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iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver Easiest Smartphone for Blind People?
iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver Easiest Smartphone for Blind People?
According to David Pogue in the New York Times , the accessibility features like VoiceOver introduced with the iPhone 3GS make it one of the easiest smartphones for the blind and visually impaired: First, you tap something to hear it. You can tap icons, words, even the tiny status ...
How to make “the iPhone icons speak”
pogue.blogs.nytimes.com — While writing his new book on iPhone 3GS, David Pogue (nytimes.com) discovered some features he couldn’t wait... to talk about, one of which is part of the accessibility features built-in to iPhone. “You’d never suspect,” Pogue remarks, “that the iPhone ... (more) How to make “the iPhone icons speak”
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iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver Easiest Smartphone for Blind People?
The Free iPhone Blog — According to David Pogue in the New York Times, the accessibility features like VoiceOver introduced with the iPhone 3GS make it one of the easiest smartphones for the blind and visually impaired: First, you tap something to hear it. You can tap icons, words, even the tiny status icons at the top of the screen. As you go, the voice tells you what you’re tapping. “Messages.” “Calendar.” “Mail — 14 new items.” “45 percent battery power.” Once enabled in the settings, Pogue details how new gestures like double-tap to launch, two-finger upward … Read the original: iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver Easiest Smartphone for Blind People? ...

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