[gui-talk] Xzune and android phones

[Damashe Thomas]

Hello List,

So is the android mobile phone accessible.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Xzune and android phones


>I have no information about accessibility of the Zune, but doubt that
> Microsoft has paid much attention to this.  Our Electronics-talk listserv 
> or
> someone at the IBTC might have more information.
>
> Remember that the cost of an Android or iPhone is not really the initial
> purchase price, but the thousands of dollars of data plan that you pay for
> over the ensuing two required years.
>
> I suggest you look at amazon.com to buy CD's.  I haven't tried it, but
> suspect that it would be workable for making selections and purchases, if
> you have some patience.
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kenlawrence124 at aol.com
>> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:14 AM
>> To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [gui-talk] Xzune and android phones
>>
>> Hi list members, Ken here.  My sister wants me to send her a Christmas
>> list pretty soon and usually I ask for CDs.  This year and every year it
>> gets
>> harder and harder because the stuff played on Radio is not really that
>> good, and with CD baby inaccessible to the blind and with that not likely
>> to
>> change soon, I thought instead of CDs I'd maybe ask for one big gift.  My
>> family are all on Verizon and since an Iphone's camera isn't able to 
>> adapt
>> to
>> the reading software, the thought I had was an Android phone instead.
>> How
>> blind friendly are they at this point, I heard about a software called
>> Talk-back on it.  The other gift I thought of was a Xzune HD player 
>> rather
>> than
>> an Ipod.  How much space do they have and how accessible are they and
>> also
>> how good is the HD Radio tuner in it?  Any feedback would be  helpful.
>> Also I know there will be an article with similar ideas in the  Braille
>> monitor
>> right?  Thanks, Ken.soon
>>
>
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