Yes, I imagine the built-in mic is used for this. On 3/14/11, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to say, that this has some of the features we've been asking > for for quite a while. Mr. Alex, since I assume the Braille Sense has > a microphone, I assume voice chat would work through that. Thoughts? > PDFs: We've been asking for this for a while, come on hw, Where are > you on this? Chat file sharing, sounds great! Like I said, come on, > hw, if you don't want to fall behind competition wise, you're going to > have to implement some or all of this stuff in the next update or > something. > > Josh > > On 3/14/11, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> Below I have pasted my summary of the HIMS announcement of >> firmware 6. I post it here to show just what it can do, on ce5, >> that the Apex, on ce6, simply does not. >> >> The upgrade should be available by the end of March or early >> April. It will be for all Sense products, except, it seems, the >> original. As usual, this is a free upgrade. FYI, interested >> developers may contact HIMS to obtain more information, but it >> sounds like it is possible. >> >> FEATURES: >> Google Talk and Twitter under the Social Networking menu. >> >> Twitter login credentials are saved, though you may opt out of >> that and have to enter them manually. The demonstrator hit >> enter-r to refresh his timeline (no word on if this is >> automatic). The update took two or three seconds for 1 new >> tweet. Okay, he said timelines will auto-update. You can also >> follow, get followers, timelines, replies, all that. Everything >> has hotkeys. Tweet in grade 2 if you want. Of course, tweets >> show in grade 2. >> >> GoogleTalk: the usual instant messaging will work, but you can >> also share files and do voice chats (not demoed)! Sign in was >> automatic. IM-ing was immediate, and used the msn sounds. File >> sharing: from the actions menu, you can see any pending requests. >> Accept one, hit f1, and go into the "downloads" folder to find >> it. There was no confirmation of receipt, so knowing when the >> file is there may be a guessing game. Sending a file is as easy; >> actions > send file from within a conversation. Percentage is >> given for transmition, so it may be easier to see a successful >> send than receipt. Google was chosen partially because of its >> availability; licensing was better than other companies. >> >> Extras, for Voice Sense and BSP: Bible (5 English translations) >> and games. The Bible data cannot be removed at this point, which >> is why it ended up in the extras menu. >> >> Games: dice, "brain games", memory, reverse memory, "chase a >> criminal", multiplication tables. These are really for younger >> people. >> >> PDF and EPub support (unprotected only) in the wordprocessor. >> Edited docs will save as text files. >> >> Network access for file sharing across a local network. >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from BrailleNote >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [email protected] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> > > > -- > The Ever-curious Master Yoda > Email: [email protected] >
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