Hey, First of all, we need to understand that Android is not a software but an operating system. To put this in context, Android is what windows xp is on a PC, and it has some softwares described in the article which enables accessibility. Now, how doyou get this.... Well, just look for the devices which comes with Android installed, just follow the specifications of the device and you will get the idea. There are few devices like Motorola Milestone, Sony Xperia etc which comes to my mind but I'm not sure how very accessible are these... Just give them a demo trial if any of your friends have these android devices and post your reviews on the same..
On 10/14/10, ram <[email protected]> wrote: > How do I get this and use? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "prateek aggarwal" <[email protected]> > To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:30 PM > Subject: [AI] Google provides the visually-impaired with two new sets > ofAndroid Eyes > > > hi list, > i got to read the following news somewhere on the web, and thought to > share it with you. > it looks interesting to me, so if there's any android user on the > list, i'd like to request her/him to please give it a try and let us > know about your experiences with the following applications. > > will look forward for your responses. > > > > Google provides the visually-impaired with two new sets of Android Eyes > --- > > > Google has released two new Android applications designed to help the > blind and visually impaired with walking directions, pairing Google > Maps with GPS > navigation technology. The applications are > WalkyTalky > (from Google's Eyes-Free Project) eeand > Intersection Explorer. > > Here's how Google describes them: > > WalkyTalky > WalkyTalky is an Android application that speaks the address of nearby > locations as you pass them. It also provides more direct access to the > walking directions > component of Google Maps. With WalkyTalky installed, you can: > • Launch WalkyTalky to specify a destination, > • Either specify the destination by address, or pick from favorites or > recently visited locations, > • And in addition to spoken walking directions, > • Hear street addresses as you walk by. > > These spoken updates, in conjunction with the walking directions that > are spoken by Google Maps help users navigate the physical world as > efficiently as > they navigate the Internet. > > Intersection Explorer > Using this application, users can explore any neighborhood on Google > Maps via touch. > • Intersection Explorer starts off at the user's current location. > • One can change the start position by entering an address, to do > this, press menu and click on new location. > • Once the map has loaded, touching the screen speaks the streets at > the nearest intersection. > • Moving one's finger along a compass direction, and then tracing a > circle speaks each street at that intersection along with the > associated compass direction. > • Presence of streets is cued by a slight vibration as one traces the > circle. > • Lifting up the finger when on a street moves in that direction to > the next intersection, speaks the distance moved, and finally speaks > the newly arrived-at > intersection. > Intersection Explorer sounds like a way to "preview" the landscape, > before you actually get there. > > Both apps are free, and are in the Android Market now. > > Regards, > Prateek agarwal. > Skype: > Prateek_agarwal32 > Wanna see inside me? My blog is the telescope: > http://www.myfriendprateek.blogspot.com > website: > http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com > > the best way to accomplish your softwares/websites development needs. > You tell, I'll build. > > 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. > > 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. 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
