----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: i phone


> Colin;
>
> Do you have the iPhone?
>
> I can't understand how you would dial a number manually or send a text 
> message.
>
> You would almost have to remember where to touch and, without markings I 
> would think that can be difficult.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: i phone
>
>
>> almost totally touch screen.
>> one large round concave button on the front near the lower edge of the
>> screen is the home button.
>> Power button is on the top edge along with the 3.5MM audio out jack and
>> there are up and down arrow buttons on the left edge for volume.
>> Speaker fires out the bottom edge of the phone.
>> Exceedingly easy to use.
>> with a silicon fitted case the phone is protected.  The silicon case has 
>> an
>> edge that goes around the glass screen so if you drop the phone on it's
>> face, the glass won't come into direct contact with what ever surface it
>> lands on.  Also makes holding the phone more pleasant.
>> Any sales person who is unaware of the voiceover feature is definitely 
>> not
>> someone you want to be buying the IPhone from, or signing your contract
>> with.  It's one of the most prominent new features of the IPhone 3gs 16GB
>> version.  It's like not knowing that the phone makes calls or goes on the
>> internet.
>> Also, the GPS does have voice, but I'm not sure how well voice over works 
>> in
>> the application...you get directions and so on vocalised, but that 
>> doesn't
>> necesarily mean you can easily use the gps functions with voice over.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 2:49 PM
>> Subject: i phone
>>
>>
>>> Hi everyone;
>>> I listened to the i phone demo on blind cool tech but I guess I would =
>>> have to see it.  Never did find out if it was totally touch pad or if =
>>> there was a key board.  Sounded like it was at least partially touchpad 
>>> =
>>> but the guy doing the demo could use it just by moving his finger over =
>>> the buttons.
>>> I'm going to an acb state convention this coming October and they are =
>>> scheduled to have a demo which should be most interesting.
>>> Richard
>