These links are specifically for the US. You can just search the itunes app store for chess wise. It *should* be in the Canadian store, from what I've read on this list.
Jim On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 04:45:19PM -0330, Doug Lawlor wrote: > I just tried accessing the below iTunes link and get a message that "your > request could not be completed." Could someone else in Canada confirm if > these apps are avalable in Canada? I may be just doing something wrong here. > > Doug > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2011-02-03, at 10:24 PM, Bryan Jones <openses...@me.com> wrote: > > > Greetings All, > > > > Today Apple approved and released the accessible versions of Marcel > > Nijman's Chess-wise Apps! In addition, Marcel modified three of his other > > game apps to make them VO accessible. Those Apps are: Checker-wise, > > Draughts-wise and Xiangqi-wise. These apps are all now available worldwide > > in the App Store and in the following languages: English, Spanish, Russian, > > German and Dutch. Marcel hopes to add Polish, Czech and French translations > > in the next update. The viphone mailing list, Scott Howell and Geoff Waller > > in particular, were instrumental in providing input, feedback and other > > information to Marcel during this process. > > > > Each of these four Apps is a universal App, which means they will run > > correctly on the iPhone, iTouch and iPad. WHile there is a free version of > > the Chess-wise App, I would urge you to consider purchasing the Pro version > > to support Marcel's work. The price is only US $2.99 for the Chess and > > Checker Apps, and only US $1.99 for the Draughts and Xiangqi Apps. I > > believe Marcel is the kind of developer who deserves our support one > > hundred percent. > > > > I've not tried the 3 other games yet, but I can tell you the Chessboard and > > Chess pieces are now recognized and read aloud by VO. You can navigate the > > board using a one-finger swipe, or you can just slide one finger around the > > board and VO will announce the coordinates and the name of a piece if one > > occupies that square. To make a move, use one finger to locate the piece > > you want to move, then double-tap. VO will announce "Selected." Now use one > > finger again to locate the destination square and double-tap again. Please > > note that this is considered a first version of this game in it's > > accessible form. While Marcel has made the heart of the App accessible, it > > is a very feature-rich App which will require additional coding to make it > > fully accessible. Marcel has asked that those of us who use the Apps > > provide feedback to him so he can continue to refine and update the > > accessibility features. > > > > Here is a link to Marcel's App Gallery in the US iTunes store: > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/marcel-nijman/id337888122 > > > > Here is a link to Chess-wise Pro in the US App Store: > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chess-wise-pro/id351303981?mt=8 > > > > Here is a link to Chess-wise FREE in the US App Store: > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chess-wise-free/id367318028?mt=8 > > > > Cheers, > > Bryan > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
