Shane, At presenet I am quite unsure how I will proceed. Once I weigh all my options I would definitely like to be an active, contributing memer of the Android community, and intend to showcase the app at some point in time.
kurosh On May 17, 8:58 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:47 PM, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks for the feedback. It is important to me as a developer that I > > am acknowledged by my peers. It keeps me motivated. > > It is a statistical fact the we as humans receive 90% of our sensory > > feedback of the world around us through our eyes. Can you imagine the > > quality of life of those millions who have a quality of life that 90% > > worse than sighted people. > > Accessability is a fundamental right. I have tried to do my bit. I > > hope it is appreciated by someone, someday. > > This humanitarian aspect is how Android was pitched but it just didn't stand > up to the way existing industry sees things. None of the humanitarian apps > made it to the top 50, so it's very possible it has nothing to do with your > application. I think we have to fight this one out to change the > perspective. Do you have an apk ready for people to look at. > > Shane > > > > > > > kurosh > > > On May 17, 8:37 am, hanni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wow that sounds like a really cool app! > > > > I'm sure that you figured out the correct explanation yourself, and > > > that there simply was an error with the upload or similar. You should > > > definately resubmit that app to the 2:nd challenge! > > > > On 17 Maj, 05:10, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On hindsight, and in all fairness to the google judging process, one > > > > of the possible explanations for such a low score on all 4 criteria > > > > could be that the apk did not run at all. > > > > Could someone from Google please clarify. If that is the case then we > > > > would like to resubmit our app to the ADC II challenge, if permitted. > > > > > Regards > > > > > kurosh > > > > > On May 17, 1:28 am, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Having said all that, and since I am a perfectionist by nature, my > > > > > only regret is that I made a spelling error. > > > > > It should read INDISPENSABLE and not INDISPENSIBLE. > > > > > > On May 17, 1:11 am, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > The last time I was so shocked by a result was when I got an > > > > > > 800/800 (99 percentile) score in my GRE Math. > > > > > > > On May 17, 12:33 am, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > How much POLISH is a text editor supposed to have? Is'nt audible > > > > > > > feedback while editing text, gesture recognition, and adjustable > > > > > > > character delay sufficient polish in an editing app for the > > blind? > > > > > > > EFFECTIVE USE: Providing an alternate method to multitap and > > > > > > > predictive text actually would EXTEND the platform by providing a > > > > > > > system wide keyboard class for visually impaired, which is non- > > > > > > > existent on other platforms. > > > > > > > > On May 17, 12:20 am, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > My question is: > > > > > > > > Is accessability to mobile devices for the blind less > > important/ > > > > > > > > INDISPENSIBLE than some of the winning applications? > > > > > > > > Is there ANY Handwriting Recognition system in existence that > > can > > > > > > > > deliver 100% recognition accuracy. If the answer is yes, then > > my > > > > > > > > system has no ORIGINALITY. > > > > > > > > > kurosh > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 12:03 am, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > My error. The first link should bewww.robobraille.org > > > > > > > > > > kurosh > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 11:58 pm, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > For the importance of providing accessability to the > > blind/visually > > > > > > > > > > impaired on PCs and mobile devices refer to the following > > links:http://www.robobraille.comhttp:// > >www.slideshare.net/crossana/mcsig-ch... > > > > > > > > > > > Suffice it to say that our entry is a viable, intuitive > > data entry > > > > > > > > > > method for the visually impaired on mobile phones, with a > > sufficiently > > > > > > > > > > shallow learning curve for young and old alike. > > > > > > > > > > > kurosh > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 11:14 pm, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > A handwring recognition system with 100% recognition > > accuracy. > > > > > > > > > > > A data entry method for the visually impaired/blind, that > > alternately > > > > > > > > > > > allows data entry for sighted users when > > > > > > > > > > > a) The user is moving and the keys aren't visible, due to > > excessive > > > > > > > > > > > jerkiness or bad lighting conditions, when normal data > > entry methods > > > > > > > > > > > would not be suitable. > > > > > > > > > > > b) When a more intuitive method other than existing > > keyboard methods > > > > > > > > > > > is suitable > > > > > > > > > > > > Effective use: In the lower 25% of all submitted > > applications > > > > > > > > > > > Polish: In the lower 25% of all submitted applications > > > > > > > > > > > Indispensability: In the lower 25% of all submitted > > applications > > > > > > > > > > > Originality: In the lower 25% of all submitted > > applications > > > > > > > > > > > > Overall: In the lower 25% of all submitted applications > > > > > > > > > > > > KDF Infotechwww.kdfinfotech.com-Hidequotedtext- > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Dölj citerad text - > > > > > - Visa citerad text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. 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