Dear all, You may be aware that Amazon had launched the Echo Show series some time earlier. It is a smart speaker with screen and camera. It is available in different screen sizes of 5 inch, 8 inch and more.
It has the same functionality as Amazon Echo speakers. You can say Alexa, and ask it do different tasks. The addition is that sighted persons can watch videos, photos etc. on the screen. One can make video calls and use it as a surveillance camera. The good thing is that it has the VoiceView screen reader built into it. So visually impaired persons can use its touch screen almost like that of a tablet and configure it. It can also be controlled from the Alexa app on phone. I think it can be a very useful device for visually impaired couples for their sighted children as it has lot of educational and recreational content and lot can be controlled by the parents. One visually impaired couple is using it now in my knowledge. We have one such device in NAB delhi Beyond Eyes centre for those who want to check it out. Hope to meet many of you in Goa. Prashant Ranjan Verma Accessibility Specialist DAISY Consortium Creating the best way to read and publish: <http://www.daisy.org/> http://www.daisy.org Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies Member - International Association of Accessibility Professionals General Secretary, National Association for the Blind - Delhi Board Member - DAISY Forum of India -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/2ec801d90a50%2472230760%2456691620%24%40gmail.com.
