[nabs-l] Eye Phone

Fri Sep 28 16:36:46 UTC 2012

Thank you Soffee. My brother and were wondering. I will look it up

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On Sep 28, 2012, at 6:45, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:

> In general terms (I don't own 1 so I can't get 2 specific) it's an iPod manufactured by Apple that has many of the same characteristics, including voiceover acessibility, as an iPhone.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:33:51 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> What the heck is an I touch?
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 22:45, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Chris. I only have an iPhone so am not familiar with iTouches.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:00:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> Hi Sophie,
> 
> Yes, Becky could do this. However, she needs to make sure that she has at
> least the third generation iTouch, as VoiceOver is only on the third gen and
> later.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Sophie Trist
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:12 PM
> To: beckyasabo at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> You could get an older version of the iPod touch. The older generations are
> often much cheaper than the newer ones.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "becky sabo" <beckyasabo at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:02:43 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> Hi all,
> I was wondering if anyone can help me out.  I have the I phone four s and it
> keeps freezing and it works with voice over when I go to the apple store for
> them to reset it.  I need a I pod.  I have looked online and the new I pod
> is to expensive.  Is there a accessable I pod to get that is not too
> expensive.  I need one asap so I can read my learning li and book share
> books for school.  Any help would be great and I need answer asap.  You can
> email me back at beckyasabo at gmail.com the only request for the I pod it
> needs voice over on it .
> Thanks again.
> Becky Sabo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria G
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:01 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> thanks these sound great. I can't wait to get my phone and check these aps
> out
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> 
> 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 -----
> From: "Sophie Trist" <sweetpeareader at gmail.com
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> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Eye Phone
> 
> 
> 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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