Especially as Jony Ive himself said that it did contain a speaker. I really don't see what the speculation is about; short of one of us having the watch in our hands, we're as sure as we can be that it has VoiceOver.
On 1/16/15, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > Considering that 1) information posted about Apple Watch according to iOS > 8.2 has VoiceOver on the watch itself, and 2) Apple received a pattent for > glass which also acts as a speaker that is reportedly fully functioning in > Korning (the manufacturers of Guerilla Glass) labs, this glass is expected > to be incorporated on the Apple Watch. Therefore, reports of no speaker in > the watch may not be relavent. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 16 Jan 2015, at 05:55, brucemb <bruce...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> Hi Benn and all. I have a friend who works for apple, and I sent him a >> email asking him about this issue. I am sure he will reply soon. From >> what I have read however, it seems that all voice has to come from your >> phone not the watch. Will let you all know. >> bruce from new jersey on the computer >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ben Mustill-Rose >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 9:41 AM >> Subject: Re: voiceover on the watch >> >> Bruce, >> >> I took "The Apple Watch will have a VoiceOver feature that can speak >> text that is displayed on the screen. Users will be able to scroll >> through text to be spoken using two fingers. VoiceOver can be enabled >> either by merely raising a wrist or by double tapping the display." to >> mean that the watch itsself would have VoiceOver. >> >> Cheers, >> Ben. >> >> On 1/15/15, brucemb <bruce...@verizon.net> wrote: >> > Hi all, From what I understand the watch will not talk at all. It works >> > in >> > concert with your phone. The phone does the talking. >> > bruce from new jersey on the computer >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Cristóbal >> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 2:57 PM >> > Subject: RE: voiceover on the watch >> > >> > >> > If it has or will have a vibration type of mode for discreetly >> > checking >> > the time similar to the Tissot vibrating line of watches, then I'll be >> > all >> > over it. Otherwise, it'll be a really expensive talking watch with a >> > whole >> > bunch of bells and whistles. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> > Behalf >> > Of Denny Schwab >> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:42 AM >> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> > Subject: Re: voiceover on the watch >> > >> > Rumors are saying sometime in March. >> > >> > On 1/14/15, Christina C. <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > When is this predicted to be available? >> > > >> > > >> > >> On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:53 AM, Trea Abma <trea.a...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> > >> * Like Apple's other products, Apple Watch will have a series of >> > key >> > >> accessibility features. >> > >> * To access Accessibility Settings on the fly, users will >> > >> triple-click the Digital Crown. >> > >> * The Apple Watch will have a VoiceOver feature that can speak >> > text >> > >> that is displayed on the screen. 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