Amazon Announces Fire Phone with Advanced Image Recognition and Built-in Accessibility

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/merch/2014/Duke/Accessibility-Vision.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Courtesy: Amazon.com" border="0" height="317" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/merch/2014/Duke/Accessibility-Vision.jpg" title="Fire Phone displaying Accessibility setting screen" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/amazon-improves-accessibility-features.html">Amazon</a> announced there first smartphone called Fire Phone. The Fire Phone has a number of flashy, maybe even gimmicky, features along with a few features that may have serious accessibility implications. The phone which starts at $200 and starts shipping on July 25th runs Fire OS 3.5.0 similar to Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets. The operating system includes a number of built-in <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/05/googles-project-ara-smartphone-has.html">accessibility</a> features including features to help blind, low vision, mobility impaired, and hearing impaired users. For blind and low vision users, the Fire Phone includes a screen reader which allows users to navigate the screen without seeing it. Assuming the Fire Phone uses the same <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/claropdf-app-pdf-text-to-speech-and.html">text-to-speech</a> voices as the Kindle Fire tablets, the text-to-speech voice used is very high quality. For low vision users, the Fire Phone includes a zoom mode and high contrast support. Closed captioning, mono audio, and hearing aid compatibility (HAC) are features included for users with hearing impairments.The Fire Phone also includes features for users with mobility challenges including dictation and improved one-handed usability. It is very encouraging to see Amazon include accessibility features in to their Fire Phone. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=s_dp_acc_feat?ie=UTF8&docId=1002658171">Click here</a> to read a full overview of all the Fire Phone's accessibility features. Amazon, once reluctant to support accessibility, has shown a new dedication to accessibility for users with disabilities. Hopefully, this continues in future updates to the Fire OS as well as to future products.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to dedicated accessibility features, the Fire Phone has a couple of mainstream features that could be potentially beneficial to people with disabilities. The first of these features is called Mayday. Mayday is currently available on newer Kindle Fire tablets allows users to quickly connect and chat with technical support directly from their device. Simply by pressing the easy to access Mayday button users are atomically connected. Technical support staff can access certain device functions to assist users with a variety of questions. Support staff can even virtually draw on the screen to draw your attention to certain buttons. In my testing, I was able to connect with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/amazon-improves-accessibility-features.html">Mayday</a> staff in under a minute and the staff was knowledgeable and friendly. The support personnel were even knowledgeable about accessibility features. This feature could be great for users with cognitive challenges who need assistance using certain features on their phone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second feature is called Firefly. By pressing a dedicated button on the side of the device and pointing the camera at an object the Fire Phone can identify that object. Amazon demonstrated this feature at their even and it worked very quickly. Firefly could be used by the blind to identify objects and differentiate objects of similar size and shape. For example, to identify if a can contains chicken soup or sliced peaches. Similar to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/03/apple-releases-ios-71-with-numerous.html">iOS</a> apps like <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/taptapsee-amazing-ios-app-recognizes.html">TapTapSee</a>, Firefly is Amazon's attempt to make buying merchandise through Amazon an easier process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Fire Phone seems promising, but it is impossible to determine its true value in terms of accessibility until it is released next month. Until then, click read more to view videos of the Fire Phone in action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dUjGvsfRjA8" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pgcvyS4uJ2E" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/veBg6X7Qm0U" width="560"></iframe><br /></div>

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iOS 8 Accessibility Roundup: More Accessible Than Ever

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/quicktype/images/third_party_screen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Credit: Apple" border="0" height="271" src="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/quicktype/images/third_party_screen.jpg" title="iPhone 5s using third-party Swipe keyboard" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/technologies/images/ios-8-icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Credit: Apple" border="0" height="100" src="https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/technologies/images/ios-8-icon.png" title="iOS 8 icon" width="100" /></a>Today, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/apple-announces-wwdc-2014-will.html">Apple</a> previewed iOS 8, the next operating system for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/made-for-iphone-hearing-aids-to-be.html">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/ipad-mini-nexus-7-or-kindle-fire-hdx.html">iPad</a>, and iPod touch. iOS 8 builds on existing accessibility features to offer some exciting new possibilities for iOS users with disabilities. Many websites will have general information about iOS 8, but this post will focus on <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/apple-announces-wwdc-2014-will.html">accessibility</a> related changes to iOS. iOS 8 includes new keyboard options, improved <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/claropdf-app-pdf-text-to-speech-and.html">text-to-speech</a> voices, improved <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-is-guided-access.html">Guided Access</a> features, and improved <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-in-ios-7-ask-siri-to-turn-on.html">Siri</a> functionality among other accessibility related features. Apple can always add or alter features before the general release. The new operating system will be available this fall for the general public.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>QuickType and Keyboard</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/quicktype_icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/quicktype_icon.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apple's iOS 8 will include a built in predictive keyboard called QuickType. This new software keyboard will predict words for the user as they type. Once the word you want to enter appears in the suggestion bar above the keyboard, you simply tap it to insert that word. This feature will cut down on key strokes needed to enter words which will benefit people with dexterity challenges. QuickType even takes context into account so if your typing an email it will suggest more formal language that if you are writing a text message. QuickType will be similar to the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/cowriter-for-ios-provides-powerful-and.html">Co:Writer app</a>, but will work across all apps on your devices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to Apple's own QuickType keyboard, iOS 8 will allow third-party developers to develop keyboards for system wide use. For example, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/03/any-developer-can-now-integrate-fleksys.html">Fleksy</a> could be updated to work with every app on the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">iPhone</a> or iPad. This flexibility gives users with different abilities the opportunity to switch keyboards to one that fits their needs. For users who are blind or visually impaired downloading the fast and accessible Fleksy keyboard may allow them to more easily enter text.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Health</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/health_icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/health_icon.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 takes big steps to help people manage data associated with their health. Users can input data into the health app through third-party health monitoring devices like a blood pressure reader or through apps. This data can then be automatically shared with doctors and other health care professionals to help insure timely and appropriate care. For instance, if a blood pressure or glucose reading was outside of a normal range, a doctor could be automatically alerted. This could help people with chronic conditions live more independently especially in their later years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/images/health_hero.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/images/health_hero.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The health app will include another life saving feature called "in case of emergency card." This information card will be accessible from the lock screen and will allow first responders and emergency room doctors important health information in the case of an emergency. The card can include a photo, medical conditions, allergies, current medications, and more all to give life saving information to emergency medical personnel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/images/health_screen_health.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Credit: Apple" border="0" height="320" src="http://images.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/images/health_screen_health.jpg" title="in case of emergency card" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Family Sharing</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/family_sharing_icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/family_sharing_icon.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Family sharing will allow families with multiple iOS 8 devices to manage their iOS devices more harmoniously. Parents will be able to set up home sharing to monitor their child's physical location or to share purchased content from the iTunes store among members of the family. Children will also have to ask parents permission before purchasing an app.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Spotlight Search</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/spotlight_icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/hero-icons/spotlight_icon.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spotlight search is an existing feature in iOS 7, but in iOS 8 it gets supercharged. Spotlight in iOS 8 will give Siri-like answers. Unlike Siri, which uses voice input, spotlight uses text input. This new form of input gives users with speech impairments the ability to type, instead of speak, queries and get meaningful results.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Touch ID</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/developer_icons/developer_capabilities_icon_touchid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.apple.com/v/ios/ios8/a/images/developer_icons/developer_capabilities_icon_touchid.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 improves Touch ID by allowing third-party apps to unlock information using just a user's fingerprint. Touch ID is currently used for unlocking your device and making iTunes purchases. This feature already is great for blind users because it offers secure authentication without having to type, which can be a slower process with VoiceOver. In iOS 8, the ability to access third-party apps with just a finger print will expand on the already very accessible Touch ID feature of iOS 7.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Siri</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.iphonehacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ios7_siri_icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://cdn.iphonehacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ios7_siri_icon.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 will also bring improvements to Siri. Most notably, users will be able to activate Siri hands-free by saying "Hey, Siri." This new hands-free voice command may benefit people that have trouble activating the home button. This always listening feature is similar to Google's advanced voice search.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 will also offer faster dictation that appears on screen as you speak. This new feature will prusumably work with Siri and in app dictation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Much More</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsckP8c20be2Ew0XnX0fO0ZZsVlp8AE1KOsQSSuogAM5yG8GhkyqnMslvaWpocKhVFdoDhcjJZXMX258bBB_f_yVbOeqrZRRM_DYeBQ_UzNW_YnFXItNcyrhY5eIsbBiOJmogNOjsNkA/s1600/photo+(2).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Credit: Apple" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsckP8c20be2Ew0XnX0fO0ZZsVlp8AE1KOsQSSuogAM5yG8GhkyqnMslvaWpocKhVFdoDhcjJZXMX258bBB_f_yVbOeqrZRRM_DYeBQ_UzNW_YnFXItNcyrhY5eIsbBiOJmogNOjsNkA/s1600/photo+(2).PNG" title="Slide detailing more features in iOS 8" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 will also include features that Apple did not have time to fully preview during their keynote. The first one included in the keynote was "Braille Keyboard for direct 6-dot Braille input." Other accessibility related features include the ability to use the advanced and high quality Alex voice. The Alex voice is currently available for the Mac and many users enjoy its high quality. iOS 8 will also include improved zoom for accessibility, but no further details on this feature where offered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 8 will also include some enhancements to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-is-guided-access.html">Guided Access</a>. Guided Access is a feature that locks a user into a single app. This is great for teachers administering tests on an iPad or parents of kids who are easily distracted. In iOS 8, users will be able to use <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">Touch ID</a> to exit from <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-is-guided-access.html">Guided Access</a>. Users will also be able to use time limits and countdown timers to control Guided Access.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another feature listed is "Speak screen," a somewhat mysterious feature than did not garner any further explanation from Apple. Speak screen may be a brand new accessibility feature or maybe unrelated to accessibility, but the name seems to imply some link to accessibility.</div>

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Voice Dream Reader Updated to Version 3.0: Read PDFs in Original Layout and More

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/U4mvG0-glTA?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineTzJSOspzXNd_KVYxg88d5Q9KKhagMt8t1dxAeKPqRsh5HA94kpPaAHFDMs8Lvhu5ZQh6d9YM5_zTG8QJK3kXMOWncrNKfa-R112u_vGVp3utMS9rg7S8PldqHZUPdmDA0ozYqq_9Uo/s1600/Rounded+Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineTzJSOspzXNd_KVYxg88d5Q9KKhagMt8t1dxAeKPqRsh5HA94kpPaAHFDMs8Lvhu5ZQh6d9YM5_zTG8QJK3kXMOWncrNKfa-R112u_vGVp3utMS9rg7S8PldqHZUPdmDA0ozYqq_9Uo/s1600/Rounded+Logo.png" title="Voice Dream Reader Icon" width="75" /></a>Voice Dream Reader is an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that supports people who prefer reading in different ways. Voice Dream can read documents from a number of sources with multiple high quality <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/claropdf-app-pdf-text-to-speech-and.html">text-to-speech</a> voices. Users can import <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/01/pdf-expert-5-well-designed-pdf.html">PDFs</a>, Word documents, text files, webpages, and even <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/bookshare-offers-free-membership-to.html">Bookshare</a> books into the app. Once the text is loaded into the app you can listen to it using text-to-speech, highlight the text, search for a specific words or phrases, and get definitions for unknown words. Among many other uses, Voice Dream Reader is a terrific Bookshare book reader for students. Voice Dream also works very well with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">VoiceOver</a>. Now, with newly released Voice Dream Reader version 3.0, new features have been added that makes the app even more useful.<br /><br />Up until yesterday evening, Voice Dream only supported text. All images and formatting associated with a file were stripped away. With version 3.0 images and formatting within PDF files are retained. Now you can read a PDF in its original layout. Voice Dream still highlights each word as it is read aloud. It is easy to switch between layout view and text view depending on your preferences. Version 3.0 also includes more customization options. Users now have more control over the colors of the highlighting and spacing of the text. An improved web browser has been added that makes adding text from the web quicker and easier. New Ivona text-to-speech voices are also available for purchase in version 3.0.<br /><br />With large PDF files page loading is slightly slow, but this problem only occur with very large files and does not effect text view performance.<br /><br />In future updates image support maybe added for Bookshare books or other document types. I also hope iCloud sync will be added in a future update. At school I read my books on my <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/made-for-iphone-hearing-aids-to-be.html">iPhone</a> and make new annotations, but when I get home and start reading on my iPad the annotations are stuck on the iPhone and I must search for the page that I left off on. iCloud sync would make this process much more seamless.<br /><br />Voice Dream Reader is a must have app for iOS users with print disabilities or anyone who could benefit from reading with text-to-speech. Voice Dream Reader's well developed features make loading, reading, and annotating text easy. Knowing that the app has a developer that is open to feedback and actively developing new features is an added benefit. Voice Dream Reader costs $9.99 on the App Store. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8">Click here </a>to download the app. There is also a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-lite/id563971853?mt=8">lite version of Voice Dream Reader</a> that allows you to try it before you buy.<br /><br />Click read more to view screenshots of Voice Dream Reader.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkndY1SgHgpdIVg2DfozjzDXxsl_63Hzq3Rgd-Lha4ZQhASuTJO1BgdwcJ-ftHCiwbmfoq4OjpalwEy1r2psGgJf-WkQ4potw_RqNAlN_zBZJyVMCNVwPa1yMHro98qQ5rT6CW3j4mrrU/s1600/photo+1+(9).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkndY1SgHgpdIVg2DfozjzDXxsl_63Hzq3Rgd-Lha4ZQhASuTJO1BgdwcJ-ftHCiwbmfoq4OjpalwEy1r2psGgJf-WkQ4potw_RqNAlN_zBZJyVMCNVwPa1yMHro98qQ5rT6CW3j4mrrU/s1600/photo+1+(9).PNG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSvI1TD47z7MHAHKRaSinEUZ_6BkTbh1667KCZkYuw9fxsQ3hwLMZ1lsh5PbAmjnDcB4WLXxmUVqYLkv9NivlbkPe5SSI-oOCGX7J6hB1Rhn06XpYT9SeWDUS6JWMX40KfTUQhK2WKao/s1600/photo+2+(9).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSvI1TD47z7MHAHKRaSinEUZ_6BkTbh1667KCZkYuw9fxsQ3hwLMZ1lsh5PbAmjnDcB4WLXxmUVqYLkv9NivlbkPe5SSI-oOCGX7J6hB1Rhn06XpYT9SeWDUS6JWMX40KfTUQhK2WKao/s1600/photo+2+(9).PNG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmwCTI2l6BpRh0ScHLEH8DDB41RDYxuSWFAWeaV4L3b_hDUWPO6VzbTDfVFNnMRzP24bX2Azg6Lft1CDw-7SalbPGG3q_7nqpmlXSYQCJGGFPMuE0nw9fhgAHL28MEh7Fl0GF4YsCZ-U/s1600/photo+3+(7).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmwCTI2l6BpRh0ScHLEH8DDB41RDYxuSWFAWeaV4L3b_hDUWPO6VzbTDfVFNnMRzP24bX2Azg6Lft1CDw-7SalbPGG3q_7nqpmlXSYQCJGGFPMuE0nw9fhgAHL28MEh7Fl0GF4YsCZ-U/s1600/photo+3+(7).PNG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbt74cD-OA96AxhSaHdHP8ZWaNjRo3YVx5wSqimqVpu8aVEHL6_pexsHPFjvtyl3XjgNtSuXvosomk4k4Zk58GLzlajGwmjI1oaaKkUvehuaMQHq6KY4m68zErwVkLQVyWb_gdOYKLqM/s1600/photo+4+(4).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbt74cD-OA96AxhSaHdHP8ZWaNjRo3YVx5wSqimqVpu8aVEHL6_pexsHPFjvtyl3XjgNtSuXvosomk4k4Zk58GLzlajGwmjI1oaaKkUvehuaMQHq6KY4m68zErwVkLQVyWb_gdOYKLqM/s1600/photo+4+(4).PNG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezolcUSPzE2fW4cXiA0zZcIAj-FByfrHbJDu3I79XJs_2mmBwseszKGGAt3yb0U7OAMBHScEAcv_kNSYb8q05GJr1SmxszaEpkLJt5kxFH83VCyxQVbdEdDAl2sV2EFKqXSRR1FoIDX8/s1600/photo+5+(2).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezolcUSPzE2fW4cXiA0zZcIAj-FByfrHbJDu3I79XJs_2mmBwseszKGGAt3yb0U7OAMBHScEAcv_kNSYb8q05GJr1SmxszaEpkLJt5kxFH83VCyxQVbdEdDAl2sV2EFKqXSRR1FoIDX8/s1600/photo+5+(2).PNG" width="240" /></a></div>

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Livescribe 3 Smartpen: Do More With Your Written Notes

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HbaRHutWOPY?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/c7/71/cd/c771cd6d-3ca4-fd35-6b0c-75c36fdf5607/mzl.zpqhfptx.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/c7/71/cd/c771cd6d-3ca4-fd35-6b0c-75c36fdf5607/mzl.zpqhfptx.png" title="livescribe+ app icon" width="75" /></a>By combining the ease of hand writing, the power and accessibility of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNFtKveMynfcNpAngZ-zU9c7GrqJWg&sig2=vVk-bQta4TunkyVrsw2Qew&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">Apple's iOS</a> devices, and audio, the Livescribe 3 Smartpen is a powerful tool.  With the smartpen you can start writing on a pad of paper and see your handwriting appear on your iPad or iPhone almost instantly. <br /><br />When taking notes It can record audio that is linked to your handwriting, allowing you to easily hear what was happening exactly when you were writing.  It can easily search through notebooks of handwritten pages to find the right note in an instant, and it allows you to share your notes with anyone without copying or scanning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe 3 Smartpen is not just a refinement of last year's <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F11%2Flivescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html&ei=pbmTUsLtHNPKsQSB04AQ&usg=AFQjCNHl5RbMuYA-dYcP-xjBw0nE6KzHpQ&sig2=BH1BWpTQmu7jyNJiUPhH7g&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">Sky Wifi Smartpen</a>. The Livescribe 3 Smartpen adds new functionality by pairing it with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The Livescribe 3 is still capable of syncing handwriting and audio, but instead of recording the audio from a built in microphone, the recording happens on an iPhone or iPad paired to the pen with Bluetooth. With the pen connected to an iOS device using Bluetooth, features like handwriting recognition and cloud based storage options are handled by the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNFtKveMynfcNpAngZ-zU9c7GrqJWg&sig2=vVk-bQta4TunkyVrsw2Qew&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">iOS</a> devices. Most of the pens functionality is handled with the free Livescribe+ app that seamlessly manages the Smartpen.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Read on to find out more about the Livescribe 3.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hardware and Requirements</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe 3 is a sleek and streamlined device that is about the same size as some thicker standard pens. The pen twists open to reveal the ball point tip. No more forgetting to turn on your pen, it turns on automatically when the tip is out. At the bottom is a special camera that allows the pen to track its location on the page. At the top of the pen is a stylist tip. The stylist tip hides a micro-USB charging port. Speaking of charging, Livescribe claims the pen gets 14 hours of battery life. At the top there is also an indicator light that shows the status of the pen. The Livescribe 3 uses advanced Bluetooth to connect to the companion app. The pen only supports Apple devices because they have the widest compatibility with the new Bluetooth standard. Livescribe may support Android devices when advanced Bluetooth is more widely available. The pen is compatible with iPhone 4S and newer, iPad 3rd generation and newer, and iPod Touch 5th generation. The companion app requires iOS 7.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The Livescribe 3 requires a special dot paper that Livescribe sells on their website. Some may think of this a negative, but the Livescribe notebooks come in a variety of sizes and are competitively priced. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Livescribe+ App</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe+ app is the brains of the Livescribe 3 smartpen. The pen sends your notes to the app over Bluetooth and then processes the handwriting and turns it into digital text. The app makes it easy to review notes in a page view or list view<span style="background-color: white;">. Because the app turns handwriting into digital text, it is simple and fast to search through your notebook. You can search by keyword and easily find all associated notes. Once your handwriting has been converted to digital text you can use the built in <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNFtKveMynfcNpAngZ-zU9c7GrqJWg&sig2=vVk-bQta4TunkyVrsw2Qew&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">iOS</a> Speak Selection feature to have your note read aloud with <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F10%2Fhave-you-ever-wondered-how-text-to.html&ei=frqTUpD6N7jIsAS7oICgBQ&usg=AFQjCNGSgCAsv7qFtTJQLv7hwyWUVm1fFg&sig2=LmGhw_GSUMmlJhM0OkLBQQ&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">text-to-speech</a>.</span><br /><br />The handwriting recognition was amazingly accurate even with my sloppy handwriting and if it does make a mistake you can manually correct it. If you write down a phone number or an address you can save the information as a contact with one tap. If you write down a homework assignment you can save it directly into your Reminders list which is a nice touch. Using an <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNFtKveMynfcNpAngZ-zU9c7GrqJWg&sig2=vVk-bQta4TunkyVrsw2Qew&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">iOS</a> device as the brains of the smartpen allowed Livescribe to remove the screen, speaker, microphone, and wifi which considerably slimmed down the pen. Using an external microphone eliminates the writing noise that the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F11%2Flivescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html&ei=pbmTUsLtHNPKsQSB04AQ&usg=AFQjCNHl5RbMuYA-dYcP-xjBw0nE6KzHpQ&sig2=BH1BWpTQmu7jyNJiUPhH7g&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">Sky Wifi Smartpen</a> picks up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Taking the microphone out of the smartpen does not come with out compromise. Because the smartpen relies on the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CD0QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F09%2Fnew-in-ios-7-detailed-look-at-switch.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNEytScXOzwconeGoBxjT4h7RrpErg&sig2=h7XoV3ffGdtpNNCFr2_mKA&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">iOS devices</a> microphone you can not record audio without an <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html&ei=2rmTUvaAHdLdsATZ-oKYDA&usg=AFQjCNFtKveMynfcNpAngZ-zU9c7GrqJWg&sig2=vVk-bQta4TunkyVrsw2Qew&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc">iOS</a> device nearby. You can still capture your written notes and sync them next time you have your iOS device handy. For some who don't always have their device close by, but still want to record audio the Sky Wifi Smartpen is a great option. If you always have your device close by this won't be an issue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing your notes is one area where the Livescribe+ app really shines. Using the standard iOS 7 share sheet you can share your notes to any app that supports PDFs. This includes Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, and many others. Currently recipients of your documents that don't own an iOS 7 device can only view your handwriting and cannot play back the audio and linked notes known as a pencast. It is really unfortunate that the ability to view pencasts on desktops and Android devices was not present at launch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Benefits</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe 3 can benefit many people who need to keep useful notes for work or school. It can be especially useful for students with learning disabilities who struggle to take or keep notes. For example if a teacher is talking about graphing points and the student gets distracted, he can easily go back in his notes and listen to the audio at a later time. <br /><br />Teachers and special educators who have multiple students who get class notes provided as an accommodation can easily use the Livescribe+ app to share the note instantly with everyone in the class. This eliminates the need for hard-to-read carbon paper or delays due to photo copying. For people who struggle with organization, the ability to search for notes maybe enough of a reason to purchase the pen. Using a conventional ball point pen for writing is much easier than using a stylus to write on an iPad. The Livescribe 3 gives you the ability to write with a ball point tip while still getting all of the benefits of having your notes on your iPad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Possibilities</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe 3 Smartpen and Livescribe+ app have really solid features that have benefits right out of the box. If you decide to buy the pen you should decide to because of the features currently available, but with very capable hardware and the flexibility of an iOS app Livescribe could and should continue to improve the product. One feature that I would like to see added is the ability to speed up and slow down audio playback. Variable playback speed makes it easy listen to more audio in less time. With the Sky Wifi Smartpen this was an option, but it is not currently available in the Livescribe+ app. Audio transcription is another feature that would be a great addition to the Livescribe+ app. Imagine listening to a lecture and having the entire text transcript of the professor even if you weren't able to write everything down.  With improving speak recognition software this feature is probably technically possible.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pricing and Availability</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Livescribe 3 starts at $150 for the starter edition. A pro edition with a darker finish, larger leather starter notebook, replacement ink, one year premium Evernote access sells for $200. Both editions are avalible from Livescribe's website.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Videos and Images</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TFE74S40WoI?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/blog/press/files/2012/05/Livescribe3ProPenLED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.livescribe.com/blog/press/files/2012/05/Livescribe3ProPenLED.jpg" width="320" /></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://www.livescribe.com/blog/press/files/2012/05/Livescribe3StandardPenSideview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="52" src="http://www.livescribe.com/blog/press/files/2012/05/Livescribe3StandardPenSideview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Device was provided complimentary to reviewer</div></div>

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Apple's Announcements Impact on Accessibility

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bFDdj8zS-A4?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /></div>This week <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/apple-announces-october-22th-event.html">Apple</a> announced a variety of new hardware and software products at media event. While <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/apple-announces-october-22th-event.html">Apple</a> executives didn't devote stage time to accessibility announcements as they have in years past, the announcements still impact accessibility and assistive technology.<br /><br /><b>Mac</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www9.pcmag.com/media/images/388573-mac-os-x-mavericks.jpg?thumb=y" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www9.pcmag.com/media/images/388573-mac-os-x-mavericks.jpg?thumb=y" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/apple-announces-october-22th-event.html">Apple</a> previewed OS X Mavericks at their World Wide Developers Conference (<a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/apple-to-update-os-x-and-ios-at-wwdc.html">WWDC</a>) in June. This week Apple released the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-os-x-lion-includes-new.html">Mac</a> operating system to the public and announced that it would be a free update. Like iOS 7, Mavericks includes some exciting <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/amazon-improves-accessibility-features.html">accessibility</a> improvements including <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/os-x-mavericks-enhanced-dictation.html">enhanced dictation</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/os-x-mavericks-includes-switch-control.html">Switch Control</a>. Click to read more about each new feature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>iPad</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/pr/products/images/iPadminiRD_Svr_PSR_PF_PB_HERO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="255" src="http://images.apple.com/pr/products/images/iPadminiRD_Svr_PSR_PF_PB_HERO.jpg" title="Image of white and silver iPad mini with Retina display" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The main focus of the event was updated iPads. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/apple-announces-october-22th-event.html">Apple</a> released a new full size iPad named iPad Air. The iPad Air is considerably thinner and lighter than the previous full size <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad</a>. In addition to the slimmer design Apple included the new A7 processor which increases performance. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad mini</a> was also updated to include a higher quality retina display and is now called the iPad mini with Retina display. Notably, the new iPads don't include Apple's new <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">Touch ID</a> finger print sensor that debut on the iPhone 5s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Updated Apps</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apple updated their iLife and iWork software for both the Mac and iOS devices. The updates have some useful new features, but I have not found any new accessibility features in these updates. Notably, Apple's education focused <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-in-ios-7-system-wide-large-type.html">iOS</a> apps <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ibooks-update-adds-useful-new-features.html">iBooks</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-itunes-u-app-perfect-for-students.html">iTunes U</a> were not updated. I'm hopeful that these apps will be updated soon and include new features. In particular, I hope Apple adds improved <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/have-you-ever-wondered-how-text-to.html">text-to-speech</a> integration for iBooks. In particular I hope a "read" or "speak" button will be added to allow continuous text-to-speech with highlighting for all books. Currently continuous <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/have-you-ever-wondered-how-text-to.html">text-to-speech</a> with highlighting is not possible in iBooks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>iOS 7.0.3</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">iOS 7.0.3 is a minor update to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-in-ios-7-system-wide-large-type.html">iOS 7</a> but the new release includes a few accessibility improvements. In <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-in-ios-7-system-wide-large-type.html">iOS</a> 7.0.3 the reduce motion accessibility setting decreases navigation animations. This is designed to limit motion sickness that some users reported after updating to iOS 7. iOS 7.0.3 also includes <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/kindle-app-for-ios-updated-with.html">VoiceOver</a> fixes for a sensitivity issue that was present in previous versions of iOS 7.</div>

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Apple Announces October 22th Event Likely to Foucs on new iPads and More

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/apple_oct_invite.jpg?w=704" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="315" src="http://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/apple_oct_invite.jpg?w=704" title="Apple invitation reads "We still have a lot to cover."" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/apple-confirms-september-10th-iphone.html">Apple</a> sent invitations to members of the media for an October 22th event. The event comes just weeks after the release of the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">iPhone 5s</a> and iPhone 5c. Rumors have suggested that the event will focus on an updated full sized <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">iPad</a> and an updated <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad mini</a>. The full size iPad will likely feature a new design with smaller side bezels similar to the iPad mini's design. It is also possible that the new iPad models will include some of the new features found on Apple's latest iPhone possibly even the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">Touch ID finger print sensor</a>. Of course all of this remains speculative until Apple officially confirms the details. If you are in the market for a new iPad it is difinitely recommended to wait and see what Apple will announce next Tuesday.

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New in iOS 7: Redeem iTunes Gift Cards with the Camera

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0XH-59-zL9Y?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Apple’s new mobile operating system for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-touch-id-fingerprint-sensor-on-new.html">iPhone</a>, </span></span>iPad<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">, and </span></span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod</a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html"> Touch</a> includes the ability to redeem </span></span>iTunes<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> gift cards with the camera instead of manually typing long codes. To redeem a gift card with the camera go to the </span></span>iTunes<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Store, App Store, or </span></span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ibooks-update-adds-useful-new-features.html">iBooks</a> Store<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> and hit redeem at the bottom of the featured page. Then choose to redeem the gift card with the camera. You can use either the front facing or rear facing camera. To redeem the gift card just point the camera at the back of the gift card and the code is automatically redeemed. This new feature makes it possible for the blind and visually impaired to redeem gift cards without sighted assistance.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Also, </span></span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html">iOS</a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html"> 7</a> eliminates the need for sighted users to type in long and complicated codes. </span></span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html">iOS</a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html"> 7</a> is </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">available</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> now for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.</span></span></span><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXo1z4Ge6bRMGOFXYyREKQuCRPoBPhIvMjkAAlo8sf5ashnnb01fWNsoT00KXdBLQL_yVxcsmfwFiNsx2nTd73OGZA2x16g7mwcJabsWEA5-F2OJup7DvbjsWGfCyjCIzP6d5bfnU0_s/s1600/photo+2+(5).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXo1z4Ge6bRMGOFXYyREKQuCRPoBPhIvMjkAAlo8sf5ashnnb01fWNsoT00KXdBLQL_yVxcsmfwFiNsx2nTd73OGZA2x16g7mwcJabsWEA5-F2OJup7DvbjsWGfCyjCIzP6d5bfnU0_s/s320/photo+2+(5).PNG" title="Redeem gift card with camera screen in iOS 7" width="211" /></a></span></div>

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Prizmo 3 Adds New Features and iOS 7 Optimization

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zzRtlJFCIiU?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTaXJo0CYAEeR6Z.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="75" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTaXJo0CYAEeR6Z.png" width="75" /></a></div>Pizmo 3 has just been released with a new design which is perfect for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html">iOS 7</a>,  and has some helpful new features. After updating, you will notice a new app icon and a redesigned interface, but the changes go deeper than just a new design. The updated app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touches running iOS 7. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fprizmo-scanning-ocr-speech%2Fid366791896%3Fmt%3D8&ei=NuU4UveQCqf94APplYDwDA&usg=AFQjCNHyOKTLbhz05uGmmTXwyGag_IRJOw&sig2=xu0XGo1mrr_P7K3blcDpuQ&bvm=bv.52164340,d.dmg">Click here</a> to download Prizmo. Similar to previous versions, Prizmo 3 still allows you to take pictures of text and have the text extracted using optical character recognition (<a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/01/prizmo-great-accurate-full-featured-ocr.html">OCR</a>) in order to have the text read aloud using text-to-speech. In other words, you can take a picture of a document and then <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/01/prizmo-great-accurate-full-featured-ocr.html">Prizmo</a> will read it back to you using text-to-speech. Amazingly, whole process takes less than a minute per page. Prizmo 3 also includes PDF exporting and business card scanning.<br /><br />Prizmo 3 adds a handful of helpful new features including support for dynamic text size, optional faster text-to-speech rate, and one touch multiple page scanning. Dynamic text is a new feature of iOS 7 that allows users to specify a text size that  is easier for them to read.  This text size can be larger or smaller than the default text size. After choosing a text size, all compatible apps, such as Prizmo, will display text in your preferred size. Prizmo 3 also allows users to speed up the text-to-speech rate up to 400% for people who can understand faster speech. Another new time saving feature allows users to scan multi-page documents with a single button press instead of scanning one page at a time. Prizmo 3 is definitely a worthwhile update for all iOS 7 users.<br /><br />To learn more about the features of Prizmo 3 <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html">click here</a>. 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Google's Advance Voice Search Comes to Chrome

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xxe_Qt46o18?list=UUZqIu5ALxZjy9-2kcayBO8Q" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Recently <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/google-io-just-around-corner.html">Google</a> added <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/google-search-app-updated-with-advanced.html">advanced voice search</a> to the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/">Chrome browser</a>. Google's advance voice search feature was previously only available for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/eyes-free-typing-app-fleksy-coming-to.html">Android</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/google-search-app-updated-with-advanced.html">iOS</a>, but is now available on <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-os-x-lion-includes-new.html">Mac</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/window-speech-recognition-great-tool.html">Windows</a>. The feature is similar to <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/01/ask-siri-how-to-spell-unfamiliar-words.html">Apple's Siri</a> ,but works on your computer as well as mobile devices. To access the feature, navigate to Google using the Chrome browser and press the microphone icon to the right of the search bar. Then you can search by voice and Google will speak back select results. I have found the voice recognition to be very fast and accurate. One of the most notable features for struggling spellers is that you can ask how to spell a word and then Google will speak back the correct spelling. Google will also provide spoken responses for many other queries as well. Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxe_Qt46o18&feature=c4-overview&list=UUZqIu5ALxZjy9-2kcayBO8Q">above video</a> to learn more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/images/features/voicesearch-multidevice.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" height="236" src="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/images/features/voicesearch-multidevice.jpg" title="Google's voice search running on computer, iPhone, and Android phone." width="320" /></a></div></div>

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Reminder: Apple to Preview "The Future of iOS and OS X" Tomorrow

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.giga.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ios7_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="235" src="http://www.giga.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ios7_logo.jpg" title="iOS 7 logo as seen at WWDC 2013" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (<a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/apple-to-update-os-x-and-ios-at-wwdc.html">WWDC</a>) starts Monday June 10th. At the event <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/apple-to-update-os-x-and-ios-at-wwdc.html">Apple</a> will detail "the future of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html">iOS</a> and OS X." Apple is a leader in integrated <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ios-5-camera-accessibility.html">accessibility</a> with their <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/kindle-app-for-ios-updated-with.html">VoiceOver</a> screen reader and numerous other accessibility features such as <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/use-guided-access-for-ios-to-safely.html">Guided Access</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-use-ios-6-speak-selection-with.html">Speak Selection</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/nook-app-for-ios-updated-to-support.html">Zoom</a>, and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-is-assistive-touch.html">Assistive Touch</a>. That being said Apple still needs to improve their accessibility features to remain a leader. New accessibility features have routinely been added to new versions of iOS. Last year, Apple added Guided Access along with other accessibility improvements. A new version of iOS is exciting not only because of the cool mainstream features but the lesser known, but no less important accessibility features that make the devices usable for so many. Make sure to visit <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/">The Assistive Technology Blog</a> after the Keynote for all the iOS 7 and OS X accessibility news.<br /><br />In the meantime check out my iOS 7 Wish List video below.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xID3QONDawg?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div></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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NaviDys Browser for iPad Makes Reading the Web Easier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3471410559/01a6ea2838d24071e0c2e107e814989b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3471410559/01a6ea2838d24071e0c2e107e814989b.jpeg" title="NaviDys App Icon" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://michaeldardol.com/navidys/">NaviDys</a> is a web browser for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/ireadwrite-ipad-app-word-processing-for.html">iPad</a>. The app allows full customization of a website's font, line spacing, letter spacing, and text size. Currently it is only available on the iPad not the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a> or iPod Touch. While it feels very much like the built in Safari browser that comes with the iPad, NaviDys has features that make it easier to read the web. For people with low vision the ability to enlarge fonts and increase spacing is beneficial. Also, for dyslexics NaviDys includes the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/dyslexie-font-helps-dyslexics-read.html">Dyslexie</a> font. But using a third party browser does not come without trade offs. You cannot open links from other apps directly into NaviDys. Unlike Safari NaviDys does not include a <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ios-5-tips-reader-eliminates.html">reader</a> mode to remove distractions from web pages. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/navidys/id631650011?mt=8">NaviDys costs $2.99 from the App Store.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Click read more below to view screenshots of NaviDys.</div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a664.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/078/Purple2/v4/52/4a/4c/524a4c98-bfa8-7e1b-e969-68338ac3f6d6/mzl.mjzfxzmp.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a664.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/078/Purple2/v4/52/4a/4c/524a4c98-bfa8-7e1b-e969-68338ac3f6d6/mzl.mjzfxzmp.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></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://a105.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple2/v4/c2/3f/6e/c23f6e9c-1cc2-75f2-fe32-c274c3a386ac/mzl.klodiadc.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://a105.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple2/v4/c2/3f/6e/c23f6e9c-1cc2-75f2-fe32-c274c3a386ac/mzl.klodiadc.480x480-75.jpg" width="305" /></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://a1044.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/118/Purple/v4/c9/fd/ab/c9fdabcf-6c15-ab03-9e9a-9ca3cc648e83/mzl.tdbjlcnu.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a1044.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/118/Purple/v4/c9/fd/ab/c9fdabcf-6c15-ab03-9e9a-9ca3cc648e83/mzl.tdbjlcnu.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></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://a3.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/092/Purple2/v4/77/dc/10/77dc109b-4b48-2baf-acc1-5d8833619930/mzl.qlvckgpu.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a3.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/092/Purple2/v4/77/dc/10/77dc109b-4b48-2baf-acc1-5d8833619930/mzl.qlvckgpu.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></a></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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3D Printers Have Enormous Potential To Help Blind

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/01/cubex-3d-systems-printer-basketball-1-edit-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="265" src="http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/01/cubex-3d-systems-printer-basketball-1-edit-2.jpg" title="picture of 3D printer printing a basketball sized object" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3D printers are still new in the consumer technology market, but  3D printers have huge potential to help the blind and visually impaired. To be clear this technology is still in its infancy. Imagine a blind student reading about a geometric figure or a molecule, but who cannot understand the make up or configuration of the object. A sighted user might be able to gather the necessary information through an image but a blind student might need hands-on time for a better understanding of the object. This is where the 3D printer comes into play. If a digital 3D file is available the blind student could print out the object quickly right in their home or classroom. 3D printers typically print a model layer by layer in plastic A blind person could print a model of a building or car in order to gain a better understanding of the architecture or design. As shown in the above picture some current 3D printers can print objects the size of the basketball. The the student could feel and examine the object. For this promising technology to become a reality pricing would have decrease to allow schools or individuals to purchase the devices. Also, content creators would have to make printable 3D files available for public use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Click read more below to watch videos about 3D printers.</div><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yTh0rzCXefQ?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ULwMAkE1eJk?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div>

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