I was at Owasys last week and saw the latest software revisions. The latency issue reported in Access World has been resolved, and the speech has been improved--even though it's the same speech engine. And, it's worth noting that the 22C is a Linux phone, so you should expect to be able to hack at the software if you like. Steve Holmes writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > That's certainly good news indeed. I found the review in Access World > comparing cell phones for July to be interesting. It sounds like some > minor tweaks might improve the software might be in order but other > than that... I wonder which cell phone providers would be willing to > carry it when avaiable . > > I heard from a broadcast of ACB convention that Cingular is going to > offer a Nokia / Talks package as early as this August - sounds > exciting too. > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 04:00:01PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Hi, Keith: > > > > I am actively working to have the Owasys 22C made available in the U.S. > > I do so in my new capacity as Owasys' U.S. representative. Our hope is > > to have this phone available later this year. Currently, the process of > > obtaining FCC certification must be completed before the phone can be > > sold in the U.S. > > > > Please feel free to ask further questions. Please also feel free to > > spread this news around. As you may, or may not, have already noticed, I > > am no longer with AFB. > > > > Keith Watson writes: > > > Hi List, > > > > > > Sorry for a repeat if this has been discussed in the past few > > > months, but I have been off the list for a bit. > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone had heard when or if Owasys was > > > planning to offer the 22C Cell Phone for sale in the U.S. > > > > > > -- > > > Keith Watson > > > kwatson at smed.yi.org > > > > > > Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant > > > but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Chair > > Accessibility Workgroup > > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > > > janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFA/EWvWSjv55S0LfERAicBAKDwcfQbOqQPUYCBBjJR0YT1dgkQZwCfQP4k > vf3256ina0moXQERAnAf8MM= > =PGi2 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
