I've been looking in to whether or not VO and some of the newer features of software version 3.0 will run on the older iPhones. It sounds like the hardware between the new iPhone and the iPhone 3G aren't that different. However, I can't tell for sure about iPhones older than that. My wife has the model that came out just before the 3G did and it looks like she's upgrading so I may try to use her older phone. Not sure if that will work.
What I have found out is that the new iPhone is not priced as neatly as they claim it is. Those under more recent contracts with At&T will need to pay much more for the new phone. So, for example, my wife and I have 2 year contracts. I priced out the new iPhone if I purchase one on my line and its $499 for the 32GB model. Meanwhile, my wife got her iPhone in April of last year and can get an upgrade price of $299 for the new phone. I don't understand this arrangement because I don't even have an iPhone and I purchased my Samsung Blackjack II 2 months before she got her iPhone. In any case, the software comes out on the 17th and we'll see what I can do with it. On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > Hi, > > I think it will be. > > They will be upgradable for $10 for all the firmware. Unfortunately > they did add CPU power, ... So who knows about VO running on the > older phones. > > Regards, > Alex, > > > On 8-Jun-09, at 8:07 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote: > >> Well, I'm guessing it will be...I mean wouldn't it be part of the >> OS? We'll have to wait and see... >> On Jun 8, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Larry Wanger wrote: >> >>> The iPhone 3.0 software update will be available on June 17 from >>> what I heard. I don't know though if voice over will be included >>> in that. >>> On Jun 8, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, and now that I think about it, does anyone know if existing >>>> iPod touch or iPhones can be upgraded to the new system? They all >>>> have the necessary touch screen, so hypothetically VO should be >>>> able to work on them, unless Apple added a lot of processing >>>> power and memory to the new iPhones, which makes accessibility >>>> viable... >>>> >>>> Ignasi >>>> On Jun 8, 2009, at 7:28 PM, glenn wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> Does anyone know of any demonstration videos showing the >>>>> addition of Voiceover? >>>>> Any word whether Voiceover will be available for the ipod touch? >>>>> >>>>> Glenn >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Josh de Lioncourt >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:54 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: voice over comes to the I phone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm still kind of in shock. This is beyond fantastic news. I'll >>>>> have to get me an iPhone as soon as I possibly can. This is just >>>>> tremendous. >>>>> >>>>> The description of how it works sounds very inuitive. I >>>>> absoltuely cannot wait. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Josh de Lioncourt >>>>> …my other mail provider is an owl… >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt >>>>> Music: http://stage19music.com >>>>> Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com >>>>> Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com >>>>> GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 8, 2009, at 1:41 PM, ben mustill-rose wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Read. >>>>>> http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
