Well, I think they have included music and radio in it. Moreover, it is not bad for Rs. 2600 to have basic accessible phone convenient for not so quick-footed as we all are at present...... GPS/GPRS are still not everybody's cup of tea, and why clutter the device with so many things?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Srinivasu Chakravarthula Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Intex Technologies launched a dual-SIM handset for the visually impaired, priced at Rs 2, 600. Hi all, While I appreciate there is some thought towards accessibility for visually impaired, but it would have been nice, if they would thought little further to see these phones are accessible to people who are not very education and may not like all featured phones. Frankly speaking, I think, those who prefer to use a phone with English speech, at least, most of them prefer to use some sort of web browsing, GPS, music etc. Since off late, even data charges are slowly coming down, perhaps, most people love to use them. I think, while any company do think of assistive technology / accessibility, they should think, beyond VI and something that helps VIs to use in teh same way like anyone else and no special. Just my personal thoughts. -Srinivasu On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Pankaj Kwatra < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > Positive thought and another way of looking at products. I always > believed why companies focus on VI community only whereas the products > can be used by children for learning , elderly where spectacles are a > must and people who do not want to strain their eyes. > > Regards, > > Pankaj Kwatra > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Taha Haaziq > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 8:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Intex Technologies launched a dual-SIM handset for the > visually impaired, priced at Rs 2, 600. > > hey hi!!!!!suparb news!!!!any idea where these phones are available???? > regards! > > On 4/20/11, prateek aggarwal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello folks, greetings! > > Pasted below the news published in economic times. It may interest > some of > > you. > > > > --- > > Intex Technologies launched a dual-SIM handset, designed for the > > visually impaired, priced at Rs 2,600. > > > > > > NEW DELHI: Mobile handset maker Intex Technologies today launched a > > dual-SIM handset, designed for the visually impaired, priced at Rs > > 2,600. > > > > The dual-SIM (GSM-GSM) handset has a Braile keypad (along with > > large-sized digits) to facilitate recognition of digits as well as a > > 'Talking Keypad' feature, > > which speaks out in English the number pressed. > > > > "India has the largest number of blind people in the world and we > > thought it was a category that needed to be catered. The phone is our > > small way to bring > > connectivity to the visually impaired," Intex Technologies Director > > General Manager Shailendra Jha told reporters here. > > > > According to the National Association for the Blind (NAB), there are > > more than 12 million visually impaired people in the country. > > > > The handset is also equipped with an SOS button, which allows the user > > to save four emergency numbers. By pressing the SOS button, the call > > gets automatically > > directed to the first emergency number. > > > > "We are not just targeting the visually impaired with this handset, > > but also the elderly, who have difficulty handling the smaller > > keypads," Jha said. > > > > > > The phone has facilities like MP3 and wireless FM radio to make this a > > feature-rich phone, he added. > > > > "Blindness is a disability which could be overcome with training and > > guidance. Devices like these can play a very useful role in their > > integrated development," > > NAB President Mohinder Kapur said. > > > > Intex is aiming to sell more than 5,000 units in the first three > > months of the launch, which it expects will grow once the handset > > becomes more popular. > > > > > > The company will promote the handset through associations like NAB and > > other old age homes, Jha said. > > --- > > > > Regards, > > Prateek agarwal. > > Director, > > Daedal technovations pvt. Ltd. > > www.daedaltechnovations.com > > we bring the change we wish to see! > > > > Website: > > www.prateekagarwal.tk > > | > > www.prateekagarwal.webs.com > > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > Taha Haaziq > 201, Dattakrupa Apartmets > Dattawadi, > Mapusa 403507 Goa- India > > Mobile: +91 9970620111 > Residence: +91 832 2264687 > E-Mail: [email protected] > skipe:taha.haaziq > > 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 > > -- Best regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula Mobile: +91 990 081 0881 Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://www.learnaccessibility.org Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/VasuTweets To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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