Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : burak via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi, the alex voice will work on 64-bit devices. Which means it will work on the 5s, but sadly not on the 4s. I freeked out when I heard this, because I was looking forward to that.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=176055#p176055

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : shuteye via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Alex on an IPhone 6? I'd think that'd be quite the battery hog no? While we're on the subject, I'm not going to be a happy person when IPhones start getting massive screens. If I'm walking around using a GPS app, I like that I can reach all ov

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : brad via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi.I use an Iphone 5S and think it works great.Ive gotten used to typing on the touch screan keyboard layout and don't find it anoying at all.No, i'm not one of hthose who can write a paragraph in about a minute but it does what I want it to do and that'

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chandu via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? at aaron: yeah, and their customisation is done in such a way so as not to brake the in built accessibility and also provide adissional options for a better experience.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=175970#p175970

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : aaron via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi,I like the Samsung android devices, and they're getting better. In the next update they'll be adding some exclusive things to their version of talkback, one of them being the ability to completely turn off the screen, unlike the shades app which just

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : SLJ via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? I agree that the latest Android versions are very accessible and usable. But you still need to watch out for heavy custumised versions of Android, which brakes the accessibility. check out the Nexus phones. In this way, you'll get the experience Google wants you t

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : shuteye via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? I for one would much rather have a device with no touch screen and a qwerty keyboard. If designed properly, it can be no slower to navigate, especially if you were able to enable "first letter navigation". Thus, if you unlock your phone to a home screen and

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? And I think I'd be more intreegged to try a touch screen phone or tablit if it had a keyboard to.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=175870#p175870 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-refl

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? At Chandu they could just as well die being forced to work in unsanitary conditions on hours on end being fed who knows what. Would the money they make even buy enough to keep them full? If Apple spent more money on a better imployer program they could pervide for

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chris via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi.Concerning Android, the accessibility is almost up to par with iOS.There are still a few areas that need work, but overall it is pretty usable.I know, I used to think Android was horrible in terms of accessibility and it was for a while until I think 2011 or 2012

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chandu via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? from the experiences so far, is it resonable, among the "touch supporters", to asume that more blinds prefer a touchscreen with a qwerty keypad?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=175866#p175866 ___

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chandu via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? ok, concerning android accessibility, it's not that bad, especially in android 4 and above and in phones without exass of custumisation. you'd consider trying googles own nexes phones out. a lot of my friends have droids and I dairesay we can use

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chandu via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? ok, concerning android accessibility, it's not that bad, especially in android 4 and above and in phones without exass of custumisation. you'd consider trying googles own nexes phones out. a lot of my friends have droids and I dairesay we can use

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : turtlepower17 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Well, as far as Android accessibility goes, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole, from what I've heard. I hope though that this topic doesn't degenerate into a battle of the devices...As I said, that kind of stuff just works on my last nerve. Peo

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Good points above Turtle. Also people today are alot more careless. Thankfully I would think that blind people would take better care of there things in genral then sightlings. I do have friends though that treat there I Phones like junk, and they aren't built to

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : turtlepower17 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Well, as far as Android accessibility goes, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole, from what I've heard. I hope though that this topic doesn't degenerate into a battle of the devices...As I said, that kind of stuff just works on my last nerve. Peo

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Well it seems like all my blind friends that have touch screen phones have I phones, and sadly that is where most of the accessibility is with Apple is as you said. So I feel that my point is valid. As a consumer I have the responcebilaty to know what my money is going

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Well it seems like all my blind friends that have touch screen phones have I phones, and sadly that is where most of the accessibility is with Apple is as you said. So I feel that my point is valid. As a consumer I have the responcebilaty to know what my money is going

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : SLJ via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi.I agree on post 3. Touch screens are really great for blind folk when it comes to get the visual overview of things. When it comes to typing, keyboards is the way to go. For me, MBraille works great, which is an app which lets you write text in Braille on a multi

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? As an after thought. Lets say Apple did not use any childlabor at all. Lets say they were all adults working there. Would it be fare for them to work long hours sweating away for low wages not even the price of that I Phone or tablit. Not even a percentage of what

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Jeffb via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? I'm a keyboard guy, and probably will always be. I think a lot of my negativity about even trying a touch screen device is amed at my dislike for Apple. I took a bissness class a few years ago in college, and I learned that I Phones, I Pads and a lot of Ap

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : CAE_Jones via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? I want touch screens with tactile feedback. Notice, one of the first things I did when we learned about Coulomb's Law... in sixth grade... was to ask the teacher if that meant tactile illusions could be created electronically. This is not an amazing innov

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : turtlepower17 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Well, I'm certainly going to be in the minority here, but I prefer keyboards.While I can appreciate the fact that touch screens are very popular, there are certain things that you just can't do as efficiently on them. For example, typing extensively. I can

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : aaron via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi,I agree with @pitermach. I can quite comfortably use a touch screen, but texting and dialing on a keypad is easier. I honestly end up just using the contact list more often than not.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=175739#p175739

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : pitermach via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? For navigating the inter face, IE interacting with apps, the touch screen is in some areas much faster. But when it comes to dialling numbers or typing, keypads definitely win, though with things like Fleksy the experience is slowly getting there. This is why I wish

Re: the touch experience?

2014-06-01 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : burak via Audiogames-reflector
Re: the touch experience? Hi,, If both models of a device was available, I'd probably choose the touch model. The keypad model would be better because of it's qwerty model maybe.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=1756

the touch experience?

2014-05-31 Thread AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Chandu via Audiogames-reflector
the touch experience? most of us, or at least, [I think] most of us, started our tech life with a normal keyboard/keypad, and later migrated into touchscreens/touchpads. now, touch devices have become so common that finding a mobile device with a keypad is hell of a dificalty.so I was wondering