[Promotion-technology] FYI Amazon Unveils New Fire Smartphone with Accessibility Features
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Tue Jun 24 21:40:44 UTC 2014
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>Unveils New Fire Smartphone with Accessibility Features
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>Jun 19, 2014
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>Amazon has revealed its first smartphone Fire Phone, and yes, it has
>accessibility options. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the device
>in front of hundreds of customers, executives and reporters
>Wednesday at an event in Seattle, Wash.
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>Amazon Fire Phone Accessibility Features.
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>Amazon Fire Phone Accessibility Features. Photo Amazon
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>The Amazon Fire Phone will be available exclusively through AT&T
>Inc. and will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract for a 32GB device.
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>Amazon New Fire phone comes with a full suite of accessibility
>features so that all customers can enjoy their new Fire phone.
>Following is a brief overview of some of the Fire Phone Accessibility Features:
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>People with vision disabilities
> * Screen Reader, powered by IVONA Text-to-Speech Explore by Touch
> * Adjustable Reading Speed
> * Explore by Touch Tutorial
> * Screen Magnifier
> * High Contrast
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>People with hearing disabilities
> * Closed Captioning
> * Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
> * TTY Mode
> * Stereo to Mono Audio
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>People with mobility Disabilities
> * Amazon Voice Assist
> * One-Handed Navigation and Shortcuts
> * Low Motion Mode
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>Amazon will ship its new smartphone July 25, ahead of Apple's fall
>release of the iPhone 6.
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>Users can pre-order the Fire Phone now on <http://www.amazon.com/>Amazon.com.
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David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail: dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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