Hi all. I only posted about this in that I thought it would be ported over to apple. This is what I was told by someone at Verizon, but in the end, we will only know if and when it happens. I didn’t mean to get us off track on Android and Tom, I know this is not what you were trying to do. Your description of what you have done with this suite of programs is very welcoming. So, I appologize if my information about it being ported to apple turns out to be incorrect.
Neal From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 7:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Velasense technology may be a big jump for people who are blind, etc. Hi. Back in June, 2012, I was part of a focus group that got to test a suite of apps that were running on Verizon Android phones, and though I thought the app suite was a nice concept and was pretty cool, I wasn't wowed by it. At the CSUN conference in 2013, I became aware that this suite was to be called Velasense and I had a chance to test it again; in fact, I've been in regular contact with one of the developers ever since and have met with him to check it out and see how it's evolved. Today, I met with that same developer and one of his teammates to see the release candidate for Velasense which will roll out very soon. As a confirmed Apple/IOS/Voiceover fan, I have to say that what I saw of Velasense was pretty darn impressive. To be sure, there are still some things that need to be tightened up and some usability tweaks that could be implemented, but the developers showed me and my coworker that they're very committed to developing a good, solid package and that they're really responsive to end-user feedback. Would I switch to the package after it rolls out? No, not right away at least; I've got too much time and money invested to throw away my iPhone 6 and all the apps that I've bought over the past five years. Until today, I've been telling my students who are struggling and frustrated with Android phones and Talkback to scrap what they've got and switch to Apple. Now, if they're already on Verizon, and they have a decent phone, especially something like the Galaxy S5, they don't have to switch; they will soon be able to go to the Google Play store or whatever it's called, download and install Velasense, run the quick tutorial and get right into Velasense fairly quickly. Just as there are alternatives to JAWS or Window-Eyes, Velasense could represent a viable alternative to the Apple ecosystem, and healthy competition is always a good thing in my view. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 20, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Neal Ewers <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, this is a suite of products in one app that allows people to do a number of things like get directions, do facial recognition, read bar codes and much more. I think it is currently only on Verizon, but I may well be wrong about that. I am told by someone at Verizon that this is now on Android and will be ported to Apple devices. There are two links below. First is a short video that gives you information about what this app does. The second is a short description of the app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Y7Dk_Lysg A limited description can be found at http://www.velasense.com/ Neal -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. 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