[Blindtlk] Find Your Way with Mobile Speak 4.60 - Support for Nokia Ovi Maps

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Support for Nokia Ovi Maps


Find Your Way with Mobile Speak 4.60




Support for Nokia Ovi Maps




Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, November 23, 2010

Nokia Ovi Maps... it was surely the most awaited 
feature for a Symbian screen reader but also a 
huge technical challenge. Today, Code Factory’s 
development team is proudly saying to the world 
“YES WE CAN” by announcing Mobile Speak’s support 
for free step-by-step navigation using Nokia Ovi Maps!

“When Wayfinder announced the end of Wayfinder 
Access and our Symbian users were left without 
any other accessible GPS solution for Nokia 
phones, we knew we had to make something work. 
Our commitment towards our users justified the 
decision to take on this new technical challenge 
and the big investment it represented for Code 
Factory,” explained Eduard Sánchez, Code Factory’s CEO.

“We at TalkNav are delighted that Code Factory 
has taken this step to empowering Symbian handset 
users to access the Ovi Maps product. With the 
demise of the Wayfinder Access GPS solution, 
Symbian users had been left quite literally 
stranded, other than opting for a change of 
platform,” says Neil Barnfather, TalkNav owner 
and former Wayfinder Access dealer. “Code 
Factorys efforts in making Ovi Maps accessible to 
this significant number of blind and low vision 
users represents the true emphasis that this 
company puts on making its products the very best that they can be” added Neil.

With Mobile Speak 4.60 you can use versions 3.03 
and 3.04 of Ovi Maps in an accessible way to:
    * Find and track your current GPS position.
    * Start walking or driving and get automatic 
notifications when streets change.
    * Search for specific addresses, points of 
interest and others locations such as hotels and restaurants.
    * Create, edit, follow and save a route in Walk or Drive mode.
    * Bookmark your favorite places and routes, 
or create your own collection of favorite points of interest.
    * Execute Ovi Maps and specialized Mobile 
Speak shortcuts when in Map, Walk or Drive mode. 
For example, when following a route, press 1 to 
speak the next turn, 2 to save your current 
position, 3 to search a point of interest 
browsing by categories, 7 to bring up a list of 
route points, 8 to speak the distance to the 
destination and its direction, 9 to display a 
dashboard with information about distance, speed 
and time, or Clear to speak your current position.
    * Configure new Mobile Speak settings to 
customize your Ovi Maps experience.
    * To learn more about Mobile Speak’s Ovi Maps 
support, please read our FAQ at 
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=414>http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=414 
and consult Chapter 14 of our user manual at 
<http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193846>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193846 


Mobile Speak 4.60 comes FREE for all Mobile Speak 
4.xx users and is now available for download at 
<http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347>http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347 


It is important to check if your version of Nokia 
Ovi Maps and your phone are compatible:
    * Supported versions of Nokia Ovi Maps: v3.03 
and v3.04. These versions provide free step-by 
step pedestrian and car navigation.
    * Nokia phones that work with v3.03 and v3.04 
of Nokia Ovi Maps: E66, E71, N86, C5, E5, E52, 
E55, E72, E73, 6710, 6720, 6730, 6760, 5230, 5800, N97, N97 mini, C6, and X6

Note that only the above Ovi Maps versions and 
Nokia devices are supported by Mobile Speak 4.60. 
If you use any other version or device, Code 
Factory cannot guarantee the correct 
functionality with Ovi Maps, so before upgrading 
your version or device, please make sure it is supported.


In addition to Ovi Maps support, V4.60 also includes:

    * Support for 3 new devices: Nokia 5228, Nokia 5250, and Nokia E55.
    * Support for Mobile Magnifier in all Nokia 
touch devices with new features especially 
designed for touch-screens such as the touch 
magnification lens which can be used in Stylus mode.
    * Support for Mobile Magnifier in various 3rd 
edition phones where it previously was not 
supported: Nokia N86, Nokia E75, Nokia N85, Nokia 5730 and Nokia 6220.
    * Easier way to execute commands using a 
touch-screen: On pressing the Command key, the 
touch mode will automatically change to Keypad 
mode while the Command key is active, regardless 
of the current touch mode. This allows all 
Command key shortcuts to always be easily 
accessible, since all keys can be simulated in 
Keypad mode. Very useful when using the magnification lens in Stylus mode.
    * When "Battery/Signal always" is set to "On" 
in the Verbosity tab, the current time, battery 
level, signal level and operator will be spoken 
when entering into the standby screen from a 
different application. This is a convenient way 
to check these values without needing to use a 
Mobile Speak Command (so it can easily be done 
for example by switching out and back into the 
standby screen, even on slider phones like the 
N86, while keeping the slider closed).
    * A large number of other improvements and 
bug fixes, as detailed in our User Manual here 
<http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193784>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193784 


If you are a new Mobile Speak user, download 
Mobile Speak 4.60 now at 
<http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347>http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347 
and try it for 30 days for free.

If you are a user of an earlier version of Mobile 
Speak (i.e. v3.82 or earlier) and wish to upgrade 
to Mobile Speak 4.60, contact your distributor to 
purchase an upgrade license. In addition to all 
the improvements and new features of Mobile Speak 
4.00, 4.50 and 4.60, if you purchase an upgrade 
license, you will also get Mobile Magnifier, 
Mobile DAISY Player, Color Recognizer  and the 
Games for free! To consult the complete list of 
Code Factory’s official distributors, visit 
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351>http://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351 


To learn how to install Mobile Speak 4.60 for 
Symbian for the first time, follow the 
instructions at 
<http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193787>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193787 


If upgrading from version 3.XX of Mobile Speak, 
make sure to FIRST UNINSTALL all the Code Factory 
packages you have installed and then RESTART the 
device. However if you already have version 4.XX 
installed, just stop Mobile Speak and install 
v4.60. None of the TTS packages have changed 
since v4.00, so there is no need to reinstall 
them. For more information about upgrading, 
follow the instructions at 
<http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193791>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193791 


To read more about Mobile Speak 4.00 visit 
<http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318>http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318 



About Code Factory

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa 
(Barcelona), Spain, Code Factory is the global 
leader committed to the development of products 
designed to eliminate barriers to the 
accessibility of mobile technology for the blind 
and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the 
leading provider of screen readers, screen 
magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest 
range of mainstream mobile devices. Among Code 
Factory's customers are well known organizations 
for the blind such as ONCE, and carriers such as 
AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone. 
Code Factory has also built strong partnerships 
with mainstream multinational companies like RIM, 
Nokia, Microsoft, and Hewlett Packard as well as 
leading assistive technology companies such as 
HumanWare, Optelec and Sendero Group.

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