[optacon-l] Re: Apple files patent on what seems to be the Optacon technology
- From: Anne Robertson <anne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:06:30 +0200
Hello Ted,
On Jul 8, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Ted Crawford wrote:
>
> Note that the iPhone in its current form is probably not all that
> suitable
> for blind people - because of its lack of physical buttons to feel.
The iPhone 3GS is eminently suitable for blind people, I have one
myself and I'm totally blind. The audio feedback is excellent and I
can even switch languages relatively easily.
It would be great, though, if Apple made something to replace the
optacon. Their products are really excellent and very classy.
Cheers,
Anne
>
> Interesting times. It remains to be seen whether Apple ever puts the
> idea
> into production.
>
> Ted.
>
> At 04:47 AM 8/07/2009, MikeD wrote:
> Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID
> detection[2]
>
> I apologize if this duplicates, I've changed my email program and am
> still
> learning its ins and outs...
>
> MikeD
> ___________________________________________________________ Mr
> Edward N.
> Crawford Professional Officer &Electronics Engineer Dept of
> Physiology,
> School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
> NSW,
> 2052,Australia. Phone : 02 9385-1171 Email : E.Crawford@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> --- Links ---
> 1
> http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/02/haptic-feedback-fingerprint-identification-and-rfid-tag-readers-in-future-iphones/
> 2
> http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=274210247-8b1f641b9d802c2b00148aa941abe671-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5
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