Voice dialing while you're walking down the street does work, even in a crowded city like Chicago. If you use the iPod headphones with mic and remote that come with the device, the mic is positioned perfectly for picking up your voice over the crowds around you. I dial simply by stating "call Joe Smith" instead of "Call Joe Smith Mobile." This limits the scope and causes the phone to focus on fewer words. Then, it says "Joe Smith, home or mobile?" and I respond "mobile."
Also, you can say "Dial 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 1 2 1 2" and you will get your call through. You may also say "dial 1 800 5 5 5 12 12" and the same will happen. THanks, Ryan On Sep 30, 2009, at 6:00 PM, Jean-Philippe Rykiel wrote: > Dear all, > The first thing I saw, sorry, heard, was a demo video on Apple's > accessibility page. It was really impressive, and I already knew > that mastering such a revolutionary interface could not be achieved > in a day. > Well, never mind, I was excited enough to start calling shop after > shop in Paris to see if there was one available to try out. And so > here I was, this very morning, in a phone store in Paris, my hands > on this new magic toy. > I was glad I had read part of the instructions before I came, and > activating voice-over on the iPhone was quite easy, much to the > astonishment of the vendor. > I started fiddling and was soon surprised about how quickly I was > able to make friend with the objects on the object. It's really fun > to manipulate indeed. > Unfortunately, it was impossible to take the iPhone for a walk as it > was stock inside a kind of anti-theft display case and so I tried to > imagine how I would use the iPhone as I'm currently using my Nokia. > And that's where I think I found a limitation to this wonderful > interface. Don't misunderstand me, I absolutely admire the technical > prowess, but you see, the first thing I need a phone for is to phone > people. With a physical keyboard, it is actually possible to dial a > number while walking in the street and holding the phone in one > hand, same for SMS. The problem with the iPhone is that you can't > rely on tactile information at all, and I'm afraid that using voice- > over for something as simple as dialling or typing text can only be > slower than using a physical keyboard. > So my bottom line is that the iPhone is probably a wonderful pocket > computer that can be used as a phone, but I don't see it as the > ideal tool for actually calling people. > This sensation I want to share with you only came after 15 minutes > of playing with the iPhone and I would love to know what someone > who's been using it for a longer time thinks . > Cheers, > JPR > > > > http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
