Hi Mike, Just out of curiocity, can you explain your statement "While fragmentation is a bit of a problem on iOS, it's not nearly as bad".
Thanks, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Reiser Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C I certainly will be upgrading to the five S. I was considering switching to android, but I don't trust Google when it comes to universal design. Plus the ecosystem is just too fragmented. While fragmentation is a bit of a problem on iOS, it's not nearly as bad. I have a for S, and really want to take advantage of the fingerprint reader. Plus my screen is misinterpreting taps to mean two figner double taps. I'm pretty much broke at this point, so won't be upgrading until the first of next month when I get my check, but I definitely plan to do it then. Mike Twitter michaelsreiser Skype [email protected] Facebook [email protected] from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2013, at 7:30 AM, John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> wrote: > The number of megapixels in a camera is not the deciding factor as to > the quality of the picture. How the software renders the picture is > also very important. I was listening to cnet tv yesterday and they > specifically commented on how the pictures coming from the Apple > camera looks better than any other phone regardless of the number of > pixels. > > On 9/11/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Jonathan, >> >> >> >> As always a well written and complete overview. I am also still on a >> 4S and feel much the same as you. There may yet be few uses of NFC >> here in North America, but they are slowly increasing and once Apple >> puts a NFC chip in the iPhone this could give the technology a bit of >> a boost although I also feel there are still security volnerabilities >> which need to be addressed before I’d trust it completely. >> >> >> >> It is interesting how Apple often introduces something new and how >> then said feature or technological advance is played down by the >> media. Then within a year or so Android and others quietly come out >> with their version of same feature/technology. I think SIRI was a >> good example for this and I would be very surprised if we didn’t see >> high-end Android phones suddenly having fingerprint sensors very >> soon. Just as SIRI was a big incentive for me to upgrade, Touch ID is >> probably at the top of the list for me this time along with the >> faster performance. >> >> >> >> I believe the iPhone 5C and 5S will be extremely successful for Apple >> once again just as the 5 was which nobody really thought. With the 4S >> Apple put out a true world phone and I feel that this is more true >> for the 5C and 5S again as it was for the iPhone 5 last year. >> Furthermore, there are a lot of iPhone 4 and 4S and even some 3GS >> users out there who I think will most definitely upgrade. These >> people especially if they come from the 3GS or 4 will be extremely >> happy with how fast the iPhone will be and with the quality of the pictures. >> >> The Nokia Lumia 1020 may have a 41 Megapixel camera and by a few >> might be touted as the gold standard in camera phones, but it would >> be interesting to read an objective review and comparison of the 2 in >> terms of picture quality and camera features. >> >> >> >> After everything is said and done I will most likely upgrade although >> it is a bit disappointing that I will have to wait for the initial >> in-store release to order my shiny new 5S since Apple is not offering >> 5S preorders and I live in a very small and remote community where >> the closest Apple Store is in Vancouver which by road is a 12-hour >> drive or a 1.5 hour flight and I don’t want it bad enough to fly to >> Vancouver to stand in line on Friday morning next week! >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen >> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:24 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C >> >> >> >> The iPhone 5s now has jitter protection, Apple specifically mentions >> this on its site, saying that it helps people with unsteady hands >> when taking pictures. The bunch of camera features taken together >> really sound like they could represent an improvement. >> >> >> >> Here's my blog post talking about the new phones and features as well >> as my thoughts on whether I'll upgrade. >> >> http://mosen.org/index.php/will-i-upgrade-to-iphone-5s-im-undecided/ >> >> Jonathan Mosen >> >> Mosen Consulting >> >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> >> http://Mosen.org >> >> >> >> On 11/09/2013, at 11:02 PM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> So long as one uses good technique for capturing the image, I expect >> OCR recognition to significantly improve for two reasons: the >> additional led will give better lighting for the camera, and the >> wide-angle aperture will give greater area coverage at the same >> distance. The A7 64 bit processor will increase OCR processing speed. >> >> All that said, it will still be necessary that one has a steady and >> still hand when taking the picture, and that the page be as close to >> 90 degrees as possible. Jitter (camera shaking), skew (text at angle >> off true vertical), and shading (shadows cast by light / not enough >> light / too much direct light, are the factors which cause difficulty >> for blind people to capture images which are clear enough for OCR. >> >> I use my iPhone 5 for OCR daily to very good effect. when I am able >> to combine it with the StandScan Pro, my OCR is almost always just >> about perfect. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 11/09/2013, at 20:54, Mario Barbuto <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Hi Annie and everybody, >> >> I'm a little skeptical about the new iphone 5S performances on this >> respect. >> In fact, its Braille low speed and poor efficiency derive mainly from >> the VoiceOver software and its way of bluetooth managing. >> As well, I don't believe the most improved camera will be able to >> dramatically increase text recognition capabilities. Talking of >> simple black & white text recognition it especially depends on the >> picture clearness and understandability rather than on the higher >> megapixels resolution. >> We will see! >> >> Warmly, >> >> Mario. >> >> >> At 00:12 11/09/2013, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi. >> >> The new IPhone could have some advantages for braille users, because >> it is faster. I do not think there is much use of it, if you only use >> speech, but braille speed e.g. in kindle could possibly be improved. >> >> Best regards Annie. >> Den Sep 10, 2013 kl. 10:20 PM skrev Anthony Vece <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> Hi Karen; >> >> I think that's about it. >> >> I'll wait and see what the 6 has to offer. >> >> Anthony >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! >> >> On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "Karen Poulakos" >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Will it be the same phone as the 5 is now? or will new features be added? >> What are the new features of the 5S, other than the security features >> i've seen mentioned here? >> >> Karen P >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Olver" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:04 PM >> Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C >> >> >> >> >> >> Karen, the 5C will replace the 5. It will be offered in 16 and 32 GB >> models. >> Fred Olver >> >> >> >> Author of Dealing with Vision Loss >> >> >> >> have a look it just makes sense. >> >> http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Poulakos" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:52 PM >> Subject: Features of the 5S and 5C >> >> >> >> >> >> I've seen lots of posts about the purchase of these phones, but >> haven't seen any posts about the features offered. What is the >> difference between the two? I now have the 4S, and was planning on >> upgrading to the 5, with the hopes that one would be offered at a >> less expensive price. 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