Sighted people do like things that "talk", but what they like more are screens. Sighted people more than anything else are visual, if you don't think so, try working with a sighted person when you use your computer. In so many cases, their first reaction is to go for the mouse like a dog for a juicy piece of meat. This is not a criticism of sighted people, it's just that they cannot even imagine doing anything non-visually. There are exceptions, I know several sighted people who can use a screen reader with no monitor, but they are people who work in the blindness field. No, the sighted would never flock to any device without a display.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of beth Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 9:35 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Sighted and BN Wouldn't it be cool if the sighted got the Voice Note, since not many know Braille? I have heard sighted people say they would love talking stuff too and I have always maintained that speech helps us all, in whatever product it is in. Sighted people have also complained about how Windows operates, so they would love Keysoft. I'm not impatient re future features but, as a business enterprise, why not market the Voice Note, at least, to the public? That way, PDI would get more business and more capital for R and D. Beth ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
