[Electronics-talk] [SPAM] Re: ADV: Verizon wireless Press ReleaseregardingTalks

Sat Mar 14 02:52:55 UTC 2009

Can someone help no mail?

Devona
djasister at windstream.net 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephen Guerra 
  To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances' 
  Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:07 PM
  Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press ReleaseregardingTalks

  Don't have it yet until next week

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  [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David DeNotaris
  Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 5:40 AM
  To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
  Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press
  ReleaseregardingTalks

  Steve, how do you like that phone?

  DD

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Stephen Guerra (by way of DavidAndrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
  <stephen at independentliving.com>
  To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:05 PM
  Subject: [Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press Release
  regardingTalks

  > 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 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 
  > 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
  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 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 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
  >
  > Link:
  > <http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=
  > /www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE>http://news.prnewswire.com/Disp
  > layReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528
  > &EDATE=
  >
  >
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