Hi kiran, What I gather from your mail is that although jaws and window-eyes can be installed on these devices, mobile speak pocket will support it better. is it so? or codefactory may come out with a different screen reader altogether for these UMPCs? Regards
Kaja, Kiran wrote: > These are essentially laptop computers although at half the size. > Although the article talks of Windows XP Tablet Edition, virtually any > Windows OS, including XP home and even XP Pro can be installed on them. > The form factor is small because of the lack of a big screen and a full > sized keyboard. The devices usually contain a thumb keyboard which has > to be used with both thumbs. Of course, external keyboards can be > attached because the devices do contain USB ports and other connectivity > options like Bluetooth. > > Theoritically, Jaws and WindowEyes should run on these devices without > any problem. I can imagine conflicts occuring in the keyboard handler > part but these kinds of problems can be solved quite easily. Infact, > GWMicro, the makers of WindowEyes also sell an ultra mobile PC. The > hardware is the same as OKO UMPC but they rebrand it and increase the > cost. > > Oh, I also forgot to mention that these devices have a touch screen to > make it easier for sighted folks to enter data and navigate. I see good > potential in these devices. They can almost do all that a laptop can and > yet be portable. And if the screen reader manufacturers are serious in > adapting their products to support this platform, they can make real > good use of the touch screen too. You can divide the touch screen into a > number of easily identifiable blocks and assign various functions to > them. > > But for FreedomScientific, supporting UMPC will have a direct negative > inpact on the sales of Pacmate, and so they will go real slow on it. > Watch out for companies like Code Factory though. > > Regards, > Kiran. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aruni > Sharma > Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2006 8:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Austek, Samsung Ready Ultra Mobile PCs > > Hi list, I would be interested in the UMPC devices that this article > talks about. Somebody throw some light on this please. Which screen > reader will support these devices and how would these be different than > > the PDAs and smart phones? I think the GPS systems would ultimately > benifit the visually impaired too. > Regards, > Aruni. > Vikas Kapoor wrote: > >> Austek, Samsung Ready Ultra Mobile PCs >> >> Sep 19, 2006 >> >> Asustek Computer will begin selling its first ultra mobile PC, the >> > R2H, worldwide by the end of this month, while Samsung Electronics is > readying one that > >> eschews Intel microprocessors in favor of Via Technologies chips. >> >> Asustek's ultra mobile UMPC is designed with all the functions of a >> > laptop, including a folding typing pad, as well as other devices, such > as a global positioning > >> system (GPS) so it can sit on the dashboard of a user's car to map the >> > way home. > >> The R2H runs Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition OS on a 900MHz Intel >> > Celeron M microprocessor. It measures 9.3 by 5.3 inches, about half the > size of a > >> laptop, and weighs just under 2 pounds. The OS allows touch navigation >> > with a stylus on its 7-inch screen, but the models on display Monday at > a news conference > >> in Taipei were difficult to use. Company representatives said the >> > display models were for testing only, the reason for the sluggish > performance. > >> Like >> most UMPCs , >> the R2H is an Internet device, connecting through 802.11b/g Wireless >> > LAN, and supports Bluetooth. For security, Asustek added an infrared > fingerprint identification > >> system to keep users' data safe from thieves. >> >> Although the suggested retail price of the R2H bound for the Taiwan >> > market is $1117, it will come in different configurations users can > choose from, so > >> prices will be flexible. Asustek will offer models with different >> > sized hard drives, ranging from 20GB to 60GB in capacity. The standard > edition will also > >> come with just a two-cell battery, for about two hours of use before >> > needing a recharge. Users will be able to select a four-cell battery as > well, at an > >> added cost. >> >> The device is Windows Vista compatible. >> >> The company also launched a new tablet PC, the R1F, and expects to >> > produce a total of 3000 units of the two devices each month, said Benson > Lin, head of > >> sales in the Asia Pacific for Asustek, at a news conference in Taipei. >> >> Samsung's next gen >> >> Samsung Electronics, of South Korea, is readying a new UMPC with a >> > 7-inch screen that uses a 1.0GHz Via C7 microprocessor, but hasn't set a > launch date. > >> The device, dubbed the Q1B, will come with 40GB of storage space, WLAN >> > and Bluetooth, and will weigh 1.7 pounds, according to > >> Samsung's Web site . >> >> The Q1B will come with a better battery than the R2H, a three-cell >> > battery offering up to five hours of life before needing a recharge. > Samsung is offering > >> an upgrade to a six-cell battery at an additional charge. It follows >> > the Q1 > >> launched in May . >> >> The company is also offering additional peripherals similar to >> > Asustek's, such as an organizer bag, optical disc drive, and typing pad. > >> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127153-pg,1-RSS,RSS/article.html >> >> Vikas Kapoor, >> MSN ID: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Yahoo ID: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype ID: dl_vikas >> Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. > >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > >> >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject > unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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