Definitely. You can access a shell prompt and have at it. Travis Siegel writes: > Being able to add programs to the unit as desired is a *big* sale for > me. I'd have bought the humanware device if they'd had let me do > that when it first came out. FS had a nice unit, and although you > could force it to allow you to run your own stuff, it wasn't > supported, and even actively discouraged by fs. But, since I'll > never buy an fs product if it can be avoided, that's not a problem > for me. The visuaide unit would have been perfect if they had > included the palm reader app inside it, (or given out the specs so > someone else could do it) but they didn't, and so I can't use that > one either. > It's a wonder how many blind friendly devices won't allow you to do > what you want to do with them. Why would I buy a unit I can't do > what I want to do with it? I thought that's the whole point of buying > a unit. > On Mar 29, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > No pricing information yet, though I believe it's going to be very > > competitive with existing devices. > > > > hank smith writes: > >> wonder what the price tag is on this one? > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > >> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>; <blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:36 AM > >> Subject: New Linux PDA For Blind People > >> > >> > >>> A radically new concept in adapted PDA technology was shown in > >>> prototype > >>> during CSUN. Designed from the ground up to serve users who are > >>> blind or > >>> visually impaired, the hand-held Icon from Levelstar (a new > >>> company in > >>> AT) provides a 20 Gb hard drive, Firefox, email, integrated Book > >>> Share > >>> access,calendar, address book, one touch audio recording, and a > >>> music > >>> player. When docked a full size keyboard facilitates word processing > >>> tasks. The hand-held device includes WiFi, GSM telephone, GPS, and > >>> BlueTooth. > >>> > >>> There are two podcasts demonstrating this device at: > >>> > >>> http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct481BreakfastWithMarc.mp3 > >>> http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct482IconDemo.mp3 > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> Janina Sajka Phone: +1.240.715.1272 > >>> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http:// > >>> www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >>> > >>> Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the > >>> U.S. and > >>> Canada--Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > >>> > >>> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >>> janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Speakup mailing list > >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>> > >>> __________ NOD32 1.1461 (20060329) Information __________ > >>> > >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >>> http://www.eset.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> __________ NOD32 1.1461 (20060329) Information __________ > >>> > >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >>> http://www.eset.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.240.715.1272 > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. > > and Canada--Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.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 Phone: +1.240.715.1272 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
