[Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.

[Judy Jones]

This brings up the idea of blind persons actually snapping accurate pics 
with this phone.  If one doesn't have sight, or just light perception, is 
this possible?

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.


>I mostly use my phone to take pictures of the board when I want to copy 
>down
> a slide or something hand written in situations that I haven't made prier
> arrangements with the professor to give me a copy of the slides or lecture
> notes before hand. For example, I was at a conference on student financial
> aide the lecturer did not want to give me a copy of the PowerPoint he was
> using, so I sat there in the first row snapping pictures with my phone.
>
>
>
> The phone works good with PDFs. I haven't found a good OCR app for it yet,
> but I am open to all suggestions.
>
>
>
> Good luck finding a new phone,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
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>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Tell me more about how you take pictures of the board for notes? What app
>> does this? Do you read PDF's on your Iphone, and what apps do this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:27 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>>
>> Judy,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have the iphone. I personally like it, and find it is the best phone on
>> the market for how I use it. As a college student, I use my iphone to do
>> many things because I can't always have a laptop or note taker with me. I
>> keep my calendar containing my classes appointments and other time
>> obligations so that I don't miss any important appointments, I use the
>> phone
>>
>> to read email, It's my alarm clock, my watch, my GPS, and link to the
>> world.
>>
>> My iphone has mostly supplanted my laptop and Braille note for most
>> situations, however, my laptop and note taker are still used, just
>> differently than they were before the iphone.
>>
>>
>>
>> The iphone can be used to quickly respond to professor's emails, or to
>> quickly copy notes off the board by photographing them. It can be used as
>> a
>> money reader to check to make shore I was given proper change at the
>> cafeteria. The uses for the iphone are endless.
>>
>>
>>
>> I found it to be quite simple to use, although it had a bit of a learning
>> curve. Feel free to contact me off list with any questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck in finding a new phone.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 8:27 PM
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>>
>>
>>> After years of using various Nokia devices with Talks, I'm thinking 
>>> about
>>> switching to something else, or at least, seeing if there is anything
>>> better out there.  I'm very impressed with the iPhone and VoiceOver, but
>>> would like to hear how easy it is to adapt to using the touch pad.
>>>
>>> I'm not impressed with MobileSpeak voices, tried a phone using that in a
>>> previous upgrade, and returned the phone and program.
>>>
>>> I would like to hear from people about the pros and cons of the phones
>>> and
>>
>>> programs they are using, so I can make an informed decision this next
>>> upgrade.
>>>
>>> I am currently using Nokia's N96, but am not as happy with the phone as 
>>> I
>>> thought I would be.  I have to replace the phone's plastic back every so
>>> often, although I do love the Talks clarity of eloquence speech.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for all your advice and suggestions.
>>>
>>> Judy Jones
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