I just read the user guide for this device. It definitely seems on the expensive side to me. I think if a person really wants to use the iPhone efficiently and if they really don’t want to use the touch screen for some reason they should just buy a blue tooth keyboard. Those are just my thoughts though. On Feb 13, 2014, at 7:08 AM, Thuy <tmallal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes. I have one of these, and they are really good. Not sure why the > Android version has to be a completely separate device, which means > that you have to have the right model for each corresponding OS? Maybe > it's so you have to buy more units if you're like me and like to > experiment with different platforms. Can get a little complex after a > while as you have to remember which mode to set it to, i.e navigation > mode, texting mode, media control mode etc. I don't find texting all > that quick with it either, since you don't have the T9 predictive mode > that was available with Symbian phones., so can be slow as you have to > press the numeric key however many times to get the corresponding > letter. I'd say that it's ideal for basic media controls if you are > listening to music or audio books. The battery life seems good, and > they really are tiny and compact. A little expensive in my opinion - > 80 UK pounds! All things considered though, a nice little gadget. > > Cheers > > Thuy > > > On 13/02/2014, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote: >> Hi folks: >> >> Does anyone on this list know anything about the product? >> >> Cheers. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ein Lee >> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:20 PM >> To: mac-access@mac-access.net >> Subject: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'd like to introduce a small product our company makes for Apple iOS >> VoiceOver users. It's called RiVO. We have seen blind people use their >> smartphones quite well with RiVO. I'm trying my best to make people know >> about the availability of this product from a land far away. >> >> RiVO is a revolutionary keyboard-like remote for Apple iOS VoiceOver users. >> The name stands for Remote interface to VoiceOver. 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