Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Sarah Alawami
Actually there's another group with less traffic but the members are fantabulous. Look up the AIPhones group. they are the best thing since sliced bread lol! On Mar 6, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hi David, > > You might consider joining the viphone mailing list if you haven't alrea

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi David, You might consider joining the viphone mailing list if you haven't already done so. It's another google group with some of the same members and mods as this group, but it focusses more specifically on the i-devices. This question seems to come up frequently on the viphone list and the

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Cheree Heppe
ch 06, 2011 14:36 Subject: Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch I think it will depend upon the app. For example and this is probably not the best example, but it comes to mind immediately. For games such as chess, the larger area would be very helpful. Web browsing provides more room to naviga

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Cheree Heppe
and haven't figured that out yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "David Hole" To: "MacVisionaries" Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 13:44 Subject: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch > Hi folks. > Can some one here tell me something about

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Paul Mimms
Nothing makes the iPad essential to blind users, but it is a viable alternative. Many say they like the situation of having all the apps and functions on one device. that works fine until the phone rings, and many times whatever ap you were working with is termainatted, and will need to be re

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Scott Howell
I think it will depend upon the app. For example and this is probably not the best example, but it comes to mind immediately. For games such as chess, the larger area would be very helpful. Web browsing provides more room to navigate and thus more info is displayed. THe brief play I had a while

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Jane
Hi. I got to play with an iPhone briefly and have ben able to compare that experience with my iPad. I find navigating the screen to be much easier with the extra space. I always felt like my fingers were cramped on the iPhone screen. You can type much more easily on the iPad too, in portrait

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread erik burggraaf
well, magnification users might get along better with the ipad. but i guess you could ask the question, why would any one want the ipad? i mean the itouch and the iphone have better hardware in them although the ipad is catching up. they're smaller and easier to cary around. the battery life

Re: iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Yes I agree. I will admit I have an ipad, but I most often will use my ipod or iphone if I need to do something on either of them. all though I do like the ipad over the ipod or iphone for the news apps, by the way I forgot to say I am a total I have no sight other then a little light in my righ

iPad (3G/WiFi) vs iPhone/iPod Touch

2011-03-06 Thread David Hole
Hi folks. Can some one here tell me something about what makes the iPad essential for blind users? I mean, we don't need to see the larger screen wich can be great for those partially sighted. So therefor we can get the same out of the iPhone or iPod Touch. I don't know if I'm right or wrong in thi