[Electronics-talk] Verizon Droid and TalkBack

[Carol Feazell]

As I understand the list (and certainly someone can correct me), it's 
purpose is to discuss things that "off the shelf" are accessible to us, thus 
making tis type of phone okay to discuss.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Verizon Droid and TalkBack


> Okay then, I'll stop playing moderator <grin>
>
> I don't know how far the development has gotten.
>
> I know that there are some youtube videos shwoing T.V. Raman (one of
> the contributors to talkback) demonstrating what it can do.  They seem
> to have come a long way in a year.
>
> I can't wait to hear more about this though.
>
> It's not being discussed (yet) on the blindphones list either.
>
> Thanks David,
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:38:58AM -0600, David Andrews wrote:
>> Actually, phone discussion is ok -- although it isn't the primary
>> purpose of this list.
>>
>> David Andrews
>>
>> At 11:59 AM 11/9/2009, you wrote:
>>> Hey Jim,
>>>
>>> May I suggest emailing <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com> to discuss
>>> this further.  I'm pretty sure cell phones are not on topic for this
>>> list.
>>>
>>> Here is a blog from Google talking about TalkBack, with some links to
>>> other sites, including the software.
>>>
>>> http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/10/talkback-open-source-screenreader-for.html
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:46:01AM -0700, Marks, Jim wrote:
>>> > Can anyone point me to more information about the Droid smart phone 
>>> > from
>>> > Verizon?  It contains a built-in screen reader called TalkBack.  There
>>> > are several talking apps already developed for the Droid, which was 
>>> > just
>>> > released last Friday.  It may be the affordable smart phone I've been
>>> > hoping for from Verizon.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----
>>> > Jim Marks
>>> > jim.marks at umontana.edu
>>> >
>>
>>
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