'I'd be intrigued to know how a blind person is supposed to use a stand alone satnav device designed for sighted people.
Cheers Alex -------------------------------------------------- From: "Adrian" <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:54 PM To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FW: Re: FW: Re: Any more news...
The kapten is a hardware device not a bit of software, it is made by a French company and has been available in france for about a year but has just had a UK version produced as I understand it and goes on sale in the next couple of weeks. As it has no screen it should be reasonably accessible. It works with voice input and voice output and although it can be used in a car or on public transport it is intended mainly for runners and others sports so not apparently all that reliable when driving.The product is actually called the Kapsys' Kapten. Note the spellings beforeyou start googling. Adrian Higginbotham E: Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Twitter: @AHiggi -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Brown Sent: 25 September 2009 21:30 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FW: Re: FW: Re: Any more news...Hi, if you have links to this software that so many of us are going out andbuying I'd sure apreciate them because I just Googled that and nada! Matt -------------------------------------------------- From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 8:39 PM To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FW: Re: FW: Re: Any more news...It can be used by blind people? Can you give me more information on this? -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke Sent: 25 September 2009 20:35 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FW: Re: FW: Re: Any more news... Very well said. I now hear a lot of talk on another list about something called Kaptin, which is produced for sighted people but can be used by visually impaired. Now I wonder what will happen there too as it is cheaper than Wayfinder Access and I know many blind peole are going out and purchasing this even as I write!!! Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "DurDevil" <durdevil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: "Talks-Uk Email group" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: [talks-uk] FW: Re: FW: Re: Any more news... I'm not demanding it to come down massively and agree it is a brilliant product but i think that now they have done the breakthrough programming they could consider a reduction as it would result in a huge jump in sales. Of course there will be alot of people who expect it for free but they would not be the majority, this is a independence giving program so should be paid for and most people who own Talks or mobile speak would probably jump at owning it if it was priced more reasonably like Talks/mobilespebk/WFA and that has got to be a large amount of people around the world. also if they supported more phones sales would increase which would help offset the reduction in price (and it must work on more phones as text scout does, Even Steve said they are being too cautious), they have done all this excellent hard work making a amazing program but if its too far out of the reach of the majority who would most likely buy it then there is danger that someone else will beat them to the mass market which would be a real shame after all the work they have done. -original message- Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FW: Re: Any more news... From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 25/09/2009 6:30 pm This is an old argument isn't it? Personally I would buy it if it were cheaper, but I am not demanding they bring the price down for many reasons, most of which have been reiterated on this list numerous times. It's a matter of judgement for each individual whether their use would justify the price. If you don't like the price, don't buy it. If you think you will get the use out of it, then save up or buy it on a credit card. And let's face it, even if the price were lowered many blind people would still not buy it as I am afraid many today still expect to be given things for free. Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes----- Original Message ----- From: "DurDevil" <durdevil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: "Talks-Uk Email group" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 6:26 PM Subject: [talks-uk] FW: Re: Any more news... The money has to be in mass sales - there are hundreds and thousands of visually impaired people and even people with other challenges making printed material inaccessable. But pricing it like it is limits it to people such as a business person who travels alot etc - that is not the big sales area for this surely? -original message- Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... From: "Saqib" <Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 25/09/2009 6:07 pm Hi Neil. I can understand you thinking that K-Reader is well worth the price as you travel around alot independently and a tool of this nature is a great assistance to your daily tasks and needs. For me £300 would be the thresh hold before I would consider such a purchase. I'm constantly intouch with sighted people through out the day so I wouldn't be eager to pay the £650 for the product when there are a set of eyes around to borrow most parts of the day. Now I'm not suggesting for one minute that the price isn't right. I'm just making the point that everyone has their own evaluation on the product according to their circumstances. Someone else on this list may well be in a position where sighted help isn't always an option and they would gladly pay for the application. Perhaps I would if I was living alone. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <talks@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 5:47 PM To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news...Darren, KNFB Mobile Reader is I'm afraid well worth the price, I don't want toget into a shouting match about this, but when you consider the cost of Kertzvil standard PC software and a scanner, verse that of a phone which can go with you anywhere and read odd shaped products it's well worth every penny. ---Neil Barnfather TalkNav TalkNav is a Nuance Accessibility software reseller and authorized distributor of Wayfinder products, with product activation codes delivered direct to your mailbox, why not try TalkNav today? www.talknav.com www.wayfinderaccess.com Telephone from the UK: 0844 412 1062 Telephone outside the UK: +44 161 277 7997 -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Harris Sent: 25 September 2009 16:17 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Lol with 3 letters gone are they going to reduce the price as well to make it worth buying? -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 25 September 2009 16:16 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Hi Neil K-Reader is now known officially as the software that used to be called K-NFB Reader, least that's my understanding. Jackie Cairns Braille Specialist Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology Ltd Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD Tel: 01604 798024 Mob: 07887 883815 www.sightandsound.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neil Barnfather - TalkNav Sent: 25 September 2009 14:07 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Jackie, Do you mean K Reader or KNFB Reader, they are two different products? ---Neil Barnfather TalkNav TalkNav is a Nuance Accessibility software reseller and authorized distributor of Wayfinder products, with product activation codes delivered direct to your mailbox, why not try TalkNav today? www.talknav.com www.wayfinderaccess.com Telephone from the UK: 0844 412 1062 Telephone outside the UK: +44 161 277 7997 -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 25 September 2009 13:39 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Hi Steve I now have the K-Reader on my N86, and will run it alongside my work N82 at the weekend for a comparison. I love the N86's chunky feel, and the buttons are so much more tactile all round than the N82. Often, customers struggle with the Talks/Menu button on the N82, and the soft key positions. They shouldn't experience the same issues with the N86 as the buttons are so nicely spaced out. I've tried the FM transmitter, and this works a treat if you keep the phone fairly close to the radio or system you are putting it through. I'm looking forward to spending more time with it and the N82 this weekend. Jackie Cairns Braille Specialist Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology Ltd Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD Tel: 01604 798024 Mob: 07887 883815 www.sightandsound.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 25 September 2009 11:48 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Hi Jackie, The processor is faster in the N86 than either phone, the camera is obviously better, and if you have tried KNFB Reader on it, you would see that it is miles faster than the N82. It is a little heavy in my view, but the butoons on it are just as nice as the N82, if not a bit wider. An all-round good phone, and the battery life is even better than the N82 in my experience. The N79 is pretty good, but it doesn't have the 8MP camera which helpsKNFB, and KNFB won't let you run it on the N79, I think they are just being paranoid and will have to do something soon, because TextScout is excellent on it. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: Friday 25 September 2009 11:45 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Hi Steve So you've got the N86? What do you love about it, and how do you think it compares to the N82 and N79? Really interested in what you have to say. Jackie Cairns Braille Specialist Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology Ltd Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD Tel: 01604 798024 Mob: 07887 883815 www.sightandsound.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 25 September 2009 11:20 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Any more news... Hi Matt, No news yet. But I love my N86. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Brown Sent: Friday 25 September 2009 11:08 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Any more news... Hi, is there any more news about N97 and Talks? I'm getting to a pointwhere I really have to make a decision, N86 or N97! 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