John, Have you tried an android phone for yourself? If not how do you know how accessible or inaccessible android is?
John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> wrote: >I don't agree that Apple doesn't care about the Blind community. They >have gone way out of their way to make the IPhone accessible. Just >compare it to Android, or better yet the Windows phones. Also, the >watch is not called an IWatch, but rather an Apple Watch. >We need to wait and see what Apple is going to do rather than get all >bent out of shape because a product may not be accessible. Remember >this is the first version of their product. > >On 9/13/14, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Ron. >> >> Yes, I understand that fashion is important some times. Fashion can >provides >> a good view on someone, and on a world of sighted people, this kind >of >> details are very important. I agree. >> >> Even though, My Opinion is that buy a watch that is not a watch, it >is an >> accessory for our iPhones, is not very fashion. But it is my opinion. >I love >> to wear nice cloth, and I expend a good money buying cloth, but it >is my >> like, maybe not your, and my opinion again, my opinion, about the >watches, >> the apple watches, is that they don't worth the effort. It is my >opinion. >> You know, some people like Pizza, and some people no. I don't like >pizza. >> More over Ron, if you have a Bluetooth headset, and you have minus 30 >> degrees, I hope that you have cover your ears. Well, you can use your >> Bluetooth headset with your ears covered, and you can push the button >of >> your head set, just pushing with your hand on your ear. Later you can >give >> commands to siri, and your phone is going to do the same thing that >that >> this accessory for iPhone that apple called watch. I need to see how >they >> looks, and maybe we have to wait a little bit more, until the FCC >approve >> this device, and see what are the advantages that this apple watch >offer. >> For now I rather a Rolex. >> >> More over, some times the people forget the phone at home, in the >office, in >> the car, some where. In this case, the apple watch, becomes in >something >> unusable. So, I can be for the hold day saying things against , but I >> respect your opinion, and again, it is my opinion. I will not say >things >> like you said in your previous email; "A blanket statement like you >are >> making here is unreasonable" >> >> You know why I will not say thing like this? >> >> Because I am talking about apple Watches, no about you. >> >> My opinion, is about the watches, not about you. >> >> Thanks. >> >> P >> >> >> >> >> >> and I expend good money buying nice and fancy cloth. It is my like, >and >> maybe it is not the like of my neighbor. My opinion, is that those >apple >> watches, From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Ron Pelletier >> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 11:00 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Accessibility of Apple Watch? >> >> >> >> Pablo, >> >> >> >> The watch is also a fashion statement. Some people will have it just >to be >> in style. Having said that, it is not always convenient to pull out >your >> phone. In our Canadian winters, it will be much much simpler to use >the >> watch to do whatever is needed on the phone. Having to open your >coat when >> it is minus 30 degrees C just to ask SIRI something is not good. If >some >> people carry their phone in a back pack, the watch is much better >than >> hunting for the phone. A woman who doesn't have any pockets most of >the time >> has her phone in her purse. Again, it is much easier to use the watch >as a >> vehicle to the iPhone. >> >> >> >> So you see, I could go on all day with instances why people would >want or >> sometimes need the convenience of a watch. A blanket statement like >you are >> making here is unreasonable. Depending on circumstances, we can't do >with >> the phone what will be possible to do with the watch. I can't afford >both >> but, I do understand that it would be very nice to have both if I >could. >> >> >> >> Ron & Danvers >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf >> Of Pablo Morales >> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 6:29 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Accessibility of Apple Watch? >> >> >> >> In this case, what is the function of the iWatch? >> >> If the iWatch is needing a iDevice to provide the accessibility, then >will >> be better do not buy it, because with the iPhone, we are able to do >the same >> things that with the watch. >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf >> Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 12:15 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Accessibility of Apple Watch? >> >> >> >> my understanding is that the watch does little by itself, and must be >paired >> with an i device, so accessibility will likely be provided through >the I >> device. >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> From: Teresa Cochran <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 4:16 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: Accessibility of Apple Watch? >> >> The latest-generation iPod shuffles have VO on them, so why not the >Apple >> Watch? I won't be able to buy one for the time being, but I'm >intensely >> curious about it. >> >> >> >> Teresa >> >> "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and >seeing >> with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks >> >> >> On Sep 11, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Chuck Dean <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If Apple can make the Apple watch accessible, they will make it >accessible. >> Personally, after watching the keynote again, I will be amazed if >they can >> pull it off. This device is very small. >> But I am also wondering if having the apple watch would deliver any >> advantage over the way I use my iPhone. >> >> But that being said... If the Apple watch is accessible, I will be >one of >> the first to buy one. I am kind of a gadget not. >> >> Chuck (mobile) >> Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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