[Electronics-talk] Georgia Tech iPhone App Could HelpBlindUsers Text

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Also, diction does not work for everyone. Every diction system that I have 
ever used has had a hard time understanding me.

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> Yes that is true, if you have the 4S.
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> From: "Steve Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
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> BlindUsers Text
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> That is a very interesting article, however, at this time you can use the 
> dictation feature Siri on the iPhone 4S to actually text.
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> Sent from Steve Deeley's iPhone
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> On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:59 AM, "Beverly Hunter" <bhunter at nfbga.org> wrote:
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>> Georgia Tech iPhone App Could Help Blind Users Text
>> February 20th, 2012, 20:53 Posted By: wraggster
>>
>> "Researchers at Georgia Tech university have built a prototype app for 
>> touch-screen mobile devices that is vying to be a complete solution for 
>> texting without the need to look at a mobile gadget's screen. In theory, 
>> it should greatly help the blind interact with mobile phones, but it 
>> could help just about anyone looking for a more efficient way to 
>> interact. Research has shown that gesture-based texting is a viable 
>> solution for eyes-free written communication in the future, making 
>> obsolete the need for users to look at their devices while inputting 
>> text. The free open-source app, called BrailleTouch, incorporates the 
>> Braille writing system used by the visually impaired. Early studies with 
>> visually impaired participants proficient in Braille typing have 
>> demonstrated that users can input up to 32 words per minute with 92 
>> percent accuracy with the prototype app for the iPhone.
>>
>> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/02...ind-users-text
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