As a first time iPhone user with Sprint, I'm looking forward to the 4S. I have to admit, I'm also interested in Siri as well. I wonder if I could just say "open Heytel" or something and it'd just open the app for me rather than unlocking the phone, navigating to the page, etc.
Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Oct 8, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > There is a pretty decent iPhone OCR app called Prizmo , which I've been > using with marginal success on my 3GS. I wouldn't necessarily write checks > against a balance shown in my Prizmo result, but often obtain understandable > text. I'm no camera buff, but assume that augmentation of the capacity from > 3MP to 8MP and addition of the flash will dramatically improve my OCR > results. More over, pages should be recognized more quickly since this app > is using on board resources rather than the cloud, hence the faster processor > will be a factor. > > This is without mentioning the 60% increase in my battery life and hopefully > the other party will stop hearing the call waiting signal and voiceOver > output (even when spoken through the headphones). To reiterate, I'm really > looking forward to the 4S :)!! > > Best regards. > Geoff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: william lomas > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 12:18 PM > Subject: Re: is the iPhone 4s worth it? > > > hope we do in general get a good OCR program though otherwise how can a > camera ne worth it for blind users? > > On Oct 8, 2011, at 5:13 PM, John Panarese wrote: > >> Absolutely, Jeff. This is exactly why we are getting the negativity. This >> is what happens when rumors run amuck and people buy into them. I ordered >> my 4S without reservations or any apprehensions. The camera, Siri and the >> better processor are simply worth the money to me. >> >> Take Care >> John Panarese >> jpanar...@mac-access.net >> >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >> >>> I'm very puzzled by a lot of the negative reaction to the 4S and suspect >>> that many who are now mashing their teeth would have been singing Apple's >>> praises had they announced an identical device, but instead named it the >>> iPhone 5?!?! Frankly the specs mostly conform to the iPhone 5 roomers when >>> these very people were counting down the days to Apple's iPhone 5 >>> unveiling, and couldn't wait to get their hands on one. It wasn't >>> anticipated that this model would add LTE support, and it didn't. Perhaps >>> my perspective is different since I have a 3GS and am upgrade eligible, but >>> I preordered my 64 GB 4S as soon as it was possible at ohh Dark hundred >>> Friday morning and am anxiously awaiting its arrival!! If I already had a >>> 4 and was not yet eligible for a carrier subsidized upgrade, I suspect I >>> would have still been tempted by the 4S improvements, but probably would >>> not have taken the leap. >>> >>> The following article entitled "why the iPhone 4S critics are wrong, wrong, >>> wrong" presents an interesting counter argument to the source sited below: >>> >>> http://blogs.computerworld.com/19049/why_the_iphone_4s_critics_are_wrong_wrong_wrong >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Geoff >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: william lomas >>> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >>> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 8:39 AM >>> Subject: is the iPhone 4s worth it? >>> >>> >>> http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/9709-is-the-iphone-4s-worth-buying >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! 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