[Electronics-Talk] perfect cell phone

[Pamela Dominguez]

What is this Rim and Priv?  I've never heard of either one.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 10:49 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Christopher Chaltain
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] perfect cell phone

RIM sells an Android phone with a physical keyboard. It's called the
Priv. You can find out more about it at
http://us.blackberry.com/smartphones/priv-by-blackberry/features.html

On 10/04/16 13:29, James Aldrich via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi Sandra,
>
> I would say you have a tall order since I think a button smart phone 
> doesn't exist since the touch screen is king!  I would google jitter bug 
> and see what they claim to have for smart phones.  One can speak commands 
> but I don't know whether they have a TTS to read back information.  I wish 
> you the best in your search!
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 9, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I had been trying to avoid a description of my perfect ideal cell, 
>> because others have heard my whining before, but not because I 
>> particularly mind citing my requirements, so, hope no one minds my list, 
>> again:
>>
>>
>> --not necessarily in order of preference:
>> No touch screen, only tactile keys, for all functions; failing that, a 
>> tactile overlay for orientation
>> An easy-to-use interface
>> Easy and quick web access
>> Audible cues—TTS for functions and menus
>> Pleasant voice, preferably (though not necessarily) male
>> Very clear, though not loud, speech
>> No harsh sounds when functions are starting—I don’t mind some of what I 
>> hear from the Galaxies, but both the Nexus 5 and the IPhones are jarring 
>> to my Asperger’s hearing;
>> Not huge—5 inches or less
>> Not a feature phone, obviously—I want the functionality of a smartphone, 
>> with options for tactile as well as audible cuing, since I am not a good 
>> audio learner
>>
>>
>>
>> Sandra
>> "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is 
>> invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
>> The Little Prince
>>
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