Android also uses the Linux kernel so this makes sense. On 02/03/13 13:48, Richard Turner wrote: > I think the background is that APH and Levelstar joined forces to release > the Braille Plus several years ago based on the Linux platform. > Apparently, they reached the end of what they could do with Linux and fell > vastly short of what was promised for that machine. > > They chose then to recreate the device on the Android platform with an 18 > cell braille display so they could have a device that would be a note taker, > a GPS system, an OCR system and a Phone (if anyone would really want phone > functions on that sized device.) > > Android 2.3 was chosen because of contracted braille support. > > I've seen the machine, and am not impressed, but this is not the forum for > that discussion. > > Personally, I am not going to continue talking about APH and Android apps or > devices on this list. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of James Mannion > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 11:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Summary of Seeing Eye app presentation at CSUN > > There is a population of blind Android usesers that swear by it and > swear off Apple and accept inferior accessibility because their > priority is google and the Android platform. I think there are still > more blind Iphone users because better accessibility is a priority. So > my point is that APH has a group to market to and it is easier and I > think less expensive to put something on the Android market than on > IOS. I suspect APH either prefers Android for some reasons of beliefs > held by the people in charge of things or they saw it as a mor > conservative approach to launch it on the Android platform or possibly > there are technical limitations they can't get around with Apple. > Someone mentioned using Google maps not being possible on IOS. I don't > know if that is true, doesn't Navigon still have the ability to access > google maps? I don't know, I haven't launched Navigon in for ever and > I think I uninstalled it a while back. A search within Navigon use to > be able to access google maps if you wanted to, but I don't know if > that lasted beyond google maps being the maps app on the OS?? I didn't > think it counted on that and I thought it just used data to access > google regardless of what was on the device natively, but I would be > interested in the answer to that. > > On 3/2/13, John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> wrote: >> What I'm really curious about is why APH would design an app for >> android when most visually impaired people use IPhones? Also I thought >> I read in the manual that the software has a choice of three sets of >> maps. >> >> On 3/2/13, RobH! <[email protected]> wrote: >>> An easy thing to code into the app though; and I remember dropDead apps >>> were deemed illegal here years ago, but rules change, often for the >>> worse. >>> You're not even buying a product to keep any more! >>> >>> Rh. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Grant Hardy" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 12:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: Summary of Seeing Eye app presentation at CSUN >>> >>> >>> I wonder whether they are thinking of 1-3 years of updates, or 1-3 >>> years where you will be allowed to use the app? If the latter, I >>> wonder how they'll possibly enforce this given that it is not the way >>> purchases from the App Store normally work. I've never heard of expiry >>> dates on App Store applications. >>> >>> Grant >>> >>> On 3/1/13, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> 1: The maps are online. The app is using the Mapquest engine. >>>> 2: No virtual mode when the app is released, but it may be added later >>>> based >>>> on user feedback. >>>> 3: The cost is likely to be around 100 dollars. It is not decided if >>>> that >>>> will be for one year or three years. >>>> 4: When asked for a release date, Mike May said their target was last >>>> August. So he is not giving a release date. The impression I had is it >>>> will >>>> be released when it is ready and it is not clear when that might be. >>>> >>>> Others who listened in may have more to say. If you have more questions >>>> about the app, you may want to contact Sendero Group, their web site is: >>>> www.senderogroup.com >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> >> >
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