Just out of curiosity. Are you satisfied with your current cell phone? I haven't sen and IPhone £GS myself yet, although I have sen one of the older models. Theya re certainly very light but personally I'm more than happy with my Noia 6210 as I am can type very quickly. I think that would be my bigest concern with the new IPhone - typing on th touch screen keyboard.
Very nice to read your impression though Take care James ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry" <lrmccre...@earthlink.net> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:24 AM Subject: Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations. > > would you clarify the trick in handeling volume? I am attempting to raise > the vo volume while on a call so I can hear the keys to perform touchtone > requirements. You may have information I have missed. > thanks much larry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Jurgensen" <asquare...@gmail.com> > To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Cc: <viph...@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:59 AM > Subject: Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and > obsurvations. > > >> >> Hi, >> >> By using the Volume control while VO is pseaking your volume for VO >> can get quite loud. I had the same experance and was glad I remembered >> this trick. >> >> Regards, >> Alex, >> >> >> On 8-Jul-09, at 9:37 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote: >> >>> >>> I just got back from the Green Hills Apple Store in Nashville Tn. >>> My intention was to go and look at the iPhone, and probably walk out >>> with one if I liked what I saw. However, due to the lengthy process of >>> making a purchase, the apple store stopped selling iPhones about an >>> hour and a half before they closed. I showed up 5 minutes after this >>> cutoff time, but was encouraged to look at the display model as long >>> as I liked until close. Upon enquiring about having a sales person >>> turn on Voiceover, they called on another rep who had more experience >>> with Vo. Turns out, he has some form of visual impairment, which >>> causes him to have to use the zoom feature. He knew right where vo >>> was, and turned it on for me. Now, the journey begins. >>> >>> My immediate observation was that of many other people. Vo is too >>> quiet, even with the volume cranked. In a store with a great deal of >>> background noise, I found vo somewhat hard to hear. Should have >>> followed my gut instinct and brought a headset along with me. >>> >>> My first 10 minutes with the phone was met with some uncertainty. I >>> was successfully able to explore the phone and open several apps. >>> However, I found the sensitivity of the touch screen a bit strange. >>> While dragging my finger along the icons, some would open at random. >>> At first, I found myself quite lost inside of the apps I was opening. >>> However, I soon found a consistent pattern to how these apps are laid >>> out. Once I realized this, I was better able to navigate around >>> several apps. I was soon successfully able to dial my own phone >>> number, making my cell phone ring in my pocket. Then, using my cell >>> phone, I was able to call the display model, answering and ending said >>> call. In the iPod app, I was able to choose a playlist and start it >>> playing. I was able to then pause, advance to next track, etc. I even >>> found myself able to locate the transport button I wanted without >>> thinking. I guess that's where muscle memory really starts to come >>> into play. I was not, however, able to bend my head around how to drag >>> a slider, such as the icon that allows you to advance through a song. >>> I think there was a tutor message, which would have given me those >>> instructions, but I accidentally interrupted it, and was unable to get >>> it to tell me again. >>> My cursory glance of mail yielded few results. I saw the messages, was >>> able to open one and sort of read it. However, I was not fully able to >>> bend my head around it's layout. I couldn't find the compose button, >>> and I didn't understand the relationships between the message and the >>> mailboxes. I would assume that the mailbox list would be on the left, >>> and the messages on the right. I thought that's how it would look, but >>> I'm not sure. >>> Safari was a bit interesting as well. I didn't spend but a few minutes >>> looking at it, and was a tad confused because I saw part of a web >>> page, along with bookmarks. I wanted to try and enter in a website to >>> not only look at something familiar, and have an excuse to type. I was >>> not able to find the button to enter a website, however, I did find >>> the Google button and began entering in info into the search box. I >>> tried to type some search terms, but kept making tons of errors. >>> However, I could understand the concept of typing, and could easily >>> see that more time taken to practicing would yield much better >>> results. >>> >>> >>> Final thoughts. >>> In short, I get it. Voiceover is implemented in such a way that there >>> are few concepts to understand. Once these concepts are understood and >>> applied to all apps, your only learning curve is figuring out where >>> things are on the screen in any given app, and just the general >>> operation of the phone itself, which is mostly built on logic. I feel >>> like a week of working with the phone would get me pretty much up to >>> speed. It wouldn't be that much of a learning curve to stunt my >>> productivity. My only concern is the fact that I can definitely dial >>> faster on my nokia n82, and easily locate a contact, using quick >>> letter navigation. I know that the dial pad will take some time on >>> the iPhone. It's just one of those things that's going through my mind >>> as I'm making this decision. The store opens at 10 AM tomorrow. I >>> could easily go in and get one. Am I ready? Not sure. Should I wait >>> till september for the possibility of an iPod touch? Again. Not sure. >>> However, I don't really like the idea of having 2 devices on my >>> person, when an iPhone would do the trick for everything. Hmmmmm. What >>> a quandary. I'll keep you all posted. >>> >>> Reeves >>> >>> > >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
