Haha, Keep in mind, pricing is often influenced by hype. Companies don't want to under value their product. Its easier to lower a price than to raise one.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 7, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Rose Combs <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing missing as some have said was the price. It always annoys me when > price is missing because it tells me that once we see it we won't want it. I > don't want it but, price is an important fact and it seems the more expensive > the less likely there will be a price tag that we can see. > > I wish all manufactures would state pricing along with their hype. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: new accessible phone for the blind. > > Hi Listers, > > I think most of what is relevant has been said already so since this is not > really iOS related I hope this is not going to turn into one of these threads > which goes on for a week with hundreds of messages where everybody agrees or > disagrees that this is a good thing or not. > > I think as more or less accomplished iDevice users most people on this list > feel that such a specialized phone and provider are not for them, but as > several members pointed out, there are many blind people who can’t use or > don’t want to use something as feature rich as an iPhone. The article does > state that Odin Mobile is an MVNO on the T-Mobil network so nation-wide > coverage is as good as that of T-Mobil which should be reasonable for most > people. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Timothy Emmons > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new accessible phone for the blind. > > You're right Fred. like I said with Chuck just a second ago, I tend to forget > sometimes, that that is the case, but there are those that just can't get or > grasp the iPhone concept and it's Ok. I am curious to know how much this > would run somebody and how readily available it's going to be, can you get it > right alongside an iPhone, as a choice through providers, what are the big > pricepoints, etc. I deifnitely need my afternoon coffee, I almost made a big > mess with this but you're right. Thanks again Fred. Talk to you soon. > On Jun 6, 2013, at 2:09 PM, Fred Olver wrote: > > > Timothy, although I agree with you in principle, I must say that undoubtedly > there is a nitch for this type of phone, say for folks who decide the iPhone > is not their cup of tea. > > Fred Olver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Timothy Emmons > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: new accessible phone for the blind. > > 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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