[Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news fromPanasonicconcerningaccessibility

Mon Feb 27 17:21:42 UTC 2012

Hello Jim, at the CES show in Vegas they introduced several TV's that have
voice over built in. They said that the new TV's would be out later this
year. One was from Samsung and LG. I also think that Toshiba was another.
Also, for some who don't want to buy a new TV, Nuance introduced a box
called Dragon TV, which you plug into your TV and it speaks everything on
the TV just like a sighted person sees the channel or information at the
bottom of the screen. It is supposed to work on any TV, including older
TV's. Remember, Nuance is the one that created Siri on the iPhone 4S. This
box will tell you what is on and if it is a movie, it will tell you what the
movie is about. It will also tell you what shows are coming up on the
channels. Go to CNET.com and check out the CES show in Vegas this past
January. Happy trails!

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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
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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>
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> 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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