I think she already does own an iPhone. On 2013-05-15, at 5:43 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Personally, I'd go for the iPhone. If you are going to pay for a data plan, > you may as well have accessible texting, contact management, caller ID, > missed call information, and so on in addition to the advantages of iOS apps. > The iPad does not have as good a camera as the iPhone, but it may work okay > for OCR and object identification, I don't know. However, I imagine lining up > an iPad is going to be way harder than a phone, simply because the iPad is so > large. In addition, the iPad's screen is huge compared to an iPhone, so I > often find myself getting lost on the screen when I use other peoples' iPads. > On the iPhone, the screen is small enough that you always know where things > are once you get used to the apps you use most, and even things in the middle > of the screen are easier to locate. Finally, the iPad is difficult to just > carry with you, but has no advantage for a blind person over the iPhone, so > why not get the smaller device so you can put it in a pocket or purse with no > problem? Those are just my opinions, and please note that I have only used > iPads every so often, I don't own one myself. > On May 15, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi again y'all >> I have some questions about the iPad from a totally blind person's >> perspective. I have a totally blind friend who is debating the issue of an >> iPad versus an iPhone. I am leaning toward her getting an iPhone, but she >> has another totally blind friend who got an iPad and adores it. I have told >> her that we need to test out the camera on the iPad insofar as how easy it >> is to line the thing up with things like money, and cans with TapTapSee. >> Could you guys give me some opinions on that subject? We are going to the >> Apple Store today, and because TapTapSee is a free program, I am hoping I >> can talk one of those folks into putting it on one of those iPads so that we >> can check it out. >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
