I absolutely love my iPhone and don't know what I would do without it! I have also convinced a few other totally blind friends...and also my twin sister...to get one...and they don't know what they would do without them either! I do everything on mine! It's like having a little computer in my pocket or purse!
Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2017, at 9:58 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't love a phone either. My computer, on the other hand, is really > what I can put faith in. > -- > > Devin Prater > Sent from Discordia using Gnus for Emacs. > Email: [email protected] > > "Jewel" <[email protected]> writes: > >> I, also, have an iPhone 5S, and I loathe the horrid thing, and that is * not >> because I have made up my mind to do so. I would love to love it as all the >> blind people that I know >> who have one are rapturous in its praises and tell me: hand on heart: that >> life has never been so good, but believe that statement, I cannot! >> Jewel >> >> From: Richard Turner >> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 1:37 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >> >> I used to be the braille and adaptive device instructor at a State >> Commission for the Blind. When I heard about the first accessible iPhone, I >> started paying attention to see if >> they decided to make the iPod Touch accessible as at that time I had no >> interest in a cell phone. >> >> On November 20, 2009, I decided to go to the Apple store to check out the >> new iPod Touch 3rd generation with VoiceOver. >> >> I convinced the store to let me buy one with the understanding that if I >> decided it wasn't right for our clients, or myself, that I could return it >> with no "restocking fees." >> >> Needless to say, I did not return it. >> >> I convinced my manager that we should start teaching clients how to use it >> since it already did more than many other blindness specific products and >> was considerably >> cheaper. I even bought an external GPS receiver/battery pack from Dual >> Electronics and began using the Touch as an accessible GPS device. >> >> Our office now supplies all the staff who have to travel with an iPhone in >> place of the old Blackberries they used to use because of the built-in >> accessibility. >> >> I bought the iPhone 5s for myself when it came out as I finally decided >> having a cell phone was a very good idea plus it meant I had a GPS system >> without a bulky external >> device. >> >> I now do most things on my iPhone and my iPod Touch 6th generation. >> >> Thank you Steve Jobs. >> >> Richard >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Esther Levegnale >> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 6:03 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >> >> Hi, Everyone! >> >> The iPhone has certainly made a huge difference in my life. My Apple >> experience started back on February 6, 2012, when I walked into the Apple >> Store at the West Farms >> Mall in West Hartford, CT, and bought an iPod Touch. Because I had a very >> bad experience with a touch-screen device before then that was meant for >> blind people, I decided >> to buy an iPod first in order for me to reacquaint myself with a touch >> screen. Well, let me tell you. It didn't take me long to get used to the >> iPod Touch. I was emailing the day >> after I bought the device, and then the following November I took the plunge >> and bought the iPhone 5. The rest is history. >> >> I do almost everything on my phone and I absolutely love it. >> >> It felt wonderful to walk into that Apple Store and buy the same thing that >> everyone else buys rather than spending money to buy only adaptive products >> for the blind. >> Believe me, I'm not knocking these blindness-related devices and, in fact, >> they are wonderful too, but it was so wonderful when I heard VoiceOver speak >> for the first time in >> the store when the salesperson activated it for me. >> >> Anyway, that's my story about my Apple experience. I also switched from a >> Dell computer over to an Apple MacBook Air. >> >> Take care everyone! >> >> Esther Levegnale >> >> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! >> >> On May 4, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In 2007 I purchased a Trekker/Maestro for $2,000 among other assistive >> technology devices (i.e., Note Reader II, etc.). At that time I composed an >> e-mail to one of the >> various blindness-oriented e-mail lists suggesting how nice it would be if a >> single device could support all the various aspects of assistive technology. >> Little did I know >> that such a device was being initially released by Apple - the iPhone. I >> wished I had that $2000 and waited for what coming; it is truly amazing and >> definitely life >> changing! >> >> **************** >> >> - Bill >> >> - "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis." >> - Translation: to "The damned and accursed are consigned to the flames of >> hell." >> - Mozart's Requiem, "Confutatis Maledictis" >> >> On May 3, 2017, at 1:28 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> CNET: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >> >> Ten years ago, Nokia was the world's largest phone maker. Microsoft was >> gearing up to launch Windows Vista. And the best new products at CES >> included a wireless TV and an MP3 player that streamed internet radio. >> >> Then, on Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a device that went on >> to change the world -- a $499 iPhone that came with 4GB of storage. It was a >> mobile phone, a music player and an Internet device. >> >> "iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years >> ahead of any other mobile phone," Jobs said at the time. >> >> Since then, Apple has sold more than 1.2 billion iPhones and has become the >> most profitable public company in the world. Copycat phones from companies >> like Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Xiaomi proliferated across the globe, and >> now even people in places without steady electricity have smartphones. >> >> "It's difficult to understate [the iPhone's] impact," Reticle Research >> analyst Ross Rubin said. "The ripples it has created affect wide swaths of >> our lives." >> >> Here are some ways the iPhone has changed the way we live: >> 1. We're always on >> >> It used to be you'd fire up your computer, wait for your Wi-Fi to connect >> (or your dialup connection, if we're going wayyy back) and open Internet >> Explorer, Safari or some other web browser. Now you're connected to the >> internet all the time. If you're not on Wi-Fi, you're linked through your >> cellular network. >> >> It's not just inescapable connectivity that the iPhone helped bring about. >> It's also how we actually access the internet. The iPhone made mobile web >> browsing useful for the first time. Every other mobile web browser before >> that was painful, in the words of CNET's Kent German. Soon came a flood of >> apps, which removed the need to open a web browser at all. >> >> 2. Tablets, watches and headphones, oh my >> >> Multiple devices are either tied to the iPhone or exist because the phone >> was created. There's the iPad, essentially a larger iPhone you use at home. >> And there's the Apple Watch, which is tethered to the iPhone. >> >> Then there are all the accessories spurred by the popularity of the iPhone, >> like phone cases; Bluetooth speakers and headphones; and charging docks. ABI >> Research estimates that revenue in the global mobile accessories market will >> top $110 billion in 2021. >> >> "Given users' attachment to their smartphones and their wants and needs to >> personalize and protect them, the aftermarket mobile accessories market is >> showing no signs of slowing down," ABI analyst Marina Lu said. >> >> 3. The key to happiness >> >> You may not remember this now, but Apple's first iPhone didn't have such a >> thing as third-party apps or the App Store. That changed in July 2008, when >> Apple introduced the iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2.0 software. >> >> The App Store is what made the iPhone a must-have device. There are now more >> than 2 million apps in the App Store, with essentially every company making >> one or more apps. And the iPhone and App Store have spawned industries that >> couldn't exist without smartphones. There'd be no Uber or Lyft to shuttle us >> from place to place, for instance, or Instagram or Snapchat for sharing our >> photos. >> >> 4. Everyone's a shutterbug >> >> Sure, we had cameras on our phones before the iPhone. But the Apple gadget's >> combination of easy internet access and apps like Instagram inspired >> people's inner photographer. >> >> As a result, lugging around an actual camera became redundant. >> >> "We as a species take more pictures than we ever had in the past by an order >> of magnitude," Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart said. >> >> 5. Livin' live >> >> The phone's camera also means you have a portable camcorder (remember >> those?) at your fingertips. And on top of that, the phone's connection lets >> you broadcast video immediately. That could mean talking to your family >> members on the other side of the country or shooting a cat video for >> YouTube. Or, thanks to services like Facebook Live or Periscope, the >> technology can be used for filming police brutality or instantly reporting >> something you've seen. >> >> On the flip side, having these smart devices on us at all times lets law >> enforcement and corporations (like the makers of those apps on your phone) >> track us. Apple has taken a strong stance on privacy, but security remains a >> big concern for users. >> >> 6. Putting the digits in digital >> >> Touchscreens once were rare. Now babies are swiping at TVs and wondering why >> the screen doesn't change. Interactive screens are in virtually everything, >> even refrigerators. When Jobs introduced the iPhone, he said, "We are all >> born with the ultimate pointing device -- our fingers -- and iPhone uses >> them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse." >> >> He was more right than he could imagine. The appeal of a touchscreen phone >> forced Microsoft to embrace touch in its software and get its hardware >> partners to make touchscreen phones, tablets and computers. >> >> It's almost surprising to see a device today without a touchscreen (though >> Apple maintains it won't be putting touchscreens in its Mac computers). >> >> 7. You are here >> >> The introduction of mapping on the iPhone meant you no longer had to feel >> like an embarrassed tourist in a new city, clutching a giant paper map on >> the street corner. Google Maps and Apple Maps are two of the most-used apps >> on the iPhone, and they've steadily added features over the years, like >> public transit directions. >> >> The first iPhone had only 4GB of storage. >> >> 8. Gaming goes to the next level >> >> The iPhone reinvented the idea of mobile gaming. Apps like Angry Birds, that >> anyone could play using their fingers on the touchscreen, became hugely >> popular, and payment models changed. Many games are now free to play -- >> instead of charging a sales price, developers came up with the idea of >> in-app purchases, which let you pay for new levels and features as you go. >> >> Seven of the top 10 grossing iPhone apps are games, like Pokemon Go, >> according to market tracker App Annie. >> >> 9. Cash ain't king >> >> Apple wasn't the first company to talk about mobile payments, but it did >> make even your grandma aware of the technology, which lets you use your >> phone to purchase things. Goodbye, cash. Hello, iPhone. The iPhone's Wallet >> app also can store retail coupons, reward cards, and passes for flights and >> movies, all in one place. >> >> Cash isn't dead yet -- there still are many places that don't take mobile >> payments -- but using your phone at the checkout stand is more common than >> ever. >> >> 10. But wait -- there's more >> >> There's no way to sum up all that the iPhone did in just 10 points. So >> here's a grab bag of additional stuff. >> >> Apple basically killed Adobe Flash on mobile devices and made endless >> scrolling a very good thing. You never have to carry a calculator or >> flashlight anymore, and visual voicemail lets you easily skip forward in a >> meandering message. Podcasts mean you don't have to listen to the radio in >> real time -- and they give you new options, such as the hit show "Serial." >> >> Social media has also shifted heavily to mobile devices from desktop >> computers, letting people feel connected to friends at all times. Facebook >> said that in its most recent quarter, roughly 84 percent of its $6.82 >> billion in ad revenue came from mobile ads. >> >> At the same time, the iPhone has been linked to the rise in >> attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and short attention spans in kids. >> Governments use mobile devices to spy on their citizens, and consumers give >> up a lot of personal information in exchange for services like Uber rides. >> >> But even with the negatives, don't try to take someone's iPhone away. >> >> Original Article at: >> https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-ipad-q2-2017-earnings-revenue/ >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> 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. 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