hi les,
i was also one of the original flik button backers and i can assure you
there's nothing similar about them, infact compared to the O6 i would
describe the flik as a toy.
pete.
--
pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 20:02:35 +0100
Les Smithson <lsmithso57@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's 8 times the price of a similarly functional flik button at $20:
https://flic.io/
Mind you, the flik button Android app is 100%inaccessable. I emailed
them about this, but they have no understanding of or desire to make
it accessable.
"Ian Macrae" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "ian.macrae1"
for DMARC) writes:
> I’ve a feeling its full price is somewhere around a hundred and sixty
bucks. Alexa tells me that’s around a hundred and twenty five quid.
> Ian Macrae
>
> ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
> > On 2 Jun 2017, at 12:21, pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Janet,
> >
> > i got it for 89 US dollars but i got it supposedly cheaper because of
> > backing it before it had been manufactured.
> > i just checked the O6 website and they don't have the price on there so
> > i presume that by registering to be notified when there in stock they
> > will put the price on once you can order.
> >
> > pete.
> >
> > --
> > pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 11:38:03 +0100
> > "Janet Bell" <janet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> hi Pete how much is this remote?
> >>
> >> -----Original Message----- From: pete gurney Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017
10:58 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] new remote control
style device for smart devices
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> i've received a new device this week that will probably interest people
> >> who want easy access to controlling their smart phones on the move.
> >> it's called an:
> >> O6
> >> for those that have seen the bradley watch it's very similar in size and
> >> shape but without straps.
> >> it is a bluetooth remote control for smart devices
> >> it's round with a diameter of 44mm, weighs 18 grams and is made of
> >> aluminium, it has a rubber coated centre button, another rubber coated
> >> button that surrounds the centre button and a milled edged bezel around
> >> the outside.
> >> it's rechargeable and will work for about a week on each charge.
> >> the charger is magnetic and the O6 can only fit on it in the correct
> >> orientation.
> >> it was originally invented as an eyes free way for drivers to operate
> >> their phones while driving but the inventor soon recognised how useful
> >> it could be for visually impared people using speech on their smart
> >> devices so they have incorperated special modes for us.
> >> it has it's own app that will automatically read out notifications,
> >> tweets, and some other things as well when they come in and their adding
> >> more all the time.
> >> it has it's own artificial intelligence that analyses everything that
> >> comes in and offers you quick responses, so for example if you got a
> >> message from a friend asking if you are coming over to their house and
> >> the message also contained their address and phone number it would ask
> >> you to press the centre button to say "yes" the outer button to reply
> >> "no" or you could twist the bezel and it would offer to call the person
> >> or guide you to their house.
> >> this is known as basic mode and only operates the functions that are
> >> within their app.
> >> but what they've done for visually impared people is to create two more
> >> modes.
> >> advanced mode which can be set to automatically operate if voiceover is
> >> active allows you to use the O6 as the equivelent of all the taps and
> >> swipes you would normally do with your fingers and also includes the
> >> home button functions and volume controls.
> >> it has another mode that you can switch in and out off by pressing the
> >> centre button for 2 seconds and this gives you full access to all the
> >> roter functions.
> >> so in advanced mode you can navigate all around the phone activate
> >> buttons, links change settings, open and switch between apps, make and
> >> receive calls and much more.
> >> it's a very impressive bit of engineering.
> >> it has accessories available so for example with the belt clip that i
> >> have which the O6 fits into and then twists to lock it in place with
> >> this on my belt i can leave my Iphone tucked away in a pocket, have a
> >> bluetooth airpod in my ear, have my guide dog in my left hand and still
> >> be able to do everything i want to do on my Iphone one handed just by
> >> twisting the bezel and using the 2 buttons on the O6.
> >> all these capabilities are already working on apple devices, but at
> >> the moment only the basic functions are available to android users but
> >> they hope to include everything for android users during august.
> >> i received mine because i backed it via crowd funding and i know the
> >> pre-sales have sold out at the moment, but on the website you can
> >> register to be notified when more stock is available plus they have the
> >> user guide available as a pdf and accessible word doc.
> >> they also have some demo and instructional videos on the site.
> >> their web address is:
> >> www.o6app.com
> >>
> >> pete.
> >>
> >> --------------------- Original Message Ends --------------------
> >>
> >> -- pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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