[mac4theblind] Re: IPad2
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 20:33:21 -0700
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:
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>> 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:
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>> 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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