, but that is by no
means definitive, and we won't know for sure until iFixIt or a similar site
does a tear down after the iPhone arrives.
The iPad's larger screen is a huge benefit to users, whether you can see it or
not. I know many totally blind users who find enormous benefits to the iPad's
larger display, myself included. Faster access to more content increases
efficiency and enjoyment of the iOS experience.
Some users are having a hard time breaking out of the mindset that screen
readers of the past have put them in, where everything must be painstakingly
navigated to in a linear fashion. Sighted users haven't had to do this for
decades, thanks to point-and-click inventions like the mouse and trackpad. We,
as visually impaired users, finally have an extremely similar tool for
navigation at our disposal in iOS, and I'm frankly surprised at the numbers of
users who still insist upon navigating linearly through everything on the
screen.
That isn't to say that you can't use an iOS device by flicking through
everything on the screen, but it is certainly not the primary way it was
intended to be used.
Hope these thoughts help someone. :)
Josh
On Oct 10, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Bubba wrote:
> Yes, the iPhone will work just fine as a note taker with a BT keyboard. But
> now if you have any kind of vision that you can see some then the larger
> iPad will come in handy over the iPhone because of it display. Also the
> ipad2 has a better processer then the iphone4 but this is going to change in
> the iphone4s as they will have the same processer size and the iphone4s will
> have more ram it will have 1gb of ram as the ipad2 will have only 512 mb of
> ram. JST
>
>
> Sign,
> Bubba
> bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Harford
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:18 AM
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: IPad2
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> I actually did this too with a think-outside bluetooth keyboard that my
> parents had given me for Christmas a few years before I bought my iPhone.
> El 09-10-2011, a las 20:33, Sarah Alawami escribió:
>
>> lol. I use my iphone to take notes in class wiht a bt keybnoard and it
> works. I can go back to and review my results for a test.
>>
>> Take care.
>> On Oct 9, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Both the iPad 2 and the iPod touch include cameras.
>>>
>>> Personally, I have a hard time grasping situations when an assistive
> device is a better option than an iPad, iPod, or iPhone for one enormous
> reason that doesn't come up nearly as often as it should.
>>>
>>> While there may be specific cons to an iOS device for specific users,
> (i.e. the lack of a built-in Braille display), the sheer volume of apps that
> expand the utility of an iOS device outweighs those cons by many thousands
> of times over. No matter what AT device you are talking about, it will never
> be able to do even a tenth of the number of things an iPad/iPod/iPhone will.
> That alone would justify the inconvenience of a separate Braille display,
> for instance.
>>>
>>> The iPod touch/iPhone and the iPad with its larger screen are radically
> different devices that have entirely different situations where they are
> useful. While it is true that if you learn to use one, you will know how to
> use the other, that is essentially where the similarity ends. It's like
> saying a pay telephone and an iPhone are the same, because they both have
> keypads for making a phone call. (Well, that might be an exaggeration, but
> it proves the point.)
>>>
>>> The iPad is much better, in my opinion, as a note-taker or laptop
> replacement. It offers the best browsing experience of any device I've ever
> used, is great for reading books, managing email, etc.
>>>
>>> On the other end of the spectrum, the iPhone or iPod touch is a great
> portable device for listening to music, identifying money, leaving reminders
> for oneself, browsing on the go, etc.
>>>
>>> I have both, and use them in entirely different ways, and I can't imagine
> being without either.
>>>
>>> On Oct 9, 2011, at 12:19 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ultimately, it is your decision, but the orion is more expensive unless
> you want braille for your ipad so need a refreshable braille display The
> ipad2 can do a lot but it is not a product specifically oriented to the
> blind.
>>>>
>>>> You can also buy an ipod touch which is smaller and less expensive. It
> is comparable in features, form and functionality to the ipad 2 but some
> folk find the ipad 2 to be a bit daunting, some find they like they extra
> spac as well so between the ipod touch and the ipad 2, it is a hard call as
> to that unless of course you want a camera and I can't remember if the ipad
> 2 has a camera in it.
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 9, 2011, at 12:06 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ipad 2 most deffinitely unless you want to wait till the 3 comes out
> whenever that is.
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 9, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Peggy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Am thinking about getting an IPad2 (sort of). Also thinking maybe I
> should wait until the braille PDA from NBP comes out. Any thoughts?
>>>> Peggy & Patty
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