[Blindtlk] I device questions

Thu Dec 20 17:29:51 UTC 2012

The only major difference between an iPhone and an iPad, other than
the obvious phone capability difference, is screen size. If you have
low vision, a larger screen may be a selling point for you, and in
that case, the larger the screen the bigger the image obviously, so a
person with low vision would likely want the biggest screen available.
However, if you don't have usuable vision, the screen size is not
going to make a big difference.

I have an iPhone 4S. Until recently (I broke it), I had a case with a
belt clip. I would clip the phone to a hard surface, on which I would
place my bluetooth keyboard (an example is clipping the phone to my
raised line drawing board, on which my keyboard fits almost
perfectly), and then use the iPhone and bluetooth keyboard like a mini
laptop. You don't have to have an iPad to use your device like a
laptop. In the way I have described, I have taken notes in college
courses, written e-mails, surfed the internet, and much more. Memory
capacity also has not been a problem for me, since I purchased the
higher capacity (I believe it's 32gb) phone. I have yet to fill even a
quarter of my phone's capacity.

If you have more questions about the iPhone, feel free to e-mail me off list.

My two cents,
Jewel

On 12/20/12, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> Yes, the iPad 3 has Siri  or however you spell that.  when I first got
> my iPad it did not have Siri, but when i updated it a few weeks ago Siri
> was included in the update.
> Although the commercials make her look much cooler and helpful than I
> have found her to be.  I suppose mileage will vary.
>
> HTH
> Julie
>
>
>
> On 12/20/2012 10:08 AM, james wrote:
>> i was thinking about ceri
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] I device questions
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>>> All the i devices have the same speech built in.  It's called Voice
>>> Over.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>> Julie
>>> On 12/20/2012 9:43 AM, james wrote:
>>>> th;inking of gettin an ipad does the 3 havfe speech?
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:21 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] I device questions
>>>>
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>>>>> I have the iPad 3 with a blue tooth keyboard in a case so it
>>>>> resembles a mini laptop.  My phone is a very old inaccessible
>>>>> model, but I'm not a big phone person, preferring email, so the
>>>>> iPad was a good choice for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> I chose the iPad over the phone for two main reasons.  first what I
>>>>> mentioned above, using it more like a laptop.  second I
>>>>> occasionally use a magnifyer ap which makes the iPad into a
>>>>> portable CCTV.  It's not great, but for the random bit of
>>>>> information I want to read it works fine.  The iPhone screen
>>>>> wouldn't be big enough for me to do this.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it's mainly screen size preference.  There are aps
>>>>> specifically designed for the iPad, but I think they'd work on any
>>>>> i device.  There are loads of aps designed specifically for the
>>>>> iPhone, but they work on the iPad just fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Something I'm not sure about, but that you might want to check out,
>>>>> is the available memory capacity of each device.  If you're going
>>>>> to be putting a lot of stuff on there, more memory might be a
>>>>> decision point for you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/20/2012 8:58 AM, Hyde, David W. (ESC) wrote:
>>>>>> Sarah, it doesn't really matter. I use an iPhone for notes and
>>>>>> everything else. I use a braille display. Apps that run on the pad
>>>>>> run on the phone. Some may disagree, but unless you need the
>>>>>> display screen for something, you can do everything on  the phone
>>>>>> you can on the pad. The new pads may have a better camera, if that
>>>>>> is a concern.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:49 AM
>>>>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] i device questions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> good morning. I have an iPhone 4s that I really enjoy. I am
>>>>>> considering purchasing an iPad. Is this a device anyone would
>>>>>> recommend since I already have the iPhone? are there apps for the
>>>>>> iPad that are not available for the iPhone? Would it be better  to
>>>>>> have an iPad to take notes in a meeting or use in church? If I buy
>>>>>> one, should I buy the new iPad mini or the older and larger one? I
>>>>>> would like one I can easily take with me when I travel. I
>>>>>> currently use a Bluetooth keyboard with my phone but am planning
>>>>>> to purchase a Braille display. Thank you.
>>>>>>      Sarah
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