I just listened to the presentation of this new cell phone. It sounds
really neat.
Jacob
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From: "David Poehlman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 6:38 AM
Subject: Fw: accessible cell phone
BPOC talking cellphone
Here is information about a talking cellphone for the visually impaired =
for those that may be interested. I personally wrote to the company in =
Spain and below is the information they sent to me. After reading, to =
hear the presentation go to this link.
www.mobileaccessibility.com
When you get to the site, enter on presentation, then arrow down to =
start and the presentation will begin. After each beep, you will have =
to arrow down to next to continue.
Below you will find some information about Mobile Accessibility.
Code factory is a computer programming company which was set up in 1998. =
Since then, it hasn't stopped expanding, operating at international =
level, and
making full use of new technology.
Because of our experience, we have been chosen by ONCE - one of the most =
important organizations for the blind in Europe - as partners in working =
with them
on the creation of different computer applications for the blind. During =
this partnership until now about 15 computer games and many other =
products were
developed.
A large number of professionals are involved in each of our projects all =
working together to produce a high quality product at an affordable =
price that
meets the needs of the visual impaired person.
One of the problems facing the visually handicapped is the use of the =
mobile phone. It is designed basically on visual concepts, without =
considering the
needs of the blind and partially sighted.
Mobile Accessibility is a computer application which makes the mobile =
phone accessible in different ways and allows its uses to be adapted to =
the needs
of the visually handicapped.
Mobile Accessibility has a powerful voice synthesizer designed by the =
Swiss company SVOX, which allows simple access to all the uses of the =
mobile phone.
Mobile accessibility is designed to work in all new generation mobile =
phones, regardless of the operating systems they run on.
Mobile accessibility does not need any additional external adaptive =
device to work. Once loaded in the mobile phone it is fully functional.
Features of Mobile Accessibility
- Allows SMS and multimedia (MMS) messages to be sent, received and =
read.
- Allows entries on the list of contacts to be added, removed and =
updated.
- Gives access to the list of calls received and dialling of any of =
these numbers at the simple touch of a button.
- Identification of calls
- Operation of alarms
- Personalization of voice synthesizer
-Access to list of calls (missed calls, numbers dialled,)
-Automatic start-up when phone is switched on.
- Allows call tunes to be associated with contacts.
- Reading of battery and cover levels.
- Available in several languages: English, French, German, and Italian.
Soon available in Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese.
-And many other additional features.
CODE FACTORY, S.L.
Rambla d'Egara, 148, 2-2
08221 - TERRASSA
(SPAIN)
Tel: + 34.93.733.70.66
Fax: + 34.93.789.30.51
WEB:
www.codfact.com
E-mail:
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=A9 2003 CODE FACTORY, S.L. All rights reserved.
Features described can be altered without prior notice
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