[Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news from Panasonicconcerningaccessibility

[Jim Ellsworth]

Hi Matt,

Of course I can't be sure but I believe this year.  I'm really hoping so.

Thanks,
Jim

-----Original Message----- 
From: Matt Roberts
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:40 AM
To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news from 
Panasonicconcerningaccessibility

This is great if you live in the UK. I wonder when this technology will be 
available here.

Matt Roberts
n9gmr at me.com

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On Feb 26, 2012, at 7:15 PM, "Patricia A. Lipovsky" <plipovsky at cfl.rr.com> 
wrote:

> Cheryl,
>
> I think it would be awesome if the Easter bunny brought you a TV, but I 
> think you should probably write him or her a letter to specify that you 
> would rather a tv than chocolate candy.
>
> Just putting in my two cents.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Ellsworth" 
> <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news from 
> Panasonicconcerningaccessibility
>
>
>> Hi Sherrill,
>>
>> Just to give everyone some idea of how exciting this is we bought a brand 
>> new Panasonic 42 inch plasma TV just less than two years ago.  I believe 
>> based on what I know about the new sets that we will be selling our 
>> existing set and buying one of the new ones.  I really applaud Panasonic 
>> for thaking this step.
>>
>> Please keep in mind that you won't be able to browse the internet with it 
>> or anything like that.  At this time it is dedicated to accessing 
>> basically what you would do on your cable set top box with a DVR.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Sherrill O'Brien
>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:13 PM
>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news from Panasonic 
>> concerningaccessibility
>>
>> Oh Jim, this is awesome news!! For so long now, NFB has been working to
>> convince major companies to build accessibility into their products, and 
>> of
>> course Bill Gates really got the ball rolling, and now other companies 
>> are
>> beginning to realize that there's truly a market out here eagerly waiting
>> for these simple but far-reaching improvements. I'm hoping Panasonic will 
>> be
>> invited to send a speaker to this year's national convention.
>>
>> Anyway, thanks so much for getting out the good word. And, let's see, our 
>> TV
>> in the bedroom is maybe 25 years old. What a great excuse to replace it. 
>> Do
>> you suppose the Easter Bunny could manage that?
>> Sherrill
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>> Behalf Of Jim Ellsworth
>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 1:47 PM
>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news from Panasonic
>> concerningaccessibility
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I will just summarize here but please click the link below and listen to 
>> the
>> interview with a Panasonic representative about their new, coming in 
>> March
>> 2012 complete line of accessible TV sets.  We have waited for what seems
>> like forever for this to happen.
>>
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10753092/2012-02-24_panasonic_tx.mp3
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Ellsworth
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