[Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news fromPanasonicconcerningaccessibility

Wed Aug 8 15:58:22 UTC 2012

Rick,
Are these voice over products available now and if so, where can I find out 
about them.
Sincerely,
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rick Brown" <rlbrown1 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news 
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> 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!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Jim Ellsworth
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:43 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Extremely exciting news
> fromPanasonicconcerningaccessibility
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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