BlackBerry Screen Reader Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OTi2-HCHz4E" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://rimblogs.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/screen-reader-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="172" src="http://rimblogs.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/screen-reader-1.jpg" title="BlackBerry Screen Reader Icon" width="200" /></a></div><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span>The <a href="http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-screen-reader/">BlackBerry Screen Reader</a> is designed to make BlackBerry phones accessible to the visually impaired. <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="bec165fbf0eff8dec72d378388d32378e39d03da" grtype="null" id="GRmark_bec165fbf0eff8dec72d378388d32378e39d03da_BlackBerry Screen Reader:0">BlackBerry Screen Reader</span> is compatible with the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360, 9370, 9320 and 9220.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Installation is complicated and may require the assistance of a sighted person. <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="14173e9dc9229316a0b9cbc77df2748be89c50b4" grtype="null" id="GRmark_14173e9dc9229316a0b9cbc77df2748be89c50b4_Unfortutantly:0">Unfortutantly</span>, <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="14173e9dc9229316a0b9cbc77df2748be89c50b4" grtype="null" id="GRmark_14173e9dc9229316a0b9cbc77df2748be89c50b4_BlackBerry Screen Reader:1">BlackBerry Screen Reader</span> is not built into the phone. There are two methods for installing the BlackBerry Screen Reader. The first method is to visit <a href="http://mobileapps.blackberry.com/devicesoftware/entry.do?code=bsr">this <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="69db049f6d712f4fff03eeb930149fe45f486358" grtype="null" id="GRmark_69db049f6d712f4fff03eeb930149fe45f486358_webpage:0">webpage</span></a> from your BlackBerry. Another option for installation is to plug the BlackBerry into your computer and then install the Screen Reader. Connecting your BlackBerry device to your computer is the most accessible option for installation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Features</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Physical Keyboard</li><li style="text-align: left;">Keyboard Shortcuts</li><li style="text-align: left;">Speak Everything On Screen</li><li style="text-align: left;">Free For Compatible BlackBerry Devices</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once installed  you will be greeted with a solid Screen Reader that makes the BlackBerry accessible. The visually impaired user benefits from the numerous physical buttons, including a full physical keyboard. Five buttons on the device are less tactile. These buttons include the answer, end, menu, back and end/off. While these buttons are flush with the device they are still used for the visually impaired once <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="743fd1e44d562ef5a40a908a83127c2b7a5c822f" grtype="null" id="GRmark_743fd1e44d562ef5a40a908a83127c2b7a5c822f_there:0">there</span> location has been memorized. To be clear these buttons depress when pressed. The physical keyboard makes it possible to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/eyes-free-typing-with-fleksy-for-iphone.html">type eyes-free</a>. Once you move away from the physical buttons and start navigating the screen, a <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/kurzweil-3000-firefly-ipad-app-released.html">text-to-speech</a> voice begins speaking everything under your cursor. The BlackBerry I tested had a very loud speaker that made hearing the voice <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="c08fb7eb7173c61e239e0babc0a660d492756c5c" grtype="null" id="GRmark_c08fb7eb7173c61e239e0babc0a660d492756c5c_easy:0">easy</span>. To navigate the cursor you can use the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="6a3f35668d9654f95945fdcc052d9ca89f2b9d28" grtype="null" id="GRmark_6a3f35668d9654f95945fdcc052d9ca89f2b9d28_trackpad:0">trackpad</span>. The <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="2845ff30e41670a7cdf9e46cc91fab7f9145461f" grtype="null" id="GRmark_2845ff30e41670a7cdf9e46cc91fab7f9145461f_trackpad:0">trackpad</span> is fairly sensitive so it may be best to turn down the sensitivity. Also, I found it helpful to turn on audible clicks when the cursor moves from one object to another. The <a href="http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-screen-reader/">BlackBerry Screen Reader</a> also excels with the use of keyboard shortcuts. For example you can press a key combination to speak the time. Users can change the speech rate, verbosity and pitch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall the BlackBerry Screen Reader is a solid screen reader that makes the BlackBerry accessible for visually impaired users. It is not as polished as other mobile screen readers such as Apple's <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/ios-voiceover-overview.html"><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="43bb935085c413479bcef5fdafb3be41f077719f" grtype="null" id="GRmark_43bb935085c413479bcef5fdafb3be41f077719f_VoiceOver:0">VoiceOver</span></a>. <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="0c8b0bd5dfccc24fc6a861480ee44a25b88586b1" grtype="null" id="GRmark_0c8b0bd5dfccc24fc6a861480ee44a25b88586b1_BlackBerry Screen Reader:0">BlackBerry Screen Reader</span> may not work with third party apps. Some work could be done in streamlining operations and stability. Also, the screen reader should be built into the BlackBerry from the start. Click read more below to view screenshots of the BlackBerry Screen Reader.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rimblogs.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/screen-reader-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://rimblogs.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/screen-reader-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">Device Provided Complimentary To Reviewer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span>

Diposting oleh Abdullah Syafii