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Re: another phone for the blind
Gene
It’s a physical device. I did a Google search for more information.
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The RNIB article compares it to having something like The Echo, the Google assistant, and so on. While there are blind people who would find it useful to avoid touch screens and have a device that works like an assistant and is portable, I don't think it will come anywhere near replacing a smart phone for those who are skilled or reasonabbly skilled in using it. Gene
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From: Laz Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:36 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind I finally visited the provided link and it sounds like it's an application, not a physical device. I was surprised to see a few typos though and no way to actually identify who set this site up. As Gerald likes to say, buyer beware. Stya well, laz On 7/30/20, Gerald Levy via groups.io <bwaylimited=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
-- Affordably priced Accessible Talking MP3 Player/book Reader, Victor Reader Stream & Trek, blindshell Classic phone, Bluetooth devices, and accessories http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ Email: laz@talkingmp3players.com Phone: 727-498-0121 Personal Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/laz.mesa Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Talkingmp3players?_rdr
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Re: another phone for the blind
Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Well, RealSAM, Inc. may not even be a U.S.-based company. So, Serotek WILL
BE OUT OF LUCK should it elect to press charges of any kind. It will be cost prohibitive. But, if Serotek HAS A PRESENCE in the country from which RealSAM, Inc. hails, may be it'll have a point! But for now, let's LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON and keep watching the landscape!! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado
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Re: another phone for the blind
Laz
I finally visited the provided link and it sounds like it's an
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application, not a physical device. I was surprised to see a few typos though and no way to actually identify who set this site up. As Gerald likes to say, buyer beware. Stya well, laz
On 7/30/20, Gerald Levy via groups.io <bwaylimited=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Affordably priced Accessible Talking MP3 Player/book Reader, Victor Reader Stream & Trek, blindshell Classic phone, Bluetooth devices, and accessories http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ Email: laz@talkingmp3players.com Phone: 727-498-0121 Personal Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/laz.mesa Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Talkingmp3players?_rdr
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Re: another phone for the blind
Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Well, Brother Gerald, RealSAM is still under development; what we've read
is, in my view, analogous to the usual "COMING SOON" announcement we are familiar with. But, don't worry too much, it'll be another D.O.A. See, we don't even know what country it will come out of. Possibly the I.N.C. in the name is to placate us Americans. After all, we're the ONLY COUNTRY in the world with such corporate registration style and system. Also, everyone needs the green back, IN GOD WE TRUST! So, brother, STASH UP SEVERAL for me, when I make it to the Big Apple, I'll remember to stop by to pick 'em up! Some sweet day, hopefully before I can't type any more 'cause I'm convalescing in my casket en route to my space in the landfill, the CONSTANT MILKING OF THE BLIND will come to a good end. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado
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Re: another phone for the blind
Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Colonel Monte wrote:
"Below is a link to another phone for the blind. I found it first in a current item on the latest Top Tech Tidbits. It is based on a Samsung phone. Please have a look. .and then express yourself." I hope there's room left at the garrison. Why? I may need to dodge many tasers, rubber bullets, and a few A K47's and M16's. No, I don't have a bulletproof vest, too broke to grab one, selah!! Without looking too hard, I have a few questions already: What is the Samsung Core Prime? It's got to be an ancient toy Samsung sold eons back. Ok, what OS does the Core Prime run on? RealSAM won't be sammy enough for me that's for sure. I won't throw a RED FARTHING at it and won't even accept it as a free gift. If I can find a toy in the mainstream that FITS SNUGLY IN MY HANDS and helps me GET MY WORK done, any specialized toy for the blind WILL NOT KISS my quarter or see my signed cheque. It's another D.O.A. I think I'll do well just running gingerly in my wee, small space whilst I continue to tinker with technology in the mainstream where I can save myself from a few haunting headaches! All that said, RealSAM may be truly sammy for someone else. As an example, I was SLIGHTLY EXCITED when I heard and read about the iPhone SE2020. I jumped up a bit, alas, here's an iPhone I can play ball with I thought. Previously, I FELL OUT OF LOVE with the iPhone because it didn't FIT SNUGLY IN MY SILLY TINKERING HANDS! Then I checked the battery --- a puny 1,800mAh at $400! What? In My Shiny Android World, such a toy will have at least 3,000-plus mAh battery power. So, goodbye SE2020, I'll stick with my terrain. Some pundits tell me that Apple's technology manages batteries better than My Shiny Android. May be so, but for someone like me who LEAVES HIS TOYS on 24 hours a day, never turning them off for any reason known or unknown, and only having to recharge every two days sometimes three, hmm, it is well with my soul! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado
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Re: All-in-One Printer
Howard Traxler
Thanks, Monte Single.
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I appreciate your suggestion and probably is a good one. I think I'll just have to wait a little longer; Anything I can find in laser under the $400 range is black and white. Perhaps I can find a way to get these ink jet printers to go again for a little while. Howard
On 7/29/2020 2:39 PM, Monte Single wrote:
If you want an economical and longer lasting printer, get a laser, leave the inkjets at the store.
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Re: another phone for the blind
Gerald Levy
I see one problem with this phone that nobody else has probably thought of: the name . "RealSAM" sounds suspiciously like "SAMNet", which is a Serotek product, and if Serotek discover that another company is using a name very similar to the name of one of its own products, it might decide to sue them on the grounds of trademark or copyright infringement. Remember when Freedom Scientific sued Serotek for using the name "Freedom Box" for its screen reader, because it would mislead consumers into thinking that it was a Freedom Scientific product? Rather than go through costly litigation, Serotek changed the name of its screen reader to System Access, and in the process, garnered a lot of free publicity for itself. Now Serotek has the opportunity to do the same thing to the company behind the Real SAM, which probably doesn't even know Serotek exists. I hate to say it, but the Real SAM sounds a lot like the ill-fated and overpriced Smart Vision phone, which is no longer being made after being on the market barely more than a year.
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Gerald
On 7/30/2020 9:54 AM, Gene wrote:
The buttons do things, presumably, if sighted people use them. One of them appears to open a menu.
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Re: another phone for the blind
Gene
The buttons do things, presumably, if sighted people use them. One of them appears to open a menu.
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Gene
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From: Pamela Dominguez Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 8:27 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind In that case, what is the sense of the buttons? Phew! Drives you crazy! Pam. -----Original Message----- From: Gene Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 7:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind We'll see what we learn over time. The way information is written, it sounds like everything is programmed in and you can't add apps or abilities. As written, it seems that That must be done by the manufacturer. We'll see. Those who don't want to learn a touch screen or who are going blind and who are in transition might want to use such a phone. I doubt that skilled users of regular smart phones would be content with what looks like its restrictions. And you didn't see a price because there isn't one. Can you find the price somewhere on the site? Maybe. but none of the collapsed buttons work on the site. I love it when companies who sell products to blind people have a site that isn't fully accessible. One of those buttons might open something you could use to find a ;page that had pricing. But you can't expand the buttons. .Gene ..----Original Message----- From: john s Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind Monte, I didn't see a price for this phone. At 06:13 AM 7/30/2020, Monte Single, wrote: Hi Olusegun, Below is a link to another phone for the blind. I found it first in a current item on the latest Top Tech Tidbits. It is based on a Samsung phone. Please have a look. and then express yourself. Thanks, Monte http://www.realsam.us/meet-realsam/ John -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Re: another phone for the blind
Pamela Dominguez
In that case, what is the sense of the buttons? Phew! Drives you crazy! Pam.
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From: Gene Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 7:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind We'll see what we learn over time. The way information is written, it sounds like everything is programmed in and you can't add apps or abilities. As written, it seems that That must be done by the manufacturer. We'll see. Those who don't want to learn a touch screen or who are going blind and who are in transition might want to use such a phone. I doubt that skilled users of regular smart phones would be content with what looks like its restrictions. And you didn't see a price because there isn't one. Can you find the price somewhere on the site? Maybe. but none of the collapsed buttons work on the site. I love it when companies who sell products to blind people have a site that isn't fully accessible. One of those buttons might open something you could use to find a ;page that had pricing. But you can't expand the buttons. .Gene ..----Original Message----- From: john s Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind Monte, I didn't see a price for this phone. At 06:13 AM 7/30/2020, Monte Single, wrote: Hi Olusegun, Below is a link to another phone for the blind. I found it first in a current item on the latest Top Tech Tidbits. It is based on a Samsung phone. Please have a look. and then express yourself. Thanks, Monte http://www.realsam.us/meet-realsam/ John -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Re: another phone for the blind
Monte Single
Yes, I’m looking for answersalso.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gerald Levy via groups.io
Sent: July 30, 2020 4:28 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind
This article is vague. Is Real SAM a specialized smart phone for the blind that is ready to use right out of the box? Does it have a tactile keypad? Or is it an app that must be installed on a standard Samsung touchpad smart phone? And where do you buy it? There is no information about purchasing Real SAM in this article.
Gerald
On 7/30/2020 6:13 AM, Monte Single wrote:
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Re: another phone for the blind
Monte Single
I know, no price it just said going on sale in the u s in October.
In some ways it sounds good, I’m guessing the price will be around 400 u s dollars. Hoping I’m wrong.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of john s
Sent: July 30, 2020 4:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind
Monte, I didn't see a price for this phone.
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Re: another phone for the blind
Loy
After listening to the demo. It seems that I can do most of the things this phone does with my IPhone using SIRI and or Voice Control. a
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From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind We'll see what we learn over time. The way information is written, it sounds like everything is programmed in and you can't add apps or abilities. As written, it seems that That must be done by the manufacturer. We'll see.
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Re: another phone for the blind
Gene
We'll see what we learn over time. The way information is written, it sounds like everything is programmed in and you can't add apps or abilities. As written, it seems that That must be done by the manufacturer. We'll see.
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Those who don't want to learn a touch screen or who are going blind and who are in transition might want to use such a phone. I doubt that skilled users of regular smart phones would be content with what looks like its restrictions. And you didn't see a price because there isn't one. Can you find the price somewhere on the site? Maybe. but none of the collapsed buttons work on the site. I love it when companies who sell products to blind people have a site that isn't fully accessible. One of those buttons might open something you could use to find a ;page that had pricing. But you can't expand the buttons. .Gene
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From: john s Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:32 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] another phone for the blind Monte, I didn't see a price for this phone. At 06:13 AM 7/30/2020, Monte Single, wrote: Hi Olusegun, Below is a link to another phone for the blind. I found it first in a current item on the latest Top Tech Tidbits. It is based on a Samsung phone. Please have a look. and then express yourself. Thanks, Monte http://www.realsam.us/meet-realsam/ John
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Re: another phone for the blind
john s
Monte, I didn't see a price for this phone.
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At 06:13 AM 7/30/2020, Monte Single, wrote: Hi Olusegun,
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Re: another phone for the blind
Gerald Levy
This article is vague. Is Real SAM a specialized smart phone for the blind that is ready to use right out of the box? Does it have a tactile keypad? Or is it an app that must be installed on a standard Samsung touchpad smart phone? And where do you buy it? There is no information about purchasing Real SAM in this article.
Gerald
On 7/30/2020 6:13 AM, Monte Single
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another phone for the blind
Monte Single
Hi Olusegun,
Below is a link to another phone for the blind. I found it first in a current item on the latest Top Tech Tidbits. It is based on a Samsung phone. Please have a look. …and then express yourself.
Thanks,
Monte
http://www.realsam.us/meet-realsam/
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Needing help with Informatix
Cristina Ebetiuc
Hello!
I am interested into informaix and I try many things myself but I mostly shoot my system away. Do you know any good course or is somebody from you willing to spend some time not much 1 2 hours per week or from time to time with me and show me this and that? Imostly follow inernet tutorials but..... Yeah the result is that either it does‘nt work or The windows breaks down. The thing is I would ike a cheap option or a free option. But if it is not possible, then no problem.... Kind regards PS: If the courses or the possible teacher could speak German it would be very fine. But if not it is ok. English is good, oo. :) Von meinem iPhone gesendet
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Re: checking cpu temp fan speed/temp and other specifications in windows
Jim Ruby
Hi, I did that have have a list, but was curious if there was any that work well with jaws saving me time download and trying a bunch of them.
Thanks.
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Re: Noise cancellation software
Gene
Evidently, you want something that will reduce unwanted sound when using your microphone. Did you look at what may already be available on your computer? The following article discusses various ways of reducing noise. One free option is discussed that you have to pay a certain amount per month for if you use it more than a certain amount of time a week, but the amount of free usage may be more than enough for you if it will work on your computer. It appears to require a certain brand of video card, but I don't know why.
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https://www.howtogeek.com/670474/how-to-reduce-microphone-background-noise-on-a-pc/ Gene
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From: Robert Mendoza Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 7:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Noise cancellation software Any one here could recommend a free and accessible noise cancellation software for Windows 10. Thanks.
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Noise cancellation software
Robert Mendoza
Any one here could recommend a free and accessible noise cancellation software for Windows 10. Thanks.
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