Everyone, Don't forget Mobile Pocket Speak by code factory which works on a standard PDA. Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: <gena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bob.dodd at acm.org>; "Speak is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 3:44 AM Subject: Re: screen reading software for mobiles and PDAs > Hi > > There's also Pocket HAL for standard PDA's. > Gena > >>On 3/30/06, mo.valli at bt.com <mo.valli at bt.com> wrote: >>> All, >>> >>> Are there many of the above products available? Would appreciate a list. >>> I must admit I didn't know of them until I > listened to LARRY SKUTCHAN's podcast with Janina Sajka. >> >>There are two commercial text-to-speech applications for mobiles that >>I've heard of. The one I know most about is Talks, which runs on the >>Nokia series 60 range of phones. Actually it should run any Symbian >>platform I would guess. If you're in the UK and ask a mobile phone >>provider e.g. Vodafone for devices with text-to-speech, it's usually >>Talks they try to sell you. If you want to try it, there's a free time >>limited version available for download off the manufacturer's website: >>http://www.nuance.com/talks/ >> >>On the PDA side, our department has (or rather had: it was stolen at a >>conference) a Freedom Scientific PACmate PDA. Think of something the >>size of a standard qwerty keyboard with an iPAQ hidden inside. The >>display is replaced with Jaws text-to-speech software. It also has an >>optional Braille display that plugs into the front of the unit. The >>device has its problems: bulky, very expensive, and don't whatever you >>do, let the battery run flat. But it does work. Well, if you think >>Jaws works... The PACmate's web site is: >>http://www.freedomscientific.com/ >> >>Bob Dodd >>Accessibility Research Centre >>University of Teesside >>United Kingdom >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >
