I downloaded it right after I read the message, rather than waiting for anyone to report on its accessibility. Free apps for the day are usually just one day, so they need to be grabbed quickly if you want them for free.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 18/02/2013, at 1:49, "Mary Ellen Sanchez" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi is this free only for the Canadian I phone users? When I tried to get it > yesterday it said it was 99 cents. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Free App of the Day: runtastic Heart Rate Pro > > Hi Ron, > > I believe that the heart rate is represented in a graph so I am not sure you > can read it with Voiceover, but maybe get a sighted person to look at this. > > When I grabbed the app the day it was free I tried it and it beeped and then > I saved the reading and it seemed to indicate on the result that my average > heart rate was 60 at the time. It was in the morning and I had not done > anything much yet after getting up so that seemed correct. Anyhow, none of > the buttons which allow you to pick what kind of activity you are doing and > so on seems to be labeled and I think somebody needs to contact the > developer to see if they are willing to look at accessibility. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ron Pelletier > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 7:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Free App of the Day: runtastic Heart Rate Pro > > Hi, > > Where do I read the heart rate. Every time I take it it gives me the same > thing which is: 60 60-90 >90 081 888BPM > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Brett > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Free App of the Day: runtastic Heart Rate Pro > > Hi, > The camera and flash are found at the top right hand corner on the back of > the phone, if you are holding the phone with a home button facing you at the > bottom. Hope this makes sense. > > Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone > > On 15/02/2013, at 8:25 AM, "Fazil" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks much, Mr. Weitzel. >> It says: >> "lightly place your index finger on the camera lens and flash on the >> back > of your phone. Make sure the lens and flash are fully covered." >> May I know where the camera and the flash are located on Iphone5, please? >> Thanks! >> Fazil. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:17 AM >> Subject: Free App of the Day: runtastic Heart Rate Pro >> >> >>> Hello List, >>> >>> Here is an interesting little app which is free today. It measures >>> your heart rate without a heart rate monitor. >>> >>> All you do is start the app, then put a finger lightly onto the >>> camera > lens. >>> After a moment you hear your iPhone beep at your heart rate and after >>> 6 or 8 seconds it vibrates and you can remove your finger. Don't ask >>> me how it works, but it does seem to work. >>> >>> You can then save the reading, you can also create an account or sign >>> in with Facebook since of course nowadays all your friends need to >>> know all that you do including what your heart rate is. OK, so that >>> part is ridiculous, but this does really seem to work rather well >>> although I have not had time to really explore the app as to >>> accessibility. I did notice that this morning when I did this and >>> after I saved the app, Voiceover did read the date and time of the >>> reading and said my average heart rate was 58 bpm which I assume >>> stands > for beats per minute. >>> >>> It does display some sort of graph so maybe parts of the app may not >>> be accessible, but maybe the developer can also improve things a bit >>> if he gets some messages from blind users. I wouldn't necessarily >>> tell him I got his app for free on a promo, but that's really beside >>> the > point. >>> >>> Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day to all the ladies, maybe this app >>> arrived just in the nick of time and you can use it to check your >>> heart rate remains in save limits after that romantic dinner *smile*. >>> OK, > here is the link: >>> >>> RunTastic Heart Rate PRO by runtastic >>> >>> Canadian App Store: >>> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/runtastic-heart-rate-pro/id586956623? >>> mt=8 >>> >>> US App Store: >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runtastic-heart-rate-pro/id586956623? >>> mt=8 >>> >>> UK App Store: >>> https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/runtastic-heart-rate-pro/id586956623? >>> mt=8 >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an > email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> 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 Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an > email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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