I saw this and I'm in agreement with everybody here, on this. This is the question I pondered too. Why try to reinvent the wheel and in doing so, we lose all the funcionality we already have with the iDevices. Why reinvent the wheel as it were. I could go on and on about this, and for some it may be a good idea, but you lose a lot of the usability, iMessaging, facetime, the upcoming Bard app that will be coming soon, among other things, it just seems like overkill or reinventing of a wheel that doesn't need to be reinvented, but that's my take. I may be missing something today and that's Ok, but I saw this earlier and I know a lot of these things like this don't normally take off greatly here. But, that's my spin on it. I am no longer on twitter or facebook at the moment, life and a hacker had fun with aprts of my account, so I stopped both of them for the time being but feel free to email me if you want to chat, and who knows I may do a blog at some point, I tend to go on about a lot of accessibility stuff and music and the like so who knows, but I digress. I'm curious to see what everybody else thinks but I had to say hmm on that one. Anyway, take care folks and talk to you soon. I've rambled enough. We'll see how this comes around and how well it takes off, I'm curious as I always am about new ideas and technology. On Jun 6, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote:
> My concern is and always has been with “devices, software, etc. for the > blind, is that they are always separate and never equal. I have often found > that developemtns like this never keep up with mainstream technology. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Maria & Joe Chapman > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 1:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new accessible phone for the blind. > > Hi. I'm in australia so it's kind of irrelevant for me at the moment but I > agree with you. I would lose i messageing and that wouldn't be cool. not to > mention face time and all the hundreds of dollars I've probably spent on apps > over time. > > > regards > Maria and crew from australia > email: > [email protected] > check out > www.95-the-mix.com > where we play lots of great music > > > > > On 07/06/2013, at 4:13 AM, Chuck Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No thanks, I am happy with my iPhone, an odd the shelf device that does > everything this phone claims to do... And much more. > > Chuck (mobile) > Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. > > On Jun 6, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Fred Olver <[email protected]> wrote: > > America's First Mobile Smartphone & Service for The Blind and Visually > Impaired. > > PRNewswire. > June 5, 2013. > > Project RAY Ltd., developer of the first smartphone specially designed for > eye-free operation, and Odin Mobile, the nationwide provider of cellular > service dedicated to providing mobile communication services to the blind and > visually impaired, today announced America's first full mobile service for > the blind and visually impaired. > > "This collaboration will provide the blind the ability to access smartphone > technology through a unique user interface that emphasizes simplicity and > ease of use," said Robert Felgar , general manager of Odin Mobile. "Odin > Mobile is excited to partner with Project RAY to make advanced mobile > technology more accessible to the blind." > > Features of America's first full mobile service include: > > . Odin Mobile's full telephone service including voice, text and data, with > customized eye-free setup and services. > > . Affordable smartphone developed by Project RAY specially for the blind, > from its unique operating system & eye-free operation to specialized built-in > apps and content. > > . Multiple built-in services for the blind and visually impaired within a > single affordable device and one unified user experience - including voice > calls, email, messaging contact list services, calendar, GPS, advanced WEB > remote assistance, voice recorder, panic and emergency services, color > identification, pictures transcription, banknote recognition, and more. > > . Advanced communication and lifestyle services such as book and magazine > subscriptions built into the off-the-shelf device. > > . Unique operating system and user interface specially developed for eye-free > operation including single gesture access to frequently used numbers and > functions, one-hand operation, homogeneous interface across multiple system > functions and services. > > "Together with Odin Mobile, and with the initial and invaluable support of > Qualcomm's Wireless Reach program, we are excited to bring the affordable, > lifestyle changing benefits of smartphone technology and services to millions > of blind and visually impaired people throughout the United States," said > Boaz Zilberman , Founder & CEO of Project RAY. "Our RAY smartphone combined > with Odin Mobile's full-cellular services for the blind and visually > impaired, will finally bring to this important community the same services > available to the mainstream full-sighted community." > > Project RAY and Qualcomm Wireless Reach collaborated on the first trial and > commercial launch of the RAY device in Israel in early 2013. As one of the > project's primary funders, Qualcomm provided technical advice, support, > funding and in-kind contributions in support of the development of a device > that successfully promotes independence and social inclusion for people with > disabilities. > > "We are proud to work with Project RAY and support their objective of > bringing a mobile device to market that supports blind and visually impaired > people so they can access resources and information independently," said > Kristin Atkins , Senior Director of Government Affairs for Qualcomm. "Our > team at Qualcomm Israel worked closely with Project RAY on the operational > and product efforts of the first RAY device enabling independence and a > richer social life for users by providing an all-in-one, independent-living > companion capable of eye-free input, text-to-speech, access to content, > navigation, label recognition, augmented reality and integration with social > networks. This is a great example of how working with partners, we can help > improve people's lives with the latest technology." > > America's first full mobile service provided by Odin Mobile, including RAY, > the world's first mobile device specially developed for the blind and > visually impaired, will be officially launched at the 2013 M-Enabling Global > Summit organized in cooperation with FCC and ITU on June 6-7 in Washington. > > About Odin Mobile: > Based in Rockville, Maryland, Odin Mobile is a T-Mobile MVNO focused on > providing unparalleled mobile service to the visually impaired. Every aspect > of its innovative service is designed to make it easier for the visually > impaired to take full advantage of mobile technology. Its mission is to > narrow the gap between the extent to which the visually impaired and general > populations use mobile services. For more information, please visit > www.odinmobile.com. > > About Project RAY: > Project RAY Ltd. develop and market breakthrough accessibility solutions for > blind and visually impaired people. The flagship product, the RAY smartphone, > is an integrated mobile device developed especially for eye-free usage. It > features a common user interface across all system functions, apps and > services including voice calls, email, messaging, calendar, GPS, advanced WEB > remote assistance, voice recorder, panic and emergency services, and more. > RAY leverages cutting edge mobile technologies to afford all blind and > visually impaired people the lifestyle improvements we all take for granted > in today's smartphone world: greater independence, spontaneity and mobile > accessibility to services we use daily. 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