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ScreenReader GrabBag

shared by Mars Base on 16 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • a suite of apps that turn a conventional phone running Android into a new way to use the phone
  • Instead of the usual mass of icons, the Georgie, as the company calls it, comes with a simple menu that offers auditory feedback and features that are important and useful to those who cannot see.
  • real world useful applications such as telling the user which direction they are facing, or where the nearest bus stop is
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  • menus can be easily traversed by simply running the fingers across them, a voice calls out their function
  • Georgie can be purchased as a set of apps for those that already have a phone, or as a complete system, i.e. phones with preinstalled apps
  • comes with a single basic app that allows for performing functions such as dialing and voice dictation and has useful features such as “Places” that announce direction and can be loaded with known hazards such as low hanging tree branches or potholes
  • three different apps packages to choose from
  • “Travelers” app that features “Near Me,” which calls out place names such as restaurants, bus stops, stores, etc. along with weather reports
  • “Lifestyle” offers an ability to listen to newspaper and magazine articles or even whole books
  • “Communicate” helps users connect socially by helping them record, translate to text and then send twitter or text messages
  • basic app costs $230 and each add-on adds an additional $39. Most would consider this quite cheap however, as other systems total in the thousands and aren’t nearly as mobile.
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