Yes, I'm also very excited about this new way of keyboard entry. Last night I read the description and held my phone that way and tried to imagine the different character entries and it felt very natural to me and like I could do it very quickly enven initially in grade one braille.
-- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Dec 30, 2012, at 10:23 AM, christopher hallsworth <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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