Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone

Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:55:31 -0700

I notice that nobody mentioned the Rivo controller. It isn't my cup of tea because I'm not interested in learning another command set, but for folks who love pressing keys, it would enable them to benefit from all the neat things about the iPhone while being able to press keys. It is small, and because it's Bluetooth, you could carry the phone anywhere on your person, so you're only dealing with one device at hand. 

Andy
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I don't think people felt personally insulted, or that they fail to acknowledge that the iPhone isn't for everybody. I think people were most irritated by the fact that the authors cons list could've applied to any touchscreen smart phone. The way he wrote it, it seems like he was saying that the cons applied to the iPhone specifically. There are workarounds for some of the problems he mentioned, but not for others. For example, the typing speed thing. That applies to any touchscreen smart phone, not just the iPhone. There are ways to get around that, like using Fleksy, dictating, or a Bluetooth keyboard or Braille display. Also, the hanging up calls thing is easily solved by hitting the sleep/wake button if your phone is next to your ear, or double-tapping with two fingers if you're wearing a headset. I think that either the author should've done more research, or at least talk about workarounds for some of these problems. Granted, he did mention mBraille for the typing speed issue, but he didn't really seem to care about any of his other cons. He just made things sound worse than they are, or non-fixable. That's just my opinion, though. 


Thanks,
Ari


On Jun 14, 2014, at 11:21 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:

Hi Andy,

I chose not to respond to the entire thread about this article but was
absolutely astonished by the flood of negative posts. I am glad you said you 
found it to be a "balanced" account because I also found very little wrong
with it. I completely agree with the author that the iPhone is not for
everybody and I think in the end that was really the point he was trying to 
make. I know some blind people, some who are older but even a few who are
not that old but who are absolutely incapable of reaching any level of
proficiency with technology and for them the iPhone would be an absolute
nightmare. I found it interesting how a lot of responses sounded as if the
poster felt personally insulted by the fact that somebody dared to say the
iPhone had shortcomings or was not suitable for a certain group of people.


Regards,
Sieghard

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After a careful read of the article, I have come to the conclusion that it
is a balanced presentation. Even though I love my iPhone, I did have a
difficult time getting started, and almost returned it. I have at least one 
close friend who returned his unit because he became so frustrated.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Petraccaro
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:22 AM
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Thanks for the link.  I don't know about the typing speed vs. keyboard
speed, but the article seems accurate to me, with the exception of 2
negatives he left out--the access to keys if a phone call leaves one in a
menu, and the 911 issue.

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Here is a link:
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1406/bm140608.htm

On the other hand, there are different fingers.

On Jun 4, 2014, at 8:52 PM, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
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Has anyone read the June Braille Monitor?  there is an article covering
the supposed pros and cons of the iPhone.  I have to admit that it would
be very difficult for me to come up with a list of ten things which are
"not good" about the iPhone but this article supposedly did just that.  I
plan to write a detailed blog post in the coming week with my responses to 


the ten objections but I'll just say that it's one of the most
irresponsible pieces of journalism I've ever read from that magazine.
Please, understand that this is not meant as a bash about the NFB vs any
other organization or even a criticism of the Monitor. However, the piece 


infuriated me because the NFB is a highly influential organization and
many of its members and readers of the Monitor will take the article
seriously just because it comes from a nationally recognized blindness
organization.  My fear is that many people may read this article and will
be convinced to not buy an iPhone due to things which the article claims
are "not good" about the device.
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