You did understand that it was an April Fools joke right? The price Sieghard mentioned for that imaginary special iPhone was $1000.
Richard > On Apr 1, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Dani Pagador <[email protected]> wrote: > > I missed the price on that special iPhone. How many pretty pennies > that I don't have would it cost me??? > >> On 4/1/17, Shaf Patel <[email protected]> wrote: >> The HIMS notetaker is quite a decent device. It's definitely worth >> getting if you can get the funding for it. >> >> >>> On 4/1/2017 8:43 PM, Richard Turner wrote: >>> >>> It was almost believable, other than the price. >>> Both Humanware and HIMS are touting android devices with a braille >>> display, of course they are 4 to 5 thousand dollars. >>> >>> Science fiction has proven to be possible in the past, so one could >>> only hope, grin. >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> On Apr 1, 2017, at 4:51 PM, Evan Reese <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, I admit it, I was taken in. I guess my judgment was clouded by >>>> wishful thinking. It would sure be cool to have such a device. >>>> Feeling a bit sad, >>>> Evan >>>> >>>> *From:* Merv Keck <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 01, 2017 6:49 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* RE: Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind >>>> with integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >>>> >>>> >>>> Considering how many resources Facebook and other companies spend >>>> each year trying to eliminate fake news, I am constantly amazed at >>>> the number of people who are amused by these obviously fake and not >>>> amusing stories. If someone posted a fake story about a blind >>>> friendly device on May 22^nd or a new Cumulative update on March >>>> fourteenth and then at the end of the message they said. Hey only >>>> kidding. Everyone would be angry. Not the least bit amused. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andy Baracco >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 1, 2017 6:33 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* Re: Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind >>>> with integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> April fools! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> *From:*Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> *To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> *Sent:*Saturday, April 01, 2017 3:23 PM >>>> >>>> *Subject:*Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind with >>>> integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> In the most recent Today in iOS Podcast which I listened to this >>>> morning at around the 32 minute mark, Rob mentioned that >>>> apparently reliable sources from Mac Rumours and 9to5Mac said >>>> Apple is working on a special iPhone for the blind with a 20-cell >>>> braille display. This may be available as early as this fall, the >>>> braille cells would take up part of the screen, but of course >>>> there still would be a smaller area which accepts the familiar >>>> touch gestures as well and it will be priced similarly to the >>>> rumoured iPhone 8 at just over $1,000 US. Below is a direct link >>>> to the Podcast, if you subscribe to Today in iOS you can quickly >>>> skip ahead and start listening at around 32 minutes into the >>>> Podcast. I am not much of a braille user myself, but I know many >>>> on this list use braille all the time and this would probably be >>>> a big hit for braille users. Here now the link, if you listen by >>>> going to this link on a computer look for the button Jaws speaks >>>> as "Unlabelled 0": >>>> >>>> >>>> http://tii.libsyn.com/tii-item-0424-ios-103-gold-master-and-ios-1032-beta-1 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>>> iPhone list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >>>> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than >>>> posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached >>>> at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 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