Hello all. I thought I would chime in with my views on the upcoming release of BrailleTouch. Like Fleksy, this will be a revolutionary way of typing on the iOs devices except for the iPad as the initial release will not be supported. I can't wait to check out the app myself. While I appreciate the limitations in the initial release, like no Grade 2 support and no support for languages other than English, I will be very happy to test it as is and give feedback accordingly. I also understand why the developers are doing it this way. Like others I will try out the free version then if I am comfortable pay for one or both of the in-app purchases. i will most likely get the two as I frequently post to Facebook and not just Twitter or Twitter alone. So will need the clipboard upgrade to do this and not just the messaging upgrade. Chris. On 30 Dec 2012, at 11:42, Søren Jensen <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> wrote:
> Hi. > I can't wait to check out this app. Is other languages than english going to > be supported? I'm especially thinking about the danish characters. > Best regards: > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk > Website: > http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > Den 27/12/2012 kl. 13.31 skrev BrailleTouch <viph...@brailletouchapp.com>: > >> Greetings and Happy Holidays! >> >> My name is Caleb, and I'm one of the developers of a new iPhone app called >> BrailleTouch. BrailleTouch allows you to type using braille on your >> touchscreen, and is based on the standard six key braille keyboard. We are >> excited to announce that BrailleTouch will be on the App Store by the end of >> January! We hope that you will like BrailleTouch and find it useful. I'm >> happy to answer any questions you may have, and I've included some more >> information about the app below. >> >> With BrailleTouch, you can send text messages, emails, and tweets from the >> touchscreen braille keyboard. You can also copy text you type in braille to >> the clipboard and paste it into other apps on your iPhone. There is a free >> version of BrailleTouch, so you can try it before you buy it. The free >> version lets you type in braille and hear the text you entered. Many braille >> instructors have told us that they would like to use BrailleTouch as a >> teaching tool, which the free version will support. Additional features are >> available as In App Purchases. The Messaging Upgrade allows you to send text >> messages, emails, and tweets from the touchscreen braille keyboard. The >> Clipboard Upgrade allows you to copy text from the touchscreen braille >> keyboard and paste it into other apps on your iPhone. >> >> BrailleTouch is based on research conducted at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, >> Georgia, USA, where I am a graduate student. My colleagues and I tested the >> software with eleven volunteers who are blind. We found that people who knew >> the standard Perkins braille keyboard were able to master BrailleTouch >> within an hour of practice and type at an average of 23 words per minute >> using Grade 1 braille. We received such positive feedback that we were >> inspired to take this research out of the laboratory and release >> BrailleTouch to the public. We hope this software will provide a helpful >> alternative to the VoiceOver split tap keyboard, and that it will help >> improve the mobile computing experience for people in the blind community >> who use an iPhone. >> >> BrailleTouch is fully compatible with VoiceOver. It works on the iPhone 3GS >> through the iPhone 5, iPod touch models since the 3rd generation, and >> requires iOS 5.0 or a later operating system. BrailleTouch is only for the >> iPhone and iPod touch, and is not supported on the iPad. The first release >> is based on North American English Grade 1 Uncontracted Braille. You can >> choose to hear speech feedback for each character you type, each word you >> type, or both. >> >> More information about BrailleTouch is available on our website: >> http://brailletouchapp.com/ >> >> The website includes a User Guide and Frequently Asked Questions. You can >> also sign up for our email list, and we will notify you when we have an >> exact release date in January for the app. >> >> We are also on Twitter: >> https://twitter.com/brailletouch >> >> With the free version of BrailleTouch, you can try out the touchscreen >> braille keyboard and hear the text that you typed read back to you. The >> Messaging Upgrade allows you to send text messages, emails, and tweets, and >> costs US$9.99. The Clipboard Upgrade allows you to copy text from the >> braille keyboard to paste into other apps, and costs US$9.99. You must have >> the Messaging Upgrade first before you can get the Clipboard Upgrade. >> >> I am happy to answer any questions you may have. We are very excited about >> the upcoming release of BrailleTouch on the App Store. 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