Thats great! is there any for OCR as well? Also, is there any titorials available whether text or audio for Android? It will be very useful.
On 10/3/12, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote: > There are free apps like Silver magnifier, your magnifier in the play > store. > They use the phone camera to magnify the object placed under the camera. > These apps also have the option of using the flash light as a reading > light. > > It can be used to read any printed matter. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Salman Raafay > Sent: 03 October 2012 11:38 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3 > > Hi Prashant, you mentioned about digital magnifying capacity of this phone, > my query is that can it magnify the text of a book kept under this phone > like hand held magnifyer? > > On 10/3/12, Rahul Kelapure <rkelap...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I had used Micromax Funbook for some time, not extensively though. >> >> I used Talkback on it with Android 4.0. >> >> I have recently, the couple of days back, bought Karbonn A18 with >> again Android 4.0. >> >> I haven't use it properly, as the Talkback is not preinstalled here >> unlike my Funbook. However, for limited use, I was given few tricks by >> my friends in office. >> >> Hi Ekinath, I found in my friend's phone there is an inbuilt >> application called Touchexplore, which is an accessability app which >> helps better navigate the VIs on the screen. >> >> Would seek help from time to time from all of you and update whenever >> I find something intresting while exploring. >> >> Thanks and warm regards, >> >> Rahul. >> >> On 10/3/12, Ekinath Khedekar <ekin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Sorry some weir thing was happening in the message box, so typing again. >>> >>> I have used low version of android of 2.3 on Samsung duo again which >>> is not the best of phones from Samsung with talk back but not eyes >>> free. >>> >>> Point is in iPhone experience was magical as the response of Voice >>> Over was instant and systematic, because the item would not get >>> activated by just touching once, I had to tab twice. >>> >>> Also in I think experience on Iphone is brilliant because >>> accessibility is part of iPhone's integral plan. >>> >>> The navigation was not smooth on android. >>> Note, I have not used high versions of android.. >>> >>> Thanks and pardon typos >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/3/12, Ekinath Khedekar <ekin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I used talk back on 2.3 android Samsung duo i think with out >>>> installing ey >>>> >>>> On 10/3/12, Ketan Kothari <muktake...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>> >>>>> I am now planning to buy a new phone (although my E72 is in good >>>>> health). The reason for my purchase is that I realize that the >>>>> learning curve with any touch screen phone is going to be much >>>>> longer than that with keyboard. I am totally blind and am looking >>>>> at a high-ended phone. I can choose between Android and Iphone. I >>>>> would like some advice on this topic from those who are using >>>>> either systems. I am aware that Iphone is fully or almost fully >>>>> accessible out of the box but I would like to have some more >>>>> knowledge on Android. >>>>> >>>>> Games on mobile phones are a totally neglected area for the blind >>>>> whereas that is one area that sighted people tend to enjoy. >>>>> >>>>> I hope the list will be abuzz with interesting discussion on the >>>>> issue since the more we discuss it will help many more friends. >>>>> >>>>> I look forward to good discussion. >>>>> >>>>> With regards, >>>>> >>>>> Ketan >>>>> >>>>> On 10/3/12, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> I recently bought Samsung galaxy S3 android phone. You will know >>>>>> that along with iPhone it is touted as the best smart phone and >>>>>> the internet is full of comparisons. >>>>>> I chose to buy this instead of iPhone 5 because first in India >>>>>> iPhone >>>>>> 5 >>>>>> will >>>>>> arrive only in November or December and secondly the new Maps >>>>>> application is not likely to work in India until further few >>>>>> months on the iPhone. >>>>>> In addition to this I wanted to test book reading apps on android >>>>>> as a part of my professional work. >>>>>> >>>>>> With Talkback, eyes free keyboard and few other apps this phone >>>>>> has become accessible. Despite no physical keys it is possible to >>>>>> do everything on the phone although several things take much more >>>>>> time as compared to a phone with full keypad. The voice >>>>>> recognition feature is much improved and I am eagerly waiting for >>>>>> its Jelly bean update after which it will be possible to do more >>>>>> with voice. Even now I am able to search contacts and send sms >>>>>> with the voice recognition app. >>>>>> >>>>>> This phone is a delight for a person with low vision. The >>>>>> fantastic big screen with the option of increasing the font size >>>>>> to large or huge makes the screen readable. The digital magnifying >>>>>> apps are also wonderful. >>>>>> They >>>>>> convert this device into a good reading tool giving serious >>>>>> competition to the digital magnifiers which alone sell for 20 K >>>>>> and beyond. I won't recommend this to a totally blind person yet. >>>>>> It will be an unnecessary extra expenditure on a big screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Time permitting I will write more on this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Prashant >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Search for old postings at: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>>>> >>>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other >>>>>> changes, please visit the list home page at >>>>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia >>>>>> .org.in >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ketan Kothari >>>>> Phone: [r] 24223281, >>>>> Cell: 9987550614 >>>>> MSN ID: muktake...@hotmail.com >>>>> Skype ID: Ketan3333 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Search for old postings at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>>> >>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other >>>>> changes, please visit the list home page at >>>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia. >>>>> org.in >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, but it is >>>> the current beneath the water that determines your direction." >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, but it is >>> the current beneath the water that determines your direction." >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.or >>> g.in >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Rahul Kelapure >> +91 9833349929 >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> > > > -- > M.Phil scholar at JNU > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- Rahul Kelapure +91 9833349929 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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