Sean McMahon writes: > From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon at usgs.gov> > > I may have already asked but how accessable is the 3650 compared to the new > toshiba assuming you're using the mobile accessability and how does talks > compare? Sean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:12 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: More Info on New Accessible Cell Phone > > > > Time is our friend on these things. It's $300 today. In a few months > > it'll be under $100. By this time next year it will be free with a > > 2-year contract. > > > > This is exactly how things went with the Nokia 3650 which also started > > out at over $300 last April. > > > > As to how complete the accessibility is, I can't really say. But, But, > > please recognize that this is one vendor's first attempt at that, and > > please recognize that they rushed that feature to market. > > > > So, it's probably best to go to a store and play with one to figure out > > whether what it does do is sufficient for your particular needs. Maybe > > you'll decide it is. Or, maybe you'll decide it is when the price drops > > in a few months. > > > > Or, maybe you'll decide to wait for another phone to compare this one > > with. > > > > Charles Crawford writes: > > > From: Charles Crawford <ccrawford at Starpower.net> > > > > > > $330 for a cell phone? Eh hem? It appears to be a video cell phone > which > > > is great for folks who can see the screen. Irrespective of that, cell > > > phones are supposed to have their various model lines accessible. We > > > should see what is happening with a regular cell phone. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -- Charlie Crawford > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka > > Email: janina at rednote.net > > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > Director, Technology Research and Development > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > http://www.afb.org > > > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > > Free Standards Group > > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
