Apple Releases iOS 7.1 with Numerous Accessibility Tweaks

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/ios7/images/icon-ios7.png" title="iOS 7 Icon" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/apple-announces-october-22th-event.html">Apple</a> released iOS 7.1 with numerous accessibility improvements. While these features are not as exciting as the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/amazon-improves-accessibility-features.html">accessibility</a> features added in major releases of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/02/launch-center-pro-speed-up-common.html">iOS</a> they still offer advantages for many users. Most of the improvements focus on making the new iOS interface easier to see for people with visual impairments. Turning on bold text now makes the keyboard, calculator, and in app icons bold in addition to text. A new option found under the accessibility menu allows users to turn on button shapes which makes it easier to distinguish text from buttons. In addition to limiting the parallax effect, reduce motion now limits multitasking animations and animations in the weather and messages apps. iOS 7.1 also allows users to darken colors used in apps to make them easier to view and increase the white point of the display to cut down on glare.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W4-XeNIAfW1jKnVKamvXgWhQ_vqGoFa1NzJzQbwT9Jtmvxig4632ftM-sD8v0ypR8vOWRIXlz-u_Jj8xsf11Kl0FgNJh9WK7RoI1CwfbXb6mzh_BNiL67SOdtzsMDmdmtbmxkG1xXWE/s1600/photo+1+(3).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W4-XeNIAfW1jKnVKamvXgWhQ_vqGoFa1NzJzQbwT9Jtmvxig4632ftM-sD8v0ypR8vOWRIXlz-u_Jj8xsf11Kl0FgNJh9WK7RoI1CwfbXb6mzh_BNiL67SOdtzsMDmdmtbmxkG1xXWE/s1600/photo+1+(3).PNG" title="button shapes" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Button Shapes</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 7.1 also includes a number of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">VoiceOver</a> bug fixes, but some are still present in iOS 7.1. In addition to accessibility improvements iOS 7.1 includes an important stability improvement that limits a crashing issue that was present in iOS 7. Among other improvements, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">Touch ID</a> finger print scanning accuracy is also improved for iPhone 5s users.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Users can download iOS 7.1 by going to settings > general > software update.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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Prizmo 2.0 for iOS Released With Cool New Features

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9Gc4yux5Jgg?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://mac101.net/wp-content/themes/mac101/inc/timthumb.php?src=http://mac101.net/thumbnails/Prizmo_appicon.jpg&h=140&w=140&zc=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://mac101.net/wp-content/themes/mac101/inc/timthumb.php?src=http://mac101.net/thumbnails/Prizmo_appicon.jpg&h=140&w=140&zc=1" /></a><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/01/prizmo-great-accurate-full-featured-ocr.html">Prizmo</a> 2.0 for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/kindle-app-for-ios-updated-with.html">iOS</a> was just released in the App Store. Prizmo now works on the iPad as well as the iPhone and iPod Touch. The update includes many exciting new features. The original version of Prizmo included optical character recognition (<a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/12/paperport-notes-app-adds-ocr.html">OCR</a>) but did not include the ability to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/01/hovercam-portable-scanner-and-document.html">scan</a> documents to a <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/pdf-expert-review.html">PDF</a> or text file. The PDF files are not just images but include searchable text. Prizmo 2.0 also allows users to export the documents to other apps.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To create a new document in Prizmo you can simply take a picture of multiple pages. Prizmo will automatically detect the edges of the page. In version 2.0 you no longer have to crop documents manually. Once you have captured all of the pages you can recognize the text of the document which is surprisingly fast and accurate. If the Prizmo does make a mistake you can edit the OCR zones or manually edit the text. After the text has been recognized you can email or export the document as a PDF or text document or read the text using built-in <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a>. The text is highlighted as it is read aloud which can be helpful for people with dyslexia  Unfortunately you can only read one page of the document at a time using the built-in <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a>. In addition, it is important to note that each <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a> voice costs $2.99.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Prizmo is still a great tool for quickly reading printed documents using <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a> and now is one of the best PDF scanning apps. Most PDF scanning apps such as <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/02/scanner-pro-review.html">Scanner Pro</a> only make an image PDF with no text but Prizmo creates PDFs with searchable text.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Prizmo 2.0 includes a new feature to help blind and visually impaired users line-up a document. Because it would be virtually impossible for the blind to take a well aligned picture of a document with out assistance Prizmo voices directions through <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/kindle-app-for-ios-updated-with.html">VoiceOver</a>. If a user has <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/kindle-app-for-ios-updated-with.html">VoiceOver</a> turned on it will tell a blind or visually impaired user which direction to move their device in order to get the perfect shot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fprizmo-scanning-ocr-speech%2Fid366791896%3Fmt%3D8&ei=-ROQUcGHH63F4AP34oCQCw&usg=AFQjCNHyOKTLbhz05uGmmTXwyGag_IRJOw&bvm=bv.46340616,d.dmg">Prizmo is on sale for $5.99 in the App Store.</a> Click read more below to view screenshots of Prizmo 2.0.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyTgzip6mznhlnbk9OXEKE6G_WsH6_XyxAyFm9XT61LITeAkVmlY2lNrwVxFAwoNPv8uMMYZZ0QHzk4XZ91ttP57VfQo0jnHpU9KUYSUKAkrJx-V6JOpZTufPnsYHr2o0kUtIxaDofc/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyTgzip6mznhlnbk9OXEKE6G_WsH6_XyxAyFm9XT61LITeAkVmlY2lNrwVxFAwoNPv8uMMYZZ0QHzk4XZ91ttP57VfQo0jnHpU9KUYSUKAkrJx-V6JOpZTufPnsYHr2o0kUtIxaDofc/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96URsvgglUYBGAU7pX_oigwEOaWEJvPAp4-t948QmOv4k4mGPaF2NrW5lUiZUN10qxiLcfmpSysxR2i0u2GARof6YI_W7Iy00B6qM2q2k-LYydZTru7fC-0-Nxx6zzkaAbO69eYr6eZU/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96URsvgglUYBGAU7pX_oigwEOaWEJvPAp4-t948QmOv4k4mGPaF2NrW5lUiZUN10qxiLcfmpSysxR2i0u2GARof6YI_W7Iy00B6qM2q2k-LYydZTru7fC-0-Nxx6zzkaAbO69eYr6eZU/s320/photo+2.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlEORFZkPTwI44q5QpxeoFQ_g0LDkFlvbp8WNtd6AlAA6PBWANZiQmWtTcL9sZVAoH2g_te4123DqZzsBDqEdlgD-5GroBgRpGue2FaKERck6TNyVWuVy_lr-QmH7kvZaelhS3UnOfko/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlEORFZkPTwI44q5QpxeoFQ_g0LDkFlvbp8WNtd6AlAA6PBWANZiQmWtTcL9sZVAoH2g_te4123DqZzsBDqEdlgD-5GroBgRpGue2FaKERck6TNyVWuVy_lr-QmH7kvZaelhS3UnOfko/s320/photo+3.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOKMjmayCni8TS4pDTX5gMXbmCMxarhuyxhxlwPUImeCwZKUJHn8zIJ0KXGCwYNqpw4YTnhZ7s5CVyoKdORwNnvBMqj5KWm88atpGld_qRKiQNXG6Eb7xQKqNyplHwum1hpC8HCQaiFg/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOKMjmayCni8TS4pDTX5gMXbmCMxarhuyxhxlwPUImeCwZKUJHn8zIJ0KXGCwYNqpw4YTnhZ7s5CVyoKdORwNnvBMqj5KWm88atpGld_qRKiQNXG6Eb7xQKqNyplHwum1hpC8HCQaiFg/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="213" /></a></div></div>

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Kindle App For iOS Updated With VoiceOver Support

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2013/02/kindle_app_icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2013/02/kindle_app_icon.jpg" title="kindle iOS app icon" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today Amazon updated their Kindle iOS app with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/inkling-text-book-reader-on-ipad-with.html">VoiceOver</a> support. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/inkling-text-book-reader-on-ipad-with.html">VoiceOver</a>  is a gesture controlled screen reader for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad</a>, and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod Touch</a> designed to help the blind and visually impaired. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a> feature can benefit people with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-big-picture-rethinking-dyslexia.html">dyslexia</a> as well. Amazon describes the new features as follows,</div><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Accessibility features make it easier for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read & interact with books, and more. Enable VoiceOver in your device settings to begin."</blockquote><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-cut-copy-and-paste-while-using.html">VoiceOver</a> support for the Kindle app comes shortly after the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/nook-app-for-ios-updated-to-support.html">Nook app was updated</a> with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/nook-app-for-ios-updated-to-support.html">VoiceOver</a> support. Despite <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/nook-app-for-ios-updated-to-support.html">VoiceOver</a> support it is possible that certain books may have <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ios-5-camera-accessibility.html">accessibility</a> issues that make them inaccessible. Irronically, the Kindle <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/apple-to-update-os-x-and-ios-at-wwdc.html">iOS</a> app is now more <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ios-5-camera-accessibility.html">accessible</a> for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/3d-printers-have-enormous-potential-to.html">blind</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/3d-printers-have-enormous-potential-to.html">vissually impaired</a> than physical Kindles. Kindle for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/apple-to-update-os-x-and-ios-at-wwdc.html">iOS</a> is avalible as a free update in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle-read-books-ebooks-magazines/id302584613?mt=8">App Store</a>.<br /><br />Click read more to view screenshots of the Kindle app.<br /><a name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://a367.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/081/Purple2/v4/58/9b/d6/589bd644-4ee5-1cae-7f5b-82315c4278b0/mzl.bqgrxtcw.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a367.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/081/Purple2/v4/58/9b/d6/589bd644-4ee5-1cae-7f5b-82315c4278b0/mzl.bqgrxtcw.480x480-75.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a249.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/114/Purple2/v4/19/8a/b6/198ab6a5-08e1-ee5f-ea62-c7f976a3bfec/mzl.rxunalac.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a249.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/114/Purple2/v4/19/8a/b6/198ab6a5-08e1-ee5f-ea62-c7f976a3bfec/mzl.rxunalac.480x480-75.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1516.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/103/Purple2/v4/13/d3/05/13d3055a-22e9-fe69-a8bc-b236eec304b9/mzl.akfjuvna.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1516.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/103/Purple2/v4/13/d3/05/13d3055a-22e9-fe69-a8bc-b236eec304b9/mzl.akfjuvna.480x480-75.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a971.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/064/Purple2/v4/51/ca/13/51ca130b-ef12-a477-dea6-b0189730c605/mzl.ohjkpldz.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a971.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/064/Purple2/v4/51/ca/13/51ca130b-ef12-a477-dea6-b0189730c605/mzl.ohjkpldz.480x480-75.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a441.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/117/Purple2/v4/1b/fd/db/1bfddbbd-3805-40ce-14a0-b86ec46e4802/mzl.bzldfjyt.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a441.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/117/Purple2/v4/1b/fd/db/1bfddbbd-3805-40ce-14a0-b86ec46e4802/mzl.bzldfjyt.480x480-75.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>

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