Hi Everyone;
Here is some great news from Verizon.
Anthony
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From: "Stephen Guerra" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: [blindusersLG] Verizon wireless Press Release regarding Talks
> TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind and
> Visually
> Impaired Customers
>
>
>
> Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives
> Blind
> and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing and
> Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes
>
>
>
> BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of
> the
> nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the availability
> of
> TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive technology that converts
> displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon Wireless
> customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available initially on
> MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless
> supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and
> notes.
>
>
>
> Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon
> Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- similar to other
> screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms -- to offer visually
> impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest
> intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon
> Wireless can:
>
>
>
> Read the caller ID of an incoming call
>
> Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory
>
> Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory
>
> Read and write text messages and e-mail
>
> Read and write documents using Mobile Office
>
> Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages
>
> Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet
>
> Control speech volume and rate of speech
>
>
>
> "The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless
> experience for our customers who are visually impaired," said Jeffrey
> Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for Verizon Wireless. "TALKS
> for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a communications
> tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay connected to
> family,
> friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice calls."
>
>
>
> The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online at
> www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant
> rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c
> customers
> who wish to add the TALKS application should contact Verizon Wireless
> Customer Service at 800-922-0204.
>
>
>
> Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting
> www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about Verizon
> Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications
> Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
>
>
>
> About Verizon Wireless
>
>
>
> Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
> voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers.
> Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees
> nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
> (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit
> www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
> footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on
> to
> the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
> www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
>
>
>
> TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its
> licensors
> and is used under license.
>
>
>
> SOURCE Verizon Wireless
>
>
>
> Link:
>
> http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104
> <http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/s
> tory/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE>
> &STORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE=
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