[nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone
John Heim
jheim at math.wisc.edu
Mon May 7 15:13:19 UTC 2012
Back on the original topic, I just got an iPad Touch on Friday. I've been
pretty skeptical of the rave reviews I've seen from blind people about IOS
devices. But I went from saying to myself, "Oh my god what have I gotten
myself into," on Friday evening to streaming "60 Minutes" out on my deck on
Sunday evening. I even had it wake me up this morning.
I intend to jailbreak the thing, install an app that lets you tie a
bluetooth GPS receiver into Location Services, and then install one of the
accessible GPS apps out there. Assuming it works, I'll have a talking GPS
for under $300. And not just any talking GPS, one that does web and email
too and even wakes you up in the morning.
PS: Just an aside... Kapten has stopped making the Kapten Plus and Leader
Dogs no longer sells them. They are saving the remaining few they have for
their students.
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