Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-13 Thread Ein Lee
Hi, I’d like to introduce a small product our company makes for iOS VoiceOver and Android TalkBack users. It's called RiVO. We have seen blind people use their smartphones quite well with RiVO. I'm trying my best to make people know about the availability of this product. RiVO is a revolutiona

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2014-02-14 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello! I am very very interested in knowing about this little device, because I work facilitating access to asistive technologies to people with special needs. We have a podcast for spanish speaking people and we are trying to introduce different apps, contents and devices which could be of help

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Ein Lee
Thanks Daniela. I'm interested and let us contact you soon. We do have plans to support as many languages as possible and our research team have made quite some progresses in that. :) Best regards, Ein. On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > Hello! > I am very very interested

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2014-02-14 Thread Daniela Rubio
Very glad and may be we could collaborate on that or other projects. Waiting for your news and have a nice weekend! Daniela Rubio T Macneticos, Apple y accesibilidad a tu alcance. Productos innovadores y cursos a tu medida. www.macneticos.com iPhone: +34662328507 El 14/02/2014, a las 08:52,

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Computer room services in the UK distributors this item. > On 14 Feb 2014, at 08:44 am, Ein Lee wrote: > > Thanks Daniela. I'm interested and let us contact you soon. We do have plans > to support as many languages as possible and our research team have made > quite some progresses in that. :)

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Buddy Brannan
Hi, I'm glad that Mobience is posting about this now. I have one of these myself (thanks to Mobience), and, while the manual might look intimidating (because it is very comprehensive), using RiVO really is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I met Jaewoo, the CEO of Mobience, in December

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2014-02-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Just wondering, will this device be in the exhibit hall at CSUN? Best, Donna On Feb 14, 2014, at 7:17 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > Hi, > > I'm glad that Mobience is posting about this now. > > I have one of these myself (thanks to Mobience), and, while the manual might > look intimidating (becau

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2014-02-14 Thread Jamie Tachiyama
Donna, Are you going to be at CSUN? I will be attending this year. Jamie T Blind Dragon Hobbies One stop shopping for all your gaming needs. http://www.blinddragonhobbies.com/ Twitter: @BDHobbies Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blinddragonhobbies > On Feb 14, 2014, at 5:23 AM, Donna Goodin

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2014-02-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jamie, I will be, but we're actually staying up in LA and driving down to San Diego for the day to go to the exhibit hall. So my time there will be pretty brief. Still, though, we should try and connect for coffee or something. Cheers, Donna On Feb 14, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Jamie Tachiyama wro

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2014-02-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I too am very interested in this product. I usually use a iPad keyboard but I want a more portable version. Right now I am at my local Independent Living Resource Center, and they too are interested. Could you please send any more info to computersassocia...@gmail.com Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - P

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2014-02-14 Thread Buddy Brannan
Hi, It's available for sale direct from Mobience: http://www.mobience.com I don't know what other reelers there are. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Feb 14, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Daniel Hawkins wrote: > I too am very interested in this product. I us

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Alex Hall
I'm curious: how is this for those with motor difficulties? When I first read about this, I thought it would be perfect for people who have a hard time with all the gestures on the touch screen, but after reading the manual, it sounds like a lot of commands are multi-key anyway. The price is, I

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Buddy Brannan
Many commands are hold+press, but you can use one finger on two hands or two fingers on one hand. The concern I have is that the keys are fairly flat. The 5 is indented, but someone with neuropathy might have trouble. With an average sense of touch, this isn't a problem and keys are differentiat

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Jessica Moss
This sounds interesting, I'm guessing this is a bluetooth device? How much does it cost? On Feb 14, 2014, at 8:17 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > Hi, > > I'm glad that Mobience is posting about this now. > > I have one of these myself (thanks to Mobience), and, while the manual might > look intimi

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2014-02-14 Thread David Chittenden
It is $129 USD if my memory is accurate. It is bluetooth. Reading through the online manual, I was struck with how short the battery life is in the unit. I think the manual stated seven or eight hours of battery life. For the cost, I would expect it to be closer to the battery life one gets from

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-14 Thread Buddy Brannan
It's 10 hours continuous, and I've gotten a week, at least, of light use. Bear in mind that that's 10 hours of continuous use, not 10 hours of normal use. It goes into sleep mode after 10 minutes, so that 10 hours is, in practical terms, quite long, as I doubt anyone will be writing "War And Pea

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2014-02-14 Thread David Chittenden
Thank you for providing the thickness of the device. Given the size and what it does, I would expect longer battery life if they were using the latest battery technology and power management firmware circuitry. I would expect the times you give in a unit half its thickness. I have seen small blu

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2014-02-14 Thread Chris H
Agreed, because how come the iPad mini with retina display has all the bells and whistles yet the battery life is astonishing. So it can be done. Regards Chris On 15/02/2014 03:28, David Chittenden wrote: Thank you for providing the thickness of the device. Given the size and what it does, I

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2014-02-15 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I could not get on with the rivo. I sent it straight back to computer room services. In the UK, this item costs £80. > On 15 Feb 2014, at 02:52 am, David Chittenden wrote: > > It is $129 USD if my memory is accurate. It is bluetooth. Reading through the > online manual, I was struck with how

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-15 Thread Devin Prater
Ah, I think this device will be good from beginners, but not much else. Notice that it simply uses voiceover commands, nothing more. David Chittenden wrote: >Thank you for providing the thickness of the device. Given the size and what >it does, I would expect longer battery life if they were

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-15 Thread Donna Goodin
That's kind of what I was thinking. Personally, I can't see why one would want to carry this device around along with their phone. There are so many good typing options, such as Fleksy or MBraille,that really make typing pretty fast. Cheers, Donna On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:38 AM, Devin Prater wrot

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2014-02-15 Thread Tim Mehok
Hi, The real value of this unit would be when one is traveling on foot in sub freezing temps and you do not want to have your hands working your GPS on a touch screen This thing could just be run while your hand remains in your coat pocket. . Tim On 2/15/14, Donna Goodin wrote: > That's kind of

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2014-02-15 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, what exactly is MBraille? I've heard of something I think called pocket braille lite, but had no idea what it was, so never tried it out. On Feb 15, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > That's kind of what I was thinking. Personally, I can't see why one would > want to carry this device

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2014-02-15 Thread Donna Goodin
MBraille is an app that gives you the option of typing on a Perkins style keyboard on your phone. Donna On Feb 15, 2014, at 8:46 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > Ok, what exactly is MBraille? I've heard of something I think called pocket > braille lite, but had no idea what it was, so never tried it

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for blind smartphone users

2014-02-15 Thread Chris H
And the pad too and it is far superior in that it really feels like you're typing on a Perkins. Also no need to orientate the device in a special way like you do on the phone. Regards Chris On 15/02/2014 16:08, Donna Goodin wrote: MBraille is an app that gives you the option of typing on a Pe

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2014-02-17 Thread Ein Lee
Excuse me of my lazy response. I was overwhelmed by valuable comments and opinions. Thanks all. We promise to listen to everything and try to do the best to improve it as much as we can. We have decided to provide it as is globally by online other than just attending some exhibitions and waiting

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2014-02-15 Thread Chris H
Sorry forgot to change the subject. Regards Chris On 15/02/2014 17:20, Chris H wrote: And the pad too and it is far superior in that it really feels like you're typing on a Perkins. Also no need to orientate the device in a special way like you do on the phone. Regards Chris On 15/02/2014 16: