Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-14 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : flackers via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind That's the trouble with technology for the blind, it's all so over-priced. I have a pearl camera to go with the FreedomScientific's OpenBook software. It's seems to me to be just a glorified webcam and it costs a small fortune.The p

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-14 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : jack via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind Excellent idea, overpriced product. This is something one could put together with an Arduino Miniboard, an ultrasonic censor or two, and a vibration motor from an old cellphone or an old pc speaker if you prefer beeps, for a fraction of the price of this

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-14 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : SLJ via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind Hi.Hmm, interesting device, but I find it way too expensive and with limited functions. So where should I have my Apple watch when wearing the other thing which they call a smartwatch, which only seems to be a navigation tool? Maybe if it gets more

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-06 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : CharlesUnava via Audiogames-reflector
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Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-06 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : magurp244 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind It is a bit of a strange marketing angle, in the video tutorials they even refer to the programs on it as apps. It gives a strong impression that they'll be adding in other programs and functions to it, although there's little mention of how

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-06 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : flackers via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind They are pretty expensive at an ex vat price of £300. You probably already know this but there are lots of organisations including the RNIB who offer grants to help buy devices such as these. Once upon a time your local authority might have funded it

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-06 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : flackers via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind It's a bit strange the way they're pitching this device. Calling it a smart watch and such. As far as I can tell it's a mobility aid, but nowhere does it say that. When  I first heard it described as a smart watch, I thought it connected

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-06 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Angel via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind Thanks.I heared yesterday on the gear s is a screen reader and you do not need to use the circle to acces the obtions.You can use it like a samsung phone with swipes and double taps. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=323072#p323072

Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-05 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : simba via Audiogames-reflector
Re: New Fitbit Device for the Blind Hi.Well, sounds good and all, but I would have found it a better idea to make the fidbit fitness bands accessible to blind people, because apparently they are quite good, but I think that the apps to configure the bands is not accessible.Ok, now for the

New Fitbit Device for the Blind

2017-08-04 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : magurp244 via Audiogames-reflector
New Fitbit Device for the Blind As reported by [arstechnica] today: The Sunu Band smartwatch is designed for people with visual impairments and utilizes ultrasonic sonar pulses to detect nearby objects, and then vibrating to varying degrees to inform the wearer of those objects proximity