That's because this seems to be yet another typical blindy app, that is a reinvention of the wheel with some important features missing. I'm really beginning to get frightened of the trend i see where more and more special blindness solutions are developed for apps that already exist. In the case of gps, although i hate to admit this, i can see the need for some special features, which makes the combo of Ariadne and Navigon a good choise, but when reinvention of the wheel takes place... well, that's another matter. What do we gain by using this app instead of other well working ones? /Krister
13 jul 2012 kl. 13:24 skrev erik burggraaf: > All that for under $30? Amazing how little market research actually gets > done. So, aside from some hotkeys and a magnification feature, what does > this do that you can't get in an existing product for 5 bucks or less? > > There's no file support. You can only create text files. No word or rtf or > other standard markup formats. > There's no spell-check. > There're no formatting options such as alignments, bold, underline, fonts, > paragraph styles. > No access to air print. > > All for under 30 bucks eh? ...Wow. ...Snore. > > Erik Burggraaf > Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at > $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2012-07-12, at 4:41 PM, Steve wrote: > >> This is the announcement, it is not released yet. >> >> >> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a >> masochist and a very large optimist." >> >> Steve >> Lansing, MI >> AccessNote: AFB's New Note Taker for Your iOS Device >> >> Darren Burton and Ricky Kirkendall >> >> The AFB Tech lab is excited to announce that AFB will soon be releasing >> AccessNote, a note taker for your iPhone or other iOS device. AFB Tech, in >> conjunction >> with FloCo Apps, LLC, has designed what is expected to be a groundbreaking >> productivity tool for people with vision loss, and developers plan for its >> launch >> at the App Store later this summer. >> >> AccessNote is a powerful and efficient note taker that takes advantage of >> the tremendous built-in accessibility of your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. To >> allow for much greater typing speed, increase accuracy, and permit keyboard >> commands, AccessNote is designed to be used with the Apple Wireless Keyboard >> (QWERTY) as well as wireless braille keyboards and displays. AccessNote will >> be completely compatible with VoiceOver and the iOS screen reader. It can >> be used without a keyboard, but a keyboard adds efficiency. >> >> Description of AccessNote >> >> Although there is not yet a final price point, AccessNote will be priced >> under $30, and it will have many of the features found in traditional note >> takers >> and accessible PDAs. AccessNote creates notes in the .TXT file format, and >> it can also import .TXT files from e-mail or Dropbox accounts. It is designed >> with a clean, simple interface that uses standard iOS design techniques, so >> its layout will be familiar to iOS device users. >> >> The home screen is titled All Notes, which is the heading at the top of the >> screen. The next element is the "Add" button (for adding a new note) followed >> by the Search field. Next is the user's list of files and notes, which >> includes a table index for quickly scrolling through notes. Finally, there >> are three >> buttons at the bottom of the home screen: "Settings," "Favorites," and >> "Help." Once the user is in a note, the screen includes a "Back" button to >> go back >> to the All Notes screen as well as a "Review" button for going into a >> read-only mode. >> >> Some of the features designed into AccessNote include: >> >> list of 7 items >> • Compatibility with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless braille >> displays. >> • Fast and efficient navigation. >> • Powerful search features. >> • Automatic saving and syncing with Dropbox files. >> • Customized keyboard commands. >> • A review feature. >> • Options for larger text. >> list end >> >> Compatibility with the Apple Wireless Keyboard >> >> Although typing on an iOS touchscreen is certainly accessible, it is not >> nearly as efficient as using a traditional QWERTY keyboard, a primary reason >> for >> designing AccessNote for use with the >> Apple Wireless Keyboard >> (available from Apple for $69). Another reason is due to how well the Apple >> Wireless Keyboard works with VoiceOver to control an iOS device. There are >> keyboard commands for nearly all of VoiceOver's gestures, including >> swiping/flicking, using the rotor, and reading text. AccessNote will also be >> compatible >> with wireless refreshable braille displays. So far, AccessNote has been >> tested with the >> BraillePen12 from Aroga, >> which also has many commands for controlling an iOS device. >> >> Fast and Efficient Navigation >> >> Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard, users have several options for navigating >> a note. These options include navigating and reading by character, word, >> line, >> paragraph, page, or note. Users can also jump to a particular word or phrase >> with the Find feature, and users can also quickly jump to the top or bottom >> of a note. These navigation features also work on the device itself using >> standard and custom VoiceOver gestures, and most of the commands are >> available >> on wireless braille displays. >> >> Powerful Search Features >> >> AccessNote has two powerful features for searching notes: Search and Find. >> Search (found on the All Notes screen) is a global search tool used for >> searching >> for text throughout all of the user's files, and it can also search for file >> names. Find is used to search for text within the current note that is open. >> To activate the Find feature, users can use the Option + F command for the >> keyboard or a "double-tap and hold" gesture for use on the iOS device itself. >> >> Automatic Saving and Syncing with Dropbox Files >> >> To avoid any data loss, all edits are automatically saved when typing in a >> note. AccessNote also syncs automatically with the user's Dropbox account, so >> you have all your files all of the time. >> >> Customized Keyboard Commands >> >> The AFB Tech lab was able to create a handful of customized keyboard >> commands for the Apple Wireless Keyboard. These commands include: >> >> list of 6 items >> • Option + C to create a new note. >> • Option + R to rename a note. >> • Option + F to search for text within a note. >> • Option + P to search for a previous note. >> • Option + O to move to the next note. >> • Option + M to mark a note as a favorite. >> list end >> >> Although these custom commands have not yet been added for the wireless >> braille displays, this could come in a future update. >> >> The Review Feature >> >> In case users simply want to read their notes (for example, when studying >> for an exam), there is a convenient "Review" button at the top of each note. >> When >> using the Review feature, AccessNote is in a read-only mode, and thus, users >> don't have to worry about making any unwanted edits. There are also "tilt" >> gestures available when using the Review feature. Simply tilt the iOS device >> to the right to quickly switch to the next note or tilt it to the left to >> switch to the previous note. >> >> Options for Larger Text >> >> In Settings there is an option to choose the default text size. The >> available sizes are 14 point, 18 point, and 22 point font. AccessNote will >> also work >> with the Zoom feature built into iOS, but Zoom cannot be used at the same >> time as VoiceOver. >> >> Your Feedback Matters >> >> AFB Tech is very excited about AccessNote and has high hopes for its >> release. Because Apple's iOS devices are very powerful, AFB Tech wants to >> take advantage >> of that to allow students and professionals to use the same mainstream >> device that their sighted peers are using. The developers, of course, will >> be looking >> for feedback from those who purchase and use AccessNote, and they are >> anxious to hear your reactions to the new note taker. >> >> This of course turns the tables on the AFB Tech lab rats. For years, those >> in the AFB Tech product evaluation lab have been evaluating products designed >> by others and have never been known to pull any punches, so please let the >> lab have it if it has missed the mark. It is ready for the good, the bad, and >> the ugly. >> >> The AFB Tech lab appreciates the feedback received from readers using the >> AccessWorld app, which was the first iOS app AFB Tech developed in >> conjunction >> with FloCo Apps, LLC. The developers added several ideas provided by the >> readers to the AccessWorld app and hope to do the same for AccessNote upon >> its >> highly anticipated release. >> >> Stay tuned to AccessWorld and the AFB Blog for announcements of AccessNote's >> official release date. >> >> >> >> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a >> masochist and a very large optimist." >> >> Steve >> Lansing, MI >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >> toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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