[Electronics-talk] FW: TALKS For Verizon Phones

[Baracco, Andrew W]

FYI!
TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind and
Visually Impaired Customers 

Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives
Blind and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing
and Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of
the nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the
availability of

TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive technology that
converts displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon
Wireless customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available
initially on

MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless
supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail
and notes. 

Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon
Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- similar to other
screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms -- to offer visually
impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest
intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon
Wireless can:

Read the caller ID of an incoming call 

Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory 

Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory 

Read and write text messages and e-mail 

Read and write documents using Mobile Office 

Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages 

Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet 

Control speech volume and rate of speech 

"The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless
experience for our customers who are visually impaired," said Jeffrey
Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for Verizon Wireless.
"TALKS for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a
communications tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay
connected to family, friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice
calls."

The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online
at <outbind://6/www.verizonwireless.com> www.verizonwireless.com on
Sunday for
$249.99 after a $70 online instant rebate with a new two-year customer
agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish to add the TALKS
application should contact Verizon Wireless Customer Service at
800-922-0204. 

Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting
<outbind://6/www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility>
www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about
Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless
Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
<outbind://6/www.verizonwireless.com>
www.verizonwireless.com. 

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest
wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers.

Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees
nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications

(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit
<outbind://6/www.verizonwireless.com> www.verizonwireless.com. To
preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution
stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless
Multimedia Library at  <outbind://6/www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia>
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its
licensors and is used under license.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

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Roger R. Cusson
Computer Access Specialist
Seeing Hands Enterprises - Lisbon, Maine
(207) 353-5007
Skype Contact: rcusson
 
A quote to live by:
"Any program that works perfectly, just hasn't been tested properly!"
 


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