The user guide and FAQ are both on their site, I read them; but practice will be the key to it I think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kawal Gucukoglu" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 8:23 PM Subject: Re: Introducing BrailleTouch - an iPhone app for typing in braille on your touchscreen
Since I do not use Flexi, do any of you know how to use this new App yet? Kawal. On 30 Dec 2012, at 04:23 PM, christopher hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all. > I thought I would chime in with my views on the upcoming release of > BrailleTouch. > Like Fleksy, this will be a revolutionary way of typing on the iOs devices > except for the iPad as the initial release will not be supported. > I can't wait to check out the app myself. > While I appreciate the limitations in the initial release, like no Grade 2 > support and no support for languages other than English, I will be very > happy to test it as is and give feedback accordingly. I also understand > why the developers are doing it this way. > Like others I will try out the free version then if I am comfortable pay > for one or both of the in-app purchases. i will most likely get the two as > I frequently post to Facebook and not just Twitter or Twitter alone. So > will need the clipboard upgrade to do this and not just the messaging > upgrade. > Chris. > On 30 Dec 2012, at 11:42, Søren Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi. >> I can't wait to check out this app. Is other languages than english going >> to be supported? I'm especially thinking about the danish characters. >> Best regards: >> Søren Jensen >> Mail & MSN: >> [email protected] >> Website: >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >> >> Den 27/12/2012 kl. 13.31 skrev BrailleTouch >> <[email protected]>: >> >>> Greetings and Happy Holidays! >>> >>> My name is Caleb, and I'm one of the developers of a new iPhone app >>> called BrailleTouch. BrailleTouch allows you to type using braille on >>> your touchscreen, and is based on the standard six key braille keyboard. >>> We are excited to announce that BrailleTouch will be on the App Store by >>> the end of January! We hope that you will like BrailleTouch and find it >>> useful. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, and I've >>> included some more information about the app below. >>> >>> With BrailleTouch, you can send text messages, emails, and tweets from >>> the touchscreen braille keyboard. You can also copy text you type in >>> braille to the clipboard and paste it into other apps on your iPhone. >>> There is a free version of BrailleTouch, so you can try it before you >>> buy it. The free version lets you type in braille and hear the text you >>> entered. Many braille instructors have told us that they would like to >>> use BrailleTouch as a teaching tool, which the free version will >>> support. Additional features are available as In App Purchases. The >>> Messaging Upgrade allows you to send text messages, emails, and tweets >>> from the touchscreen braille keyboard. The Clipboard Upgrade allows you >>> to copy text from the touchscreen braille keyboard and paste it into >>> other apps on your iPhone. >>> >>> BrailleTouch is based on research conducted at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, >>> Georgia, USA, where I am a graduate student. My colleagues and I tested >>> the software with eleven volunteers who are blind. We found that people >>> who knew the standard Perkins braille keyboard were able to master >>> BrailleTouch within an hour of practice and type at an average of 23 >>> words per minute using Grade 1 braille. We received such positive >>> feedback that we were inspired to take this research out of the >>> laboratory and release BrailleTouch to the public. We hope this software >>> will provide a helpful alternative to the VoiceOver split tap keyboard, >>> and that it will help improve the mobile computing experience for people >>> in the blind community who use an iPhone. >>> >>> BrailleTouch is fully compatible with VoiceOver. It works on the iPhone >>> 3GS through the iPhone 5, iPod touch models since the 3rd generation, >>> and requires iOS 5.0 or a later operating system. BrailleTouch is only >>> for the iPhone and iPod touch, and is not supported on the iPad. The >>> first release is based on North American English Grade 1 Uncontracted >>> Braille. You can choose to hear speech feedback for each character you >>> type, each word you type, or both. >>> >>> More information about BrailleTouch is available on our website: >>> http://brailletouchapp.com/ >>> >>> The website includes a User Guide and Frequently Asked Questions. You >>> can also sign up for our email list, and we will notify you when we have >>> an exact release date in January for the app. >>> >>> We are also on Twitter: >>> https://twitter.com/brailletouch >>> >>> With the free version of BrailleTouch, you can try out the touchscreen >>> braille keyboard and hear the text that you typed read back to you. The >>> Messaging Upgrade allows you to send text messages, emails, and tweets, >>> and costs US$9.99. The Clipboard Upgrade allows you to copy text from >>> the braille keyboard to paste into other apps, and costs US$9.99. You >>> must have the Messaging Upgrade first before you can get the Clipboard >>> Upgrade. >>> >>> I am happy to answer any questions you may have. We are very excited >>> about the upcoming release of BrailleTouch on the App Store. I hope that >>> you will like BrailleTouch and find it useful. >>> >>> Best wishes and happy holidays, >>> Caleb >>> The BrailleTouch Team >>> http://brailletouchapp.com/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> 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/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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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