[nabs-l] Recommended apps for the I-phone

[David Andrews]

I think the Refresh-a-Braille costs about $1895 -- but could be wrong.

Dave

At 04:17 PM 12/31/2012, you wrote:
>RefreshaBraille 18 is an 18-cell Braille display with Braille
>keyboard. It fits in the palm of your hand and mine cost about $2800
>when I bought it in 2011. It provides Braille input and output to
>Smart phones, PDA's and computers via either USB or bluetooth
>connection.
>Arielle
>
>On 12/31/12, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > is braille 18 equipte with braille display, and how much is it. this is for
> > my 2 blind friends.
> >
> > NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
> >
> > On Dec 31, 2012, at 16:34, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Oh and RefreshaBraille 18 is a great bluetooth keyboard for the iPhone
> >> and helps you get around the touch screen.
> >> Arielle
> >>
> >> On 12/31/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> What is BlindSquare?
> >>> I use Ariadne GPS and it is great for looking around and getting your
> >>> location or distance from a bookmarked point of interest, but it
> >>> doesn't give turn-by-turn directions. Navigon might but I'm not sure
> >>> how accessible it is.
> >>> Arielle
> >>>
> >>> On 12/31/12, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Terri,
> >>>>
> >>>> Probably the best money identifier app is the LookTel money reader.
> >>>> For color identifying, try color ID free. And for GPS, try Navigon or
> >>>> Kapten GPS. Sendero Look Around is a good app for finding points of
> >>>> interest, although it doesn't have a built-in GPS. If you have any
> >>>> questions about the iPhone as you start using it, please feel free to
> >>>> contact me. Happy new year!
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris Nusbaum
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>> On Dec 31, 2012, at 3:00 PM, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>           Hello, both my husband and I are totally blind. We recently
> >>>>> acquired two versions of I-phone, an I-phone 3 and a 4 S. We also
> >>>>> recently
> >>>>> acquired a Refreshabraille 18. I am struggling with the touch screen,
> >>>>> but
> >>>>> my
> >>>>> husband is always a wiz with technology. Since this is very new to us,
> >>>>> will
> >>>>> you all recommend some high quality apps for a money identifier, a
> >>>>> color
> >>>>> identifier, and a GPS that are very usable for blind people who are
> >>>>> new
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> the I-phone? Thanks for any assistance you can give.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sincerely,
> >>>>> Terri Wilcox