[gui-talk] iPhone

[Ted Shelly]

For a lot of good information, read the AFB review:
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw100502

But I would also be interested if anyone on this list has personal
experience. 

I have a Nokia N75 with mobile speak and find it slow and frustrating, even
after months of getting used to it.  The demo I herd of the iPhone showed me
that it is very responsive and easy. I plan to get one when my current AT&t
contract is up for renewal in a few months.

Ted 

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I want to hear more about the IPhone -- I think it is on topic for this list
as gui-talk is dedicated to discussion of blind access to GUI's.
I hear the the IPhone uses voiceover like the mac.   Is that true? How does 
a blind person get around the touch screen, or am I mistaken that there is a
touch screen? What if any are the controls like?
I know that a lot of effort and dollars have been invested in the knfb
reader, and the results are excellent IMO -- I have one and use it every day
-- but it has some deficiencies -- for example, I just discovered that it
doesn't speak case information when reading character by character.  So if
you snap a pic of a password, you are out of luck if the password is mixed
case.
Anyway, sorry, I have ruffled the feathers of the knfb developers about that
and I believe they are considering it, but I am still open to alternative
technologies like the IPhone.
So if you have an IPhone or have seen one in use by a blind user, please
post.
Anyone else interested as well?
Thanks.
--le

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Shelly" <tshelly at optonline.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:36 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] iPhone


All,

About 3 months ago I got a brief demonstration of the new accessible iPhone
by a young lady who is totally blind.  I was impressed with the speed and
ease she could use the interface and I vowed to find out more when I had a
chance.

Now AFB has just come out with a detailed review:
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw100502

Reading this review it is apparent that this device is even more powerful
and useful than I realized.  It is actually stunning what Apple has
accomplished.

I haven't noticed any discussion on this list about the iPhone and I
wondered if perhaps there is another mailing list dedicated to blind iPhone
users.  Is anyone aware of such?

Ted


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