[Electronics-talk] RiVO for iPhone VoiceOver is now available in 20 languages

[David Andrews]

According to the podcast, there are two modes for 
text entry, the one you descirbe below and one 
they call SMS mode I think, where the number keys 
are assigned to letters on the keypad as with 
phones, 2 for a b c, 3 for d e f etc.

Dave

At 03:30 PM 8/25/2014, you wrote:
>I have used this keyboard, ad have some first-hand impressions.
>
>This keyboard’s main feature to me is its size. 
>It is the actual size of a credid card, except a little thicker.
>
>The keyboard has only 20 buttons, arranged into four roes, and five columns.
>
>The left and right-most columns are what they 
>call function keys. They are l-1, l-2, l-3, and 
>l-4 on the left side, and r-1, r-2, r-3, and r-4 on the right.
>
>L is for left, and r is for right in this case.
>
>The middle keys that are left over are arranged 
>like the keys on a phone. The 5 key is indented 
>slightly for easier identification.
>
>You use only nine keys to type text. Each key 
>activates 3 letters, similar to how letters are 
>assigned to number keys on touch tone phones.
>
>Users will most likely climb a steap learning 
>curve in learning to use this keyboard, since 
>the letter arrangement is unique to this device. 
>So, don’t expect a, b, and c, to be assigned to number 2 on the dial pad.
>
>I saw a live presentation on the device by the 
>person responsible for developing it.
>
>The reassignments of letters has been done so 
>that the most commonly used letters are on the 
>first level press, and the least commonly used 
>letters in the last level of presses.
>
>Think vorack keyboard goes mobile with an accessibility touch.
>
>The new letter arrangement assigns the letter a 
>to the number position 4 on the first press. 
>Other commonly used letters are assigned to 
>other numbers, and are activated when you press that number.
>
>Technically it is a little more than that, but 
>one would learn the operation of the keyboard 
>when reading the documentation. Yes, there is 
>documentation for you, as opposed to practices 
>of certain large search and cloud solution providers out there like Google.
>
>This keyboard is not for the faint of heart. 
>Users must learn most all functions of the 
>keyboard to get anything done. You need to 
>switch between modes, learn the keyboard layout, 
>how to access punctuation, and more to send as 
>much as a properly formatted text message.
>
>What makes this keyboard special for blind users 
>is that it is designed to work well with VoiceOver.
>
>I appreciate that the developers have spent so 
>much time working on this device, and I would 
>encourage members to try the thing out to give 
>their honest, and informed opinions.
>
>This is a challenging device to learn. It should 
>aid, not replace your full-size qwerty keyboard.
>
>Antonio
>
>On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Jim Barbour via 
>Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > All bluetooth keyboards can interact with 
> Apple messaging, including text messaging.
> >
> > What I can't really tell is what make the RIVO keyboard different than
> > other bluetooth keyboards, and what it means to be a bluetooth
> > keyboard designed for the blind?  What special needs do we have around
> > BT keyboards?
> >
> > Anybody know?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:13:53AM -0800, 
> Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk wrote:
> >> Can this blue tooth keyboard interact with I phone text messaging? In the
> >> past Apple did not allow their texting 
> program to be accessed via Blue Tooth
> >> from what I understand. Perhaps I am wrong, and you can correct me.
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >> Behalf Of David Andrews via Electronics-talk
> >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 9:59 AM
> >> To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Fwd: RiVO for 
> iPhone VoiceOver is now available
> >> in 20 languages
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Sorry for the inconvenience, we are trying to reach as many visually
> >>> challenged people as possible who might have never heard of RiVO for
> >>> iPhone VoiceOver, which is currently available in 20 language versions.
> >>>
> >>> Briefly, RiVO is a portable Bluetooth keyboard about the size of a
> >>> credit card. Being designed for blind or visually impaired users of
> >>> iPhone, it supports VoiceOver, text typing and editing, music and audio
> >>> control. RiVO is a smart keyboard to use iPhone easily quickly and
> >>> precisely to make the most out of it.
> >>>
> >>> Smartphone is an important tool for everyone alike. We wish whoever has
> >>> difficulty with touchscreen also become good at using smartphone and
> >>> great apps to find greater possibilities in their lives.
> >>>
> >>> If you're interested, try listening to an introductory audio podcast
> >>> about RiVO English version thanks to one of our customers in Australia
> >>> at <http://goo.gl/IGAM3q>http://goo.gl/IGAM3q For more information
> >>> about RiVO, please visit RiVO homepage atÂ
> >>> <http://mobience.com/rivo>http://mobience.com/rivo
> >>>
> >>> Thanks. Best wishes, RiVO Team at Mobience
> >>
> >>         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
> >> E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> >> _______________________________________________

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org