How Apple Could Improve the App Store for VoiceOver Users

<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/AVvXsEhaBlCs8aCnmIgaBHRoognSXBR4CVcEvzlOQnDV7ECHmhefnD0zgwVEJ3wy_Ra3J5DyuU56fSGanBCOtTTkMu8PTq2vx_j78gewUvsUnilPetBnp_5r3ihGjHDuOGjum9r5DWqKNKAL4DU/s1600/App+VoiceOver.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBlCs8aCnmIgaBHRoognSXBR4CVcEvzlOQnDV7ECHmhefnD0zgwVEJ3wy_Ra3J5DyuU56fSGanBCOtTTkMu8PTq2vx_j78gewUvsUnilPetBnp_5r3ihGjHDuOGjum9r5DWqKNKAL4DU/s1600/App+VoiceOver.png" title="mock-up App Store screenshot with added section reading Supports VoiceOver on app preview page" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potential  Feature for App Store</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Would you buy a song that may or may not play, a car that may or may not fit in your garage, or a remote that could or could not work with your TV? Probably not, but a similar problem is facing <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/06/happy-birthday-voiceover.html">VoiceOver</a> users (and users of other built-in accessibility features) every time they look for a new app on the App Store. This user base is growing quickly due to high quality accessibility features that Apple builds into every iOS device. Currently, the App Store offers no way for users to know if the app will be accessible before hitting the buy button. For VoiceOver users, this means throwing away money if the app turns out to be inaccessible. While the issue of app accessibility has been getting a lot of buzz lately, hopefully Apple can implement some solutions to the problem before and until app accessibility is virtually ubiquitous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One way to help users know if an app is accessible before hitting the buy button is to add an accessibility report to the apps App Store page. Just as App Store pages prominently displays if an app is compatible with Game Center. This report could be generated during Apple's app review process and consist of a simple rating scale to help users determine if the app is accessible for their needs. As Rene Ritchie of <a href="http://imore.com/">iMore.com</a> suggested, maybe Apple would decide not to recommend any apps that are not fully accessible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are other solutions such as allowing developers to create an app accessibility preview alongside the full blown app previews coming with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/06/ios-8-more-accessible-than-ever.html">iOS 8</a>. Developers could walk users through how the app interacts with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/06/happy-birthday-voiceover.html">VoiceOver</a> or other <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/apple-announces-wwdc-2014-will.html">accessibility</a> features directly in the App Store using audio and video.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully Apple and app developers continue to keep in mind when updating their products.</div>

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Launch Center Pro: Speed Up Common Actions on iOS Devices

<div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="270" id="flashObj" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2816136706001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macworld.com%2Farticle%2F2061297%2Fmake-iphone-actions-easier-with-launch-center-pro.html&playerID=2577467285001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACV85RErE~,AhFpv0ECqwFfthhmRu5jnOs8FUs2r9mP&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2816136706001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macworld.com%2Farticle%2F2061297%2Fmake-iphone-actions-easier-with-launch-center-pro.html&playerID=2577467285001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACV85RErE~,AhFpv0ECqwFfthhmRu5jnOs8FUs2r9mP&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://press.contrast.co/lcp/icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="blue icon with rocket ship in the middle" border="0" height="75" src="http://press.contrast.co/lcp/icon.png" title="Launch Center Pro Icon" width="75" /></a><a href="http://contrast.co/launch-center-pro/">Launch Center Pro</a> is an app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/made-for-iphone-hearing-aids-to-be.html">iPhone</a>, iPad, and iPod Touch that allows users to launch apps and simple tasks directly from the app. Instead of launching Safari, navigating to the search site, and typing in your search, for instance, Launch Center Pro lets you directly search <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2014/01/google-smart-contacts-help-monitor.html">Google</a> or Wikipedia; Launch Center Pro also can be configured  by users to set up group email, instead of having to type in the email address of each recipient.<br /><br />Launch Center Pro uses a simple interface to make it easy to simplify some of your common actions and launch them quickly. I frequently text my sister "where are you?" Instead of launching the Messages app, finding my sister's contact, and then typing the message, I created a Launch Center Pro action that sends a text to my sister saying, "where are you?" Now, when I want to text my sister, I just touch the icon for this action and a text saying "where are you?" is on its way to my sister.<br />,<br />Creating actions is easy with the built in action composer which gives users the ability to pick pre-made actions for apps they already have installed on their device. The action composer also allows users to customize the icon of the action to make it easier to find.<br /><br />Launch Center Pro works with a number of apps, but support for more useful actions among third party apps is hit or miss. Some apps such as <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/prizmo-3-adds-new-features-and-ios-7.html">Prizmo</a> integrate very well with the app allowing you to easily launch actions, but other apps such as Nike+ Running can be opened, but not further interacted with. It would be nice to be able to start a new run in Nike+ via Launch Center, but actions like that requires the developer to build special support for Launch Center Pro into their apps. <a href="http://actions.contrast.co/">Click here</a> to view a list of the apps currently supporting Launch Center Pro.<br /><br />I see Launch Center Pro as a great app for first time <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-in-ios-7-and-android-kitkat.html">iOS</a> users, and other individuals who struggle performing sequential functions. Launch Center Pro can make it easier for first time iOS users learn to use their devices. Instead of learning how to search <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-in-ios-7-and-android-kitkat.html">Google</a>, Wikipedia, Yelp, and Google Maps individually a simple search menu could be made with quick links to search all those services. In terms of accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, Launch Center Pro works well with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">VoiceOver</a> and supports the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/02/eye-free-typing-app-fleksy-now-free.html">Fleksy</a> keyboard which is accessible.<br /><br />Launch Center Pro costs $4.99 for the iPhone version and $7.99 for the iPad version. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Flaunch-center-pro%2Fid532016360%3Fmt%3D8&ei=7OgAU6_KNMGk0AHKlYFw&usg=AFQjCNHXV8_bGzoh_-8Kz10Lhj5uVxOJOg&sig2=z08ygULU0wHpmKQKeSyoFA&bvm=bv.61535280,d.dmQ">Click here</a> to view the app for iPhone and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Flaunch-center-pro-for-ipad%2Fid799664902%3Fmt%3D8&ei=7OgAU6_KNMGk0AHKlYFw&usg=AFQjCNHWCgDQxjM9vHqrnsjP_CYNRFYGYw&sig2=nlgsA0loDImcCmPJJ7ZIEg&bvm=bv.61535280,d.dmQ">click here</a> to view the app for iPad. 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PDF Expert 5: Well Designed PDF Management App with Text-to-Speech

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hhUjUEOHR_U?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thesweetsetup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pdf-expert-ipad-icon-256.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="http://thesweetsetup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pdf-expert-ipad-icon-256.png" title="PDF Expert 5 Icon" width="75" /></a>PDF Expert 5 is a well designed <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F11%2Fclaropdf-app-pdf-text-to-speech-and.html&ei=1SvDUu-2H7OgsATSpoHQDQ&usg=AFQjCNHW8KJ6dTOvV_9lysjiDJ8l7YwEGg&sig2=QADsIR73ZpzRi9CgRY1oVQ&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">PDF</a> management app for 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%2F08%2Finspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html&ei=8SvDUrT-PMzKsQSU6YDYDQ&usg=AFQjCNEtGo-Cx-xQDAmSaPVmzzOW3_anPw&sig2=_RIkG1GcZSPaT-MG163-pw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">iPad</a>. The app includes many useful features that allow you to read, edit, and annotate PDF documents easily. Unlike some other feature -rich apps, PDF Expert 5 does not feel cultured. The elegant design makes the app easy to use. PDF Expert is an assistive app because of its <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=SizDUrPCI43lsASquoCYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGSgCAsv7qFtTJQLv7hwyWUVm1fFg&sig2=FQZnaryAA4yPQYMyKfC_Xw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">text-to-speech</a> integration with the added benefit of extra features.<br /><br />One caveat, while the app is good for non-disabled and dyslexic users, I would not recommend the app for <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html&ei=CCzDUoWZCOjLsQSE84LADA&usg=AFQjCNEJy3pGsCo9ogZPfPGd_al3jPC07A&sig2=2DnbkHBHEOLIJBo14aqhAA&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">VoiceOver</a> users because of some <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbdmtech.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html&ei=CCzDUoWZCOjLsQSE84LADA&usg=AFQjCNEJy3pGsCo9ogZPfPGd_al3jPC07A&sig2=2DnbkHBHEOLIJBo14aqhAA&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">VoiceOver</a> problems I have found. <a href="http://readdle.com/">Readdle</a>, the maker of the app, should work on fixing these VoiceOver problems so blind and visually impaired can also benefit from the app. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">PDF files can be imported from numerous cloud storage services including Google Drive, Drop Box and SkyDrive or using the "open-in" feature of many other <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%2Fnew-in-ios-7-system-wide-large-type.html&ei=NizDUrLhNZHFsASG8YDIDA&usg=AFQjCNEYLdvoU1YWeueHQsssEJrSHJsJoQ&sig2=WTo9r3W6h-q5wKDmmxc_xQ&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">iOS apps</a>. You can also view other file types, but the built in text-to-speech reader is only available for PDF documents. Files can be organized into folders or dragged and dropped into different sections.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">PDF Expert's <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=SizDUrPCI43lsASquoCYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGSgCAsv7qFtTJQLv7hwyWUVm1fFg&sig2=FQZnaryAA4yPQYMyKfC_Xw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">text-to-speech</a> function works with any PDF with digital text. It does not work with PDF documents that have text within images. To read a compatible PDF, turn on text-to-speech in the reading mode menu and then press play. You can start reading at the middle or end of a page by highlighting a word and pressing "read from here." Text is read with the default iOS voice that many may recognize as the voice of Siri. Unfortunately, you cannot purchase additional higher quality voices. The app also requires you to re-enable <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=SizDUrPCI43lsASquoCYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGSgCAsv7qFtTJQLv7hwyWUVm1fFg&sig2=FQZnaryAA4yPQYMyKfC_Xw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">text-to-speech</a> every time you switch PDF documents. This is inconvenient if you switch are between PDF documents quickly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Click read more below to continue reading about PDF Expert.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Viewing a PDF document is also a breeze. PDF Expert includes a quick scrolling mode and thumb nail view to allow you to easily navigate large PDFs. You can also change the background to sepia or night for easier viewing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn1.appleinsider.com/1203-appupdates-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="192" src="http://cdn1.appleinsider.com/1203-appupdates-1.jpg" title="screenshots of PDF Expert 5" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://readdle.com/design/blank.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://readdle.com/design/blank.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aside from 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%2F10%2Fhave-you-ever-wondered-how-text-to.html&ei=SizDUrPCI43lsASquoCYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGSgCAsv7qFtTJQLv7hwyWUVm1fFg&sig2=FQZnaryAA4yPQYMyKfC_Xw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">text-to-speech</a> features PDF Expert includes a number of editing and annotation features. Annotation options include highlighting, underlining, shapes, strike-through, stamps, signatures, and text. These annotation options are intuitive to use and you can easily can the color of highlights and other annotations. If you would like to add text to a PDF document you do not need to worry about overlapping any original text because the app automatically wraps your text so it will not overlap. Unfortunately, the app will not read your text annotations back to you using the built in reader, but you can always 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%2F2012%2F10%2Fhow-to-use-ios-6-speak-selection-with.html&ei=6rfJUvjaO-3gsASYqoK4DQ&usg=AFQjCNE9ReTFISWFDS6P8UzZHmWGp8zHhw&sig2=X3cNUhJNRScKf3Us1haq3Q&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc">Speak Selection</a> feature.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">PDF Expert also includes a review mode which allows you to edit and markup existing PDF documents. To learn more about this feature see the below video.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With PDF Expert's easy to use annotation and editing features and its built in text-to-speech reader PDF Reader is an ideal app for any iPad user who wants increase productivity. PDF Expert 5 is compatible with iPads running iOS 6 or higher and is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-expert-5-fill-forms-annotate/id743974925?mt=8">available for $9.99 in the App Store</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/80870248" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/8a/ba/0e/8aba0e33-4a8c-71a5-eb75-2eb1f3fceb49/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/8a/ba/0e/8aba0e33-4a8c-71a5-eb75-2eb1f3fceb49/screen480x480.jpeg" 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://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/2e/0d/56/2e0d5690-b92c-ca92-8c5c-e24feacf330c/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/2e/0d/56/2e0d5690-b92c-ca92-8c5c-e24feacf330c/screen480x480.jpeg" 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://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/78/12/8c/78128ca3-51a8-badf-b56c-1fbe39037cfe/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/78/12/8c/78128ca3-51a8-badf-b56c-1fbe39037cfe/screen480x480.jpeg" 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://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/78/12/8c/78128ca3-51a8-badf-b56c-1fbe39037cfe/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/78/12/8c/78128ca3-51a8-badf-b56c-1fbe39037cfe/screen480x480.jpeg" 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://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/a4/a2/c9/a4a2c905-0f09-5d76-a902-9a4bcd72cab5/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/a4/a2/c9/a4a2c905-0f09-5d76-a902-9a4bcd72cab5/screen480x480.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>

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Kidspiration Maps: Inspiration Mind Mapping for Kids

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/image/iPad_Hz_Kidspiration%20home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="307" src="http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/image/iPad_Hz_Kidspiration%20home.jpg" title="Kidspiration Maps on iPad" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://c336017.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/icon-kidspirationmaps.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="70" src="https://c336017.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/icon-kidspirationmaps.png" title="Kidspiration Maps app icon" width="70" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kidspiration Maps is a kid friendly mind-mapping app for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">iPad</a>. Kidspiration is similar to the Inspiration Maps, but Kidspiration includes more kid friendly templates and clipart like graphics. Kidspiration allows users to create mind mapping webs to help organize ideas and information visually. Unlike <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Inspiration Map</a>s, Kidspiration allows users to insert a large variety of clipart images into their maps. Kidspiration also includes the ability to add a recorded voice note; a feature that is unfortunately missing in Inspiration Maps.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kidspiration Maps includes a large number of pre-loaded templates for reading and writing, social studies, science, and math. These templates are geared for elementary school children and range from an “all about me” web to sorting and matching activities. If no template is applicable there is an option to start a new document. One template contains a number of words and instructions to arrange the words into alphabetical order while another asks kids to match states to their capitals. With the nice visuals these activities can be engaging and easier than using physical manipulative. Teachers can also create actives with text or voice instructions. One negative is when the student is completing the actives there is no way to program the correct responses in order to give the student immediate feedback. Also, when searching for clipart students cannot search for an image by keyword, but instead must scroll through long lists of images.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to web view, there is also list view in which users can view and edit content as well. After completing a document it can be saved to the app, emailed, saved to photos, sent to an app, or saved to Dropbox. Kidspiration Maps is a well-made app that is worth looking into. Kidspiration Maps can be <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fkidspiration-maps%2Fid675321195%3Fmt%3D8&ei=mHIfUoaUIeq-sAT-j4HoDw&usg=AFQjCNENg7vsamgj2wNq3rvvrxQVTBs4eg&sig2=lZqzUEiG7dIcJxOlTAwx3g&bvm=bv.51495398,d.cWc">downloaded from the App Store</a> for $9.99. If you would like to try Kidspiration before you buy <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fkidspiration-maps-lite%2Fid675831529%3Fmt%3D8&ei=mHIfUoaUIeq-sAT-j4HoDw&usg=AFQjCNE7UVVRgFQgxow9OuQCBT-Noy2ByA&sig2=Yen2BQXD98e7eHuWK8zb_Q&bvm=bv.51495398,d.cWc">click here</a> to download the lite version.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Correction: The original post stated that the shape </span>text boxes could not be changed after they were created. The shape of a text box can be changed by selecting the original text box and double tapping the new shape in the menu.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To view screenshots of Kidspiration Maps in action click here.</span></span><br /><a name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/c1/7c/d9/c17cd95a-b06e-f490-989a-fc076777cf6d/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="292" src="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/c1/7c/d9/c17cd95a-b06e-f490-989a-fc076777cf6d/screen480x480.jpeg" title="screenshot" 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.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/d3/26/64/d3266496-0d66-cc92-de45-36351dc4c120/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="292" src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/d3/26/64/d3266496-0d66-cc92-de45-36351dc4c120/screen480x480.jpeg" title="screenshot" 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://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/81/40/69/81406941-ef44-63b4-1888-e10bd9941e1f/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="292" src="http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/81/40/69/81406941-ef44-63b4-1888-e10bd9941e1f/screen480x480.jpeg" title="screenshot" 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.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/89/c0/e4/89c0e443-6bf6-654d-7ebb-bb49b91feb1e/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/89/c0/e4/89c0e443-6bf6-654d-7ebb-bb49b91feb1e/screen480x480.jpeg" 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://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/d0/86/5e/d0865e21-781e-7903-64cc-8057758f3718/screen480x480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="292" src="http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple6/v4/d0/86/5e/d0865e21-781e-7903-64cc-8057758f3718/screen480x480.jpeg" title="screenshot" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">App was provided complimentary to reviewer.</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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PDF Expert Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1pQwPzms7Sg" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.iphonelife.com/sites/iphonelife.com/files/pr_mac_com_imgs/1333488309icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.iphonelife.com/sites/iphonelife.com/files/pr_mac_com_imgs/1333488309icon.png" /></a><a href="http://readdle.com/products/pdfexpert_ipad/">PDF Expert</a> is an elegant PDF manager, viewer and annotator. The app is available for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a>, iPad and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod Touch</a> but the iPhone version and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad</a> version must be purchased separately. You can easily add PDF to the app by using the "open in" feature. Once you have PDFs in the app you can organize them into folders and sub-folders. The highlight of PDF Expert is its annotation features. PDF Expert allows you to quickly and easily add note, text, signatures, watermark stamps, images from the camera roll or audio notes to any PDF. You can search for a PDF by title or by the contents. PDF Expert also includes a passkey lock feature that allows you to protect your sensitive PDFs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, PDF Expert does not include <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/kurzweil-3000-firefly-ipad-app-released.html">text-to-speech</a> for PDFs. Even PDFs created on the computer cannot be read allowed. Also there is no optical character recognition feature for scanned PDFs. If these features are not important to you than PDF Expert is a great choice because of all the other great features. If text-to-speech is important to you than you may need to look elsewhere.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://readdle.com/products/pdfexpert_ipad/">PDF Expert</a> sells for $9.99 in the App Store. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-expert-fill-forms-annotate/id393316844?mt=8">Click here</a> for the iPad version and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-expert-professional-pdf/id323133888?mt=8">here</a> for the iPhone and iPod Touch version. Click read more to view screenshots of PDF Expert.</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://a1180.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/115/Purple/v4/75/2f/22/752f22df-3a2d-520b-62fe-187846c5b0ac/mzl.sfdlkqcb.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1180.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/115/Purple/v4/75/2f/22/752f22df-3a2d-520b-62fe-187846c5b0ac/mzl.sfdlkqcb.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a1098.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/075/Purple/v4/2a/7b/e5/2a7be567-5c0e-3d0e-5af5-97b9c43d9f83/mzl.rubwfpxu.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1098.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/075/Purple/v4/2a/7b/e5/2a7be567-5c0e-3d0e-5af5-97b9c43d9f83/mzl.rubwfpxu.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a152.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/113/Purple/v4/49/9f/84/499f844d-78ca-06b3-e588-083a7b9f500d/mzl.lqwlnsum.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a152.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/113/Purple/v4/49/9f/84/499f844d-78ca-06b3-e588-083a7b9f500d/mzl.lqwlnsum.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a429.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/117/Purple/v4/5d/89/48/5d894814-3da9-d33d-ced6-06aec8d5597f/mzl.zzhspjhu.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a429.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/117/Purple/v4/5d/89/48/5d894814-3da9-d33d-ced6-06aec8d5597f/mzl.zzhspjhu.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a1612.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/077/Purple/v4/89/c4/ec/89c4ec7b-b7fd-3d5f-34be-67634d4b3c92/mzl.xnnrrssf.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1612.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/077/Purple/v4/89/c4/ec/89c4ec7b-b7fd-3d5f-34be-67634d4b3c92/mzl.xnnrrssf.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">App was provided free to reviewer for purpose of review</div></div>

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Ariadne GPS App Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UJuxOSXs4Bc" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://cdn-4.iosnoops.com/wp-content/uploads/appsicons/441063072x178.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cdn-4.iosnoops.com/wp-content/uploads/appsicons/441063072x178.png" /></a><a href="http://www.ariadnegps.eu/">Ariadne GPS</a> is an app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a>, iPad and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod Touch</a> that allows people with visual impairments to navigate their surroundings. Ariadne GPS app is best suited for the iPad and cellular iPad because those devices have the most accurate location information. The app is fully compatible with VoiceOver allowing visually impaired users to use all features of the app. Ariadne GPS helps the user explore their surroundings by using the GPS of your iOS device to convey information about location, direction of travel and nearest favorite locations. The app can enable blind users to navigate streets, transit systems and even large buildings. When traveling on a train or a bus a blind user could set Ariadne GPS to alert them when they were getting close to their stop. A blind user could also program there classroom locations into the app in order to help navigate a large school building. As a user walks with the app can read street names and numbers. iAriadne GPS also has a map mode which allows a visually impaired user to access maps with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">VoiceOver</a>.<br /><br />Ariadne GPS is made to integrate perfectly with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">VoiceOver</a>. It is a really well thought out app that solves a complex problem. United States users may find some of the labeling odd because the app is was designed over seas. For example street addresses are spoken with the street name and then the number and city.<br /><br />Overall the $5.99 Aridane GPS is defiantly worth checking out. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ariadne-gps/id441063072?mt=8">Click here</a> to view it in the app store. Click read more below to view screenshots and videos of Ariadne GPS.<br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lQr9vsHxU6E" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1403.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/112/Purple/v4/93/94/ce/9394cec9-9d1c-0566-21a0-51fcfca05e22/mzl.daqotixw.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1403.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/112/Purple/v4/93/94/ce/9394cec9-9d1c-0566-21a0-51fcfca05e22/mzl.daqotixw.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a629.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple/v4/9c/4a/71/9c4a71f5-bbdb-2e80-87c3-8e200a54a263/mzl.bdlainor.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a629.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple/v4/9c/4a/71/9c4a71f5-bbdb-2e80-87c3-8e200a54a263/mzl.bdlainor.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></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://a657.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/099/Purple/v4/93/28/e4/9328e4b4-fa66-f7a9-9624-f6724846c90c/mzl.pvebaejf.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a657.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/099/Purple/v4/93/28/e4/9328e4b4-fa66-f7a9-9624-f6724846c90c/mzl.pvebaejf.320x480-75.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">App was provided complimentary to reviewer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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iPhone 5 Announced

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/iphone/home/images/wireless_hero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/home/images/wireless_hero.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apple announced the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/08/ios-6-iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-expected.html">iPhone 5</a> at an event today in California. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/08/ios-6-iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-expected.html">iPhone 5</a> includes and bigger screen, better camera, faster processor, thinner design and more. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/08/ios-6-iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-expected.html">iPhone 5</a> will run on <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/ios-6-to-be-released-on-september-19th.html">iOS 6</a> Apple's mobile operating system which includes accessibility features such as <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/05/flipboard-updated-to-support-voiceover.html">VoiceOver</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/ios-6-to-be-released-on-september-19th.html">Guided Access</a> and Speak Selection. Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/ios-6-to-be-released-on-september-19th.html">iOS 6</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The iPhone 5 will be available for pre-order on September 14th and for sale on September 21th starting at $199. Click read more below to view more images of the iPhone 5.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/display_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/display_image.jpg" width="103" /></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://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/earpods_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/earpods_image.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://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/maps_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/maps_image.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://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/siri_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/siri_image.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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HumanWare Communicator a Great Tool For Deaf-Blind Communication

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/110/Purple/v4/ac/8f/2c/ac8f2cfa-ffaa-7078-2f1e-dd17a715b113/mzl.rdbjbfqt.175x175-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/110/Purple/v4/ac/8f/2c/ac8f2cfa-ffaa-7078-2f1e-dd17a715b113/mzl.rdbjbfqt.175x175-75.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HumanWare recently released the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/humanware-communicator/id550473985?mt=8">HumanWare Communicator</a> app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/08/ios-6-iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-expected.html">iOS devices</a>. The app is designed to make communication between a deaf-blind person and a sighted person possible.When the conversation is started an introduction is displayed for the sighted user to read. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/skype-for-ipad-now-available.html">deaf-blind</a> person uses a <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/11/oregon-using-ipad-to-assist-disabled.html">Bluetooth</a> <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/ultra-thin-braille-displays-coming-soon.html">braille</a> display to type a message to a sighted person, this message appears on the screen of the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/08/ios-6-iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-expected.html">iPhone</a>, iPad or iPod Touch.  Then the sighted user can respond using the virtual keyboard and the message will appear on the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/ultra-thin-braille-displays-coming-soon.html">refreshable braille display</a>. The conversation can then go back and forth with the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/skype-for-ipad-now-available.html">deaf-blind</a> person typing on the braille display and the sighted user typing on the device's virtual keyboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HumanWare describes the app as follows,</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.78px;">The HumanWare Communicator application is intended to establish a text conversation, through a chat window, between a deaf-blind person and a sighted person. All interaction appears both on the deaf-blind person's refreshable Braille display, as well as visually on the screen of the iOS device."</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/humanware-communicator/id550473985?mt=8">HumanWare communicator</a> is available in the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/humanware-communicator/id550473985?mt=8">App Store for $99.99</a> for devices running iOS 5.1 or higher. To view screen shots of the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/humanware-communicator/id550473985?mt=8">HumanWare Communicator</a> app in action click read more below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/120/Purple/v4/1d/c9/29/1dc92962-a9b3-ec07-eba9-538f782d6a61/mzl.pziokhgx.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/120/Purple/v4/1d/c9/29/1dc92962-a9b3-ec07-eba9-538f782d6a61/mzl.pziokhgx.320x480-75.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://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/074/Purple/v4/bc/fb/69/bcfb6976-ef99-33e5-2c47-20e7f74b6022/mzl.pdrktmwa.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/074/Purple/v4/bc/fb/69/bcfb6976-ef99-33e5-2c47-20e7f74b6022/mzl.pdrktmwa.320x480-75.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;"><br /></div><br />

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