Yes but we're not deafblind so we wouldn't see the point in paying for it. It is a significant reduction to their stand alone device. If this app encourages more deafblind people to get iPhones, and use texting etc, and discover how easy email is, it may encourage more use of braille and greater literacy among deafblind people. No, I don't work for Humanware, and would use the notes app myself if I were communicating with a deafblind person, but I think it's not aimed at us. Slagging off another company without really knowing about the issues is not helpful. On 9/09/2012, at 2:25 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Let me ask this then: how is this so different from using the notes > app? Also, the cost per year for being an apple developer is $100. Do > they really plan on selling so few that they have to charge as much as > they pay apple for a year for just one app purchase? Yes, I realize > they get only 66% of the cost, but still... $100 for a text entry app? > I really don't see it. > > On 9/8/12, David Tanner <david.tanner...@gmail.com> wrote: >> No, you guys don't understand what is going on with this app. It is >> primarily an app that most blind folks wouldn't want. It is so that a >> deaf-blind can do face-to-face communications with another person. Yes, it >> >> looks pretty simple, but when you look at development costs and realize that >> >> you aren't going to sell a whole lot of apps when you are only really >> selling to a limited size deaf-blind community then the cost is going to be >> >> higher than for an app that blind and sighted people would want to >> purchase. >> >> Again, it is a great app for those who need it, and actually drops the price >> >> for communications for a deaf-blind person by thousands of dollars from the >> >> $8,000 price of the deaf-Blind Communicator that Humanware has been selling >> >> since 2009. So, even if you add the cost of the app, a $2,500 or so >> bluetooth Braille display and an iPhone it cuts the price in half or more. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:44 PM >> Subject: Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS >> >> >> Well, this is humanware after all. For those not in the know, let me >> tell you about their latest major keysoft update (which takes one sma >> count). It costs $200 for an sma, giving you two upgrades, or $135 for >> a single upgrade if you do not have an sma. Keeping that in mind, >> here's the long list of features they included in the last paid >> update: >> * a translator that can convert the text in pdf files to .txt files. >> * bug fixes, including a fix for the braille terminal mode on qt units >> (to fix something they broke in the previous update) >> * a way for the bn to automatically use an active internet connection >> without prompting the user to pick one each time (this rarely works as >> advertised) >> >> ...and that's it. One feature, one interface change that doesn't work >> right, and a fix for a previous mistake, all for the low price of >> $135. Does this explain more about how they can charge $100 for a >> simple app? >> >> On 9/8/12, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >>> Perhaps the company are strapped for cash hence the new app so they think >>> people like us are made of money and if we are all stupid we'll buy not >>> any >>> one is stupid of course. >>> On 8 Sep 2012, at 20:09, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Um, well, put simply... nothing. True, hooking a display up to an iOS >>>> device hides the onscreen keyboard, but in iOS6 I hear they will offer >>>> a way to show it. Also, you get a buffer of past messages. Basically, >>>> a program any decent coder could put together in, say a few days? >>>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though I really don't know if we'll >>>> find anyone willing to throw away... rather, spend $100 on an app that >>>> consists of a text fiel, list of messages, and keyboard. >>>> >>>> On 9/8/12, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> This really is an honest question, but what does this app have that the >>>>> IOs >>>>> devices don't have natively. What would I be paying $100 to do? >>>>> >>>>> Teresa >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 8, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Maccessibility <nore...@maccessibility.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'The Humanware Communicator for >>>>>> iOS' >>>>>> >>>>>> Humanware has released The Humanware Communicator app for iOS, priced >>>>>> at >>>>>> a >>>>>> staggering $99.99 US. From the description: >>>>>> The HumanWare Communicator application is intended to establish a text >>>>>> conversation between a deaf-blind person and a sighted person. 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