[Electronics-talk] iPhone v Blackberry

[Jim Barbour]

Hey Steve,

Yes, I was there and heard the presentation from Sarah and Rich.

The reason I was trying to compare these two devices is that the
blackberry (apparently, according to a recent Serotalk podcast) also
uses a touchscreen for blind folks.

Apparently, they were showing the orator and the blackberry at the NFB
convention, but I totally didn't think to go look at it.

I didn't realize orator isn't out yet.

Thanks Steve,

Jim

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 09:25:17AM -0500, Steve Jacobson wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> >From what I have heard, the Blackberry and Orator will behave similarly to other phones with screen readers such as Mobile Speak.  However, it is not out yet, and 
> my understanding is that it needs to be used with a Blackberry server.
> 
> VoiceOver in the I Phone seems pretty complete, but the interface is completely different using a touch screen with gestures.  It should also be noted that the touch 
> screen and the gestures used are altered when VoiceOver is running so the phone behaves differently than it does without VoiceOver running.  Since this is all very 
> new, it is hard to really compare it with existing phones or even with the Blackberry.  Were you at the R&D meeting on Tuesday evening?  There was a fairly useful 
> and detailed presentation on the I Phone.  There is definitely a learning curve to using it, but the feeling is that it can be done.  
> 
> Most of us feel less comfortable with the touch screen approach, but I think we have to be careful to not judge the approach until we have some significant 
> collective experience with it.  Clearly some good thought has gone into it.  I hope this helps some.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:56:29 -0700, Jim Barbour wrote:
> 
> >Hey Folks,
> 
> >I *think* this is on topic for this list.
> 
> >Has anyone seen comparrisons between the blackberry orator and
> >voiceover on the iPhone?
> 
> >I'm trying to figure out how to choose between them.
> 
> >Thanks,
> 
> >Jim
> 
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