Hi Ajay, while I welcome innovation; Stakeholder should be consulted prior to understanding problem statement. I am not sure whether relevant stakeholders were consulted to understand the problem which they proposed to solve. Yes, I agree with you Apple watch is expensive and mostly out of affoardibility range. cheers. Asif
On 6/7/22, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I beg to disagree. > Firstly, not everybuddy can afford Apple watch and secondly, a > successful product is the result of many innovations/ iterations. > The first step to solve an issue is an innovative idea, you can't > really expect it to stand up to a commercial product in the first > design iteration itself. > On the contrary, we must appreciate the researchers/ innovators who > choose to address any of the painpoints of the disability community > > Cheers, > Ajay > > On 06/06/2022, Maruti Paramwad <mparam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am also enjoying my apple watch. Why we need special thinks every time? >> We >> don’t want specific products. We want improvement in accessibility. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 06-Jun-2022, at 12:24 PM, 'Mohammed Asif Iqbal (IN)' via AccessIndia >>> <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> wrote: >>> >>> Absolutely agree. >>> Perhaps this is result of not consulting the community prior to >>> designing the same. >>> I am blind runner and enjoy apple watch which provides me seamlessly >>> all data related to running while I am running. >>> Thanks and regards >>> Asif >>> >>>> On 6/6/22, Khandu Bhandare <bhandarekhand...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> they should focus on required things. >>>> >>>>> On 6/6/22, Satguru Rathi <tarannumra...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> But do we really need those? There are almost accessible smartwatches >>>>> on >>>>> both Ios and Android. Apple watches are completely accessible like >>>>> their >>>>> other products and there are WearOS watches too, which are mostly >>>>> accessible with the screen readers. I own a Tickwatch E3 which is >>>>> completely accessible and provides me all the information which this >>>>> newly developed watch can provide so why would I spend my money on a >>>>> product which stands out and make me feel special in a way I don't >>>>> want >>>>> to. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Satguru. >>>>> >>>>> On 6/4/2022 7:47 PM, techsavi.shan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> I can say that this is a positive sign towards the assistive >>>>>> technology. >>>>>> Unfortunately these innovations don’t reach in the market for people >>>>>> use. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This email I d is used only for list subscriptions. >>>>>> Thanks and regards. >>>>>> Shankar.C >>>>>> For offline comminucations please reach-out on below shared details. >>>>>> Mobile/whatsapp: 7795927572. >>>>>> Email: shanka...@tech-accessibility.in. >>>>>> Website: www.tech-accessibility.in. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Harish <har...@accessindia.org.in> >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2022 1:06 PM >>>>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >>>>>> concerning >>>>>> the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>>>>> Subject: [AI] IIT Kanpur designs smart watch for the blind >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-kanpur-develops-haptic-smart-watch-for-the-blind-and-the-visually-impaired-1955424-2022-05-28 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Disclaimer: >>>>> 1. 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