hi, Why are you frightened? Lol. just don't buy it. don't these products have the right to be in the app store as their main stream equivalents? I wouldn't buy this but, there might be some people out there who truly, find it beneficial. I see hundreds of apps that do about the same thing, across all price points, and feature sets. To me, this is no different. a matter of fact, just by looking at the release, and speculating over the price, I just couldn't imagine many blind people, or people of any group buying this in meaningful numbers.
BTW, I personally find nothing wrong with reinventing the wheel. After all, thats how the wheel went from a crude piece of stone to an alloy wrapped in rubber with air in between. :) Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jul 13, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Krister Ekstrom <kris...@kristersplace.com> wrote: > 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. > 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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