[nabs-l] Eye Phone

Tue Sep 25 21:10:38 UTC 2012

Good lists so far. Here are a few favorite Apps I use for school.
1. The LearningAlly App. While I personally prefer to read e-textbooks rather than audiobooks, the folks at LearningAlly are doing a commendable job with their app and I've used it alot to supplement my e-book reading.
2. Flashcards++. Note the "++" on the end of the app name. There are a ton of flashcard apps, but this one is fulley VO accessible and is feature-rich. The developer is a student of languages and actually designed some features into this app to help when studying languages, but the app works well for any sort of flashcards, not just language cards.
3. Clearrecord. I use my iphone to record all class lectures, and for the last few semesters I did all of my recording with this app because it does a good job of cutting out background noise while picking up the prof's speech. Unfortunately, the app is weak in terms of playback features, so I'm in the process of evaluating the "List Recorder" app which is designed specifically for use with VO and gets high marks in the User communities.
4. The iBooks app. This is Apple's bookstore App that can also handle non-DRM PDF files. Both the controls and the body of the text are VO accessible, something that cannot be said for most other reading apps.
5. Speak It. This is an accessible Text-to-Speech app that can read text aloud even when you lock the screen or switch to another app. It comes with a few TTS voices and you can purchase others for 99 cents each. The app has a few glitches, such as sometimes jumping back to the top of the text, and the developer hasn't updated it in a while, but it's still useful for some things IMHO.
6. Prizmo. This is a decent OCR app if you have an iphone 4 or 4S, though I've heard the camera on the 3GS isn't really good enough. The OCR process takes place on the phone, no Internet connection required unlike many other OCR apps. A good set of instructions were posted toapplevis.com by Anne Robertson. A new OCR app called "Text Detective" was recently released and is getting some good reviews also.

HTH,
Bryan

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>> A few other apps that I like, in addition to the ones mentioned:
>> *My AT&T: Check your usage and make payments from your phone in seconds
>> *Flashlight: Just what it sounds like. It uses your battery fast,
>> though, since the flashlight is essentially constant use of the flash
>> feature of your phone
>> *Talking Scientific Calculator: I use this for school, very handy in
>> math and science classes
>> Dictionary.com: A dictionary at your fingertips. It doesn't use WiFi
>> or your data plan unless you need to find words similar to what you
>> type, such as if you mispell the word
>> *Blackboard Mobile Learn: Another great school app that I use almost
>> daily. It gives you full access to Blackboard
>> Pages: Apple's word processor. Type your notes in class using your
>> phone and bluetooth keyboard, then e-mail them to yourself. Great tool
>> if you don't have a laptop or don't feel like dragging the heavy thing
>> around
>> Moxy: A word-making game that is fully accessible
>> ZaniTouch: Like BopIt except with iPhone gestures. My high score is 75 gestures.
>> Papa Sangre: A more challenging game where you have to collect musical
>> notes while avoiding enemies
>> *White House: News straight from the President's office, great for
>> keeping up with federal programs and what the president and his wife
>> are up to
>> *AccessWorld: The AFB's monthly magazine, which often has reviews on
>> products and books that are very useful
>> *NFB Newsline: Amazing app that brings Newsline to your phone without
>> having to call the number. All the same features are there, so it's
>> easy to learn
>> *iBlink Radio: This is the app to go to for your local reading radio
>> service, as well as other radio statioons such as a 24/7 Olde Time
>> Radio Shows station
>> *Food on the Table: Find recipes by category, then add them to a
>> grocery list that you can add non-ingredient items to as well and use
>> to go shopping. This is great for organizing meals and trying new
>> recipes
>> *Savings STar: Have a card for your local grocery store? Put the card
>> info into this app, select coupons from a list, and when you go
>> shopping, the savings go into an account that you can have mailed to
>> you after $5 is racked up. No more cutting coupons or dealing with
>> paper coupons of any kind!
>> *WalkScore: Looking to move? Check out the walk score for the new
>> neighbourhood to find out if it's suitable for someone who doesn't
>> have a car. The walk score is based on how close it is to stores, bus
>> stops, and the like, as well as how heavy traffic is and if it has
>> sidewalks.
>> Oh Moby: Take a picture of something, and it searches for something
>> similar on the internet and tells you what you took a picture of. This
>> really works!
>> *Prizmo: This is like SayText, but some people like it better. I'm
>> still playing with it, so I'm not sure of it yet, but there are lots
>> of tutorials online on how to use Prizmo.
>> 
>> Sorry that was such a long list, but that goes thru all the apps I
>> have that I would recommend to a blind person, not including the ones
>> mentioned above, which I also endorse.
>> 
>> A tip:When you get your iPhone, sit down with a tech at the Apple
>> store near you and have them show you how to use VoiceOver, how to set
>> up your e-mail, and how to set up your bluetooth keyboard. If you
>> bring the keyboard to them, they'll set it up for you; they did it for
>> me! Then just play around with the phone and practice. In no time,
>> you'll be an expert at it.
>> 
>> ~Jewel
>> 
>> On 9/25/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
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>>>> Gloria, here is a list of apps you should get:
>>>> 1. Read2Go: bookshare app
>>>> 2. Looktell Money Reader: currency identifier
>>>> 3. Aid Colors: color identifier
>>>> 4. Saytext: OCR scanner
>>>> 5. iBooks: gives access to the Apple bookstore
>>>> 6. Blio (if you like audio books)
>>>> 
>>>> Feel free to email me offlist if you need any more sugestions or tips.
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
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>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:09:31 -0500
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
>>>> 
>>>> hey all,
>>>> I will be getting a I-phone in a couple of days and am excited. I am also
>>>> 
>>>> getting the boxwave buddy keyboard that slides under the phone. Does
>>>> anyone have any suggestions for first time users? Are there any neat aps I
>>>> 
>>>> should get? Thanks
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