No, you guys don't understand what is going on with this app. It is
primarily an app that most blind folks wouldn't want. It is so that a
deaf-blind can do face-to-face communications with another person. Yes, it
looks pretty simple, but when you look at development costs and realize that
you aren't going to sell a whole lot of apps when you are only really
selling to a limited size deaf-blind community then the cost is going to be
higher than for an app that blind and sighted people would want to purchase.
Again, it is a great app for those who need it, and actually drops the price
for communications for a deaf-blind person by thousands of dollars from the
$8,000 price of the deaf-Blind Communicator that Humanware has been selling
since 2009. So, even if you add the cost of the app, a $2,500 or so
bluetooth Braille display and an iPhone it cuts the price in half or more.
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From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS
Well, this is humanware after all. For those not in the know, let me
tell you about their latest major keysoft update (which takes one sma
count). It costs $200 for an sma, giving you two upgrades, or $135 for
a single upgrade if you do not have an sma. Keeping that in mind,
here's the long list of features they included in the last paid
update:
* a translator that can convert the text in pdf files to .txt files.
* bug fixes, including a fix for the braille terminal mode on qt units
(to fix something they broke in the previous update)
* a way for the bn to automatically use an active internet connection
without prompting the user to pick one each time (this rarely works as
advertised)
...and that's it. One feature, one interface change that doesn't work
right, and a fix for a previous mistake, all for the low price of
$135. Does this explain more about how they can charge $100 for a
simple app?
On 9/8/12, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote:
Perhaps the company are strapped for cash hence the new app so they think
people like us are made of money and if we are all stupid we'll buy not
any
one is stupid of course.
On 8 Sep 2012, at 20:09, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Um, well, put simply... nothing. True, hooking a display up to an iOS
device hides the onscreen keyboard, but in iOS6 I hear they will offer
a way to show it. Also, you get a buffer of past messages. Basically,
a program any decent coder could put together in, say a few days?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though I really don't know if we'll
find anyone willing to throw away... rather, spend $100 on an app that
consists of a text fiel, list of messages, and keyboard.
On 9/8/12, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote:
This really is an honest question, but what does this app have that the
IOs
devices don't have natively. What would I be paying $100 to do?
Teresa
On Sep 8, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Maccessibility <nore...@maccessibility.net>
wrote:
Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'The Humanware Communicator for
iOS'
Humanware has released The Humanware Communicator app for iOS, priced
at
a
staggering $99.99 US. From the description:
The HumanWare Communicator application is intended to establish a text
conversation between a deaf-blind person and a sighted person. All
interaction appears both on the deaf-blind person’s refreshable Braille
display, as well as visually on the [...]
You may view the latest post at
http://maccessibility.net/2012/09/08/the-humanware-communicator-for-ios/
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