[vicsireland] Re: another interestingIPhone application
- From: Donal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:05:26 +0100
Hi Noreen,
Really, it's going to be across all providers? this is truly excellent news.
Dønal
On 24 Jun 2010, at 23:01, Noreen Meagher wrote:
> Hi Joan Ann,
> Heard this evening on Drive time Technology slot that when available here it
> will be available across all providers which could mean a better price owing
> to competition. Only 1 phone per person allowed for those who queued in the
> North. It was also said that it is smaller and better battery life and also
> a better processor which means less crashing.
> Noreen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan
> Sent: 24 June 2010 22:24
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] another interestingIPhone application
>
> Hi all
>
> I came across this on another list and thought some might find it
> interesting. Talk of these applications is making my decision about what new
> phone to buy much easier.
>
>
>
> SayText is an app designed
>
> especially for the visually impaired and by the way, it's free!
>
> In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the iPhone on
>
> the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the tool,tap it.
> Slowly elevate the iPhohne upwards from the document until you
>
> hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
>
> frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is
>
> stable / focused.
> Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a
>
> while (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR
>
> 35%).
> When the OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the
>
> document out loud.
>
> The app should come to Appstore in a week or so.
>
> We're happy to give you more info about SayText. There is a website
>
> for SayText:
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, totally blind person
>
> uses it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually
>
> Impaired - You can find the video here:
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>
> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
>
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