[nfbcs] Find Your Way with Mobile Speak 4.60 - Support for Nokia Ovi Maps

Wed Nov 24 14:01:55 UTC 2010

 I don't understand why code factory is still putting money into Simbion.
It is a dead platform.  They should develop a screen reader for android.

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Code Factory News (no reply) <
enews at codefactory.info> wrote:

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> Support for Nokia Ovi Maps
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> Find Your Way with Mobile Speak 4.60
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> Support for Nokia Ovi Maps
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> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, November 23, 2010
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> Nokia Ovi Maps... it was surely the most awaited feature for a Symbian
> screen reader but also a huge technical challenge. Today, Code Factory’s
> development team is proudly saying to the world “YES WE CAN” by announcing
> Mobile Speak’s support for free step-by-step navigation using Nokia Ovi
> Maps!
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> “When Wayfinder announced the end of Wayfinder Access and our Symbian users
> were left without any other accessible GPS solution for Nokia phones, we
> knew we had to make something work. Our commitment towards our users
> justified the decision to take on this new technical challenge and the big
> investment it represented for Code Factory,” explained Eduard Sánchez, Code
> Factory’s CEO.
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> “We at TalkNav are delighted that Code Factory has taken this step to
> empowering Symbian handset users to access the Ovi Maps product. With the
> demise of the Wayfinder Access GPS solution, Symbian users had been left
> quite literally stranded, other than opting for a change of platform,” says
> Neil Barnfather, TalkNav owner and former Wayfinder Access dealer. “Code
> Factorys efforts in making Ovi Maps accessible to this significant number of
> blind and low vision users represents the true emphasis that this company
> puts on making its products the very best that they can be” added Neil.
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> With Mobile Speak 4.60 you can use versions 3.03 and 3.04 of Ovi Maps in an
> accessible way to:
>   * Find and track your current GPS position.
>   * Start walking or driving and get automatic notifications when streets
> change.
>   * Search for specific addresses, points of interest and others locations
> such as hotels and restaurants.
>   * Create, edit, follow and save a route in Walk or Drive mode.
>   * Bookmark your favorite places and routes, or create your own collection
> of favorite points of interest.
>   * Execute Ovi Maps and specialized Mobile Speak shortcuts when in Map,
> Walk or Drive mode. For example, when following a route, press 1 to speak
> the next turn, 2 to save your current position, 3 to search a point of
> interest browsing by categories, 7 to bring up a list of route points, 8 to
> speak the distance to the destination and its direction, 9 to display a
> dashboard with information about distance, speed and time, or Clear to speak
> your current position.
>   * Configure new Mobile Speak settings to customize your Ovi Maps
> experience.
>   * To learn more about Mobile Speak’s Ovi Maps support, please read our
> FAQ at <http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=414>
> http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=414 and consult Chapter 14 of
> our user manual at <
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193846
> >
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193846
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> Mobile Speak 4.60 comes FREE for all Mobile Speak 4.xx users and is now
> available for download at <http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347>
> http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347
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> It is important to check if your version of Nokia Ovi Maps and your phone
> are compatible:
>   * Supported versions of Nokia Ovi Maps: v3.03 and v3.04. These versions
> provide free step-by step pedestrian and car navigation.
>   * Nokia phones that work with v3.03 and v3.04 of Nokia Ovi Maps: E66,
> E71, N86, C5, E5, E52, E55, E72, E73, 6710, 6720, 6730, 6760, 5230, 5800,
> N97, N97 mini, C6, and X6
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> Note that only the above Ovi Maps versions and Nokia devices are supported
> by Mobile Speak 4.60. If you use any other version or device, Code Factory
> cannot guarantee the correct functionality with Ovi Maps, so before
> upgrading your version or device, please make sure it is supported.
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> In addition to Ovi Maps support, V4.60 also includes:
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>   * Support for 3 new devices: Nokia 5228, Nokia 5250, and Nokia E55.
>   * Support for Mobile Magnifier in all Nokia touch devices with new
> features especially designed for touch-screens such as the touch
> magnification lens which can be used in Stylus mode.
>   * Support for Mobile Magnifier in various 3rd edition phones where it
> previously was not supported: Nokia N86, Nokia E75, Nokia N85, Nokia 5730
> and Nokia 6220.
>   * Easier way to execute commands using a touch-screen: On pressing the
> Command key, the touch mode will automatically change to Keypad mode while
> the Command key is active, regardless of the current touch mode. This allows
> all Command key shortcuts to always be easily accessible, since all keys can
> be simulated in Keypad mode. Very useful when using the magnification lens
> in Stylus mode.
>   * When "Battery/Signal always" is set to "On" in the Verbosity tab, the
> current time, battery level, signal level and operator will be spoken when
> entering into the standby screen from a different application. This is a
> convenient way to check these values without needing to use a Mobile Speak
> Command (so it can easily be done for example by switching out and back into
> the standby screen, even on slider phones like the N86, while keeping the
> slider closed).
>   * A large number of other improvements and bug fixes, as detailed in our
> User Manual here <
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193784
> >
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193784
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> If you are a new Mobile Speak user, download Mobile Speak 4.60 now at <
> http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347>
> http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=347 and try it for 30 days for
> free.
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> If you are a user of an earlier version of Mobile Speak (i.e. v3.82 or
> earlier) and wish to upgrade to Mobile Speak 4.60, contact your distributor
> to purchase an upgrade license. In addition to all the improvements and new
> features of Mobile Speak 4.00, 4.50 and 4.60, if you purchase an upgrade
> license, you will also get Mobile Magnifier, Mobile DAISY Player, Color
> Recognizer  and the Games for free! To consult the complete list of Code
> Factory’s official distributors, visit <
> http://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351>
> http://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351
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> To learn how to install Mobile Speak 4.60 for Symbian for the first time,
> follow the instructions at <
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193787
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> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193787
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> If upgrading from version 3.XX of Mobile Speak, make sure to FIRST
> UNINSTALL all the Code Factory packages you have installed and then RESTART
> the device. However if you already have version 4.XX installed, just stop
> Mobile Speak and install v4.60. None of the TTS packages have changed since
> v4.00, so there is no need to reinstall them. For more information about
> upgrading, follow the instructions at <
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193791
> >
> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms46_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc278193791
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> To read more about Mobile Speak 4.00 visit <
> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318>
> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318
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> About Code Factory
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> Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code
> Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products
> designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for
> the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading provider
> of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest
> range of mainstream mobile devices. Among Code Factory's customers are well
> known organizations for the blind such as ONCE, and carriers such as AT&T,
> Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone. Code Factory has also built strong
> partnerships with mainstream multinational companies like RIM, Nokia,
> Microsoft, and Hewlett Packard as well as leading assistive technology
> companies such as HumanWare, Optelec and Sendero Group.
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> For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.:
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