hmmm. My Dad just got the g3 iphone. I will ask him if he knows how to check out the CPU specs. I have held his iphone, but that's about all I can do with it at this point.

On Jul 23, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:

Well, there are 8GB and 16GB models of the iPhone 3G. How much is used by the OS and basic apps I don't know. CPU load is also hard to compare as it's a different processor. Rumors say it's running just under 700MHz but is variable speed depending on what's going on. So even if Apple got VO running, would it kill the battery or turn the thing into a slug? Only Apple really knows. Apparently it's not fast enough to run Flash which makes me wonder.

CB

Mike's Western Account wrote:
well does anyone know the cpu and ram specks in an iphone?
On Jul 23, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:

I wonder what the CPU and RAM requirements are for VO. I suspect, rlative to an iPod or iPhone, it's pretty hefty.

CB

Chris Gilland wrote:
speaking of IPods, why can't they put some form of speech like voiceover into IPods. I mean come on, if it could be done with Rockbox, then, surely Apple could do it with their own product.

Why should it be our! burden.

Chris.


----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]>
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Hi CB, there are two ways this could be done. Apple could engineer an ui and back it with vo or a 3rd party could develop an app that talks. there is a hardware device for the IPod called ITel I think that achieves at least
part of this for the IPod.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Blouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
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So out of curiosity, how would you make an iPhone accessible? Obviously it needs a speech engine, but how do you interact? There is no tactile UI. I think it's a lot like a touch screen kiosk and some have simple instructions saying to touch the top left for yes or top right for no.
That kind of interaction model doesn't scale very well for complex
interaction like typing an email . Not making excuses for Apple but this
seems like a tough nut to crack.

CB

Krister Ekstrom wrote:

22 jul 2008 kl. 05.10 skrev UCLA Bruins Fan:

I did bring this to an apple agents attention when I was calling
about another issue and was told that apple would "look into it" This was in June, and appparently nothing has been resolved as of now.

But seriously, what do you expect with all this Iphone business going on? I'm sorry to sound like i do, but it has always been like this that snassy flashy looks has been prioritized over functionality and accessibility. To be frank, i'm surprised that we have such a well
functioning screen reader as we have.

With all this said, i agree that the dialog in question should be
usable, i just wonder what the best way to get there is. If we get
angry and demanding, we will only be regarded as whiners and
complainers and if we ask politely, not much seems to happen.

/Krister













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