RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-12 Thread Mary Otten
I'm sure that this will work for both iPhone and android apps. This came from an android-centric site, so the author didn't bother to mention iPhone apps. Mary

Re: Echo Tap initial impressions

2017-02-12 Thread Mary Otten
One thing that isn't clear to me is whether you can force an echo device to look for an update, and if so, how. I have the original amazon echo, and I've never bothered to look into this question; I just figured updates would come when they came, but how to know if you have actually received one?

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-12 Thread Mary Otten
If you have an echo, how would you compare the sound of the tap to the sound of the echo? If you have heard the Bose mini, how about that one. Or the mini boom I think they called it from ultimate ears. Or maybe it was just the boom. So not getting up into the B&W category, more along the lines

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-12 Thread Mary Otten
Ok, thanks. I have a ue megaboom, and a Oontse probably spelled wrong, from Cambridge sound works. The megaboom is a lot more expensive at retail, of course, and I like the sound, especially outside. I wasn't at all interested in the Tap until this update came out. That seems to make it much more u

Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

2017-05-05 Thread Mary Otten
I did not read the access world review, and only fairly recently got the fire TV stick. But it works fine, although some apps are not accessible. All of the Amazon stuff is accessible. Netflix is accessible. You can adjust the voice speed and the volume. So I'm not sure what you might be looking

Re: looking for laptop info

2017-06-14 Thread Mary Otten
I couldn't agree more with John's note. I haven't been laptop shopping in a long time. The laptops I have seen, definitely including the latest MacBook, are horrible in terms of their keyboards. Keys run together. Little key travel. Absence up to alt and to control keys. No spacing across functi

RE: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

2017-06-28 Thread Mary Otten
Hi John, Yes, with the fire tv stick, you can access netflix and see categories of movies, go through lists etc. When I first got the tv stick, sign in was not accessible. Now it is, according to other blind people; since I got sighted help for my initial sign in, I haven't had to do that again, s

Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

2017-06-29 Thread Mary Otten
> Voice View screen reader. And I take it that Amazon sells everything I need? > > I'll check it all out and let you know how things are going. > > Thanks again, > > John Chilelli > > -Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.

Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

2017-06-30 Thread Mary Otten
Amazon fire tv box, please chime in > here to let me and others know if getting the fire box instead of the fire > stick offers advantages useful for a blind individual. > > Thanks so much, > > John Chilelli > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audi

Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

2017-06-30 Thread Mary Otten
lease chime in > here to let me and others know if getting the fire box instead of the fire > stick offers advantages useful for a blind individual. > > Thanks so much, > > John Chilelli > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audi

Good PC speakers

2017-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
Hi folks, I am going to have to purchase a new PC. I have some rather old speakers on my very old PC, and I’m going to get rid of them. There about half shot anyway. So I wonder what folks are using on PCs these days that actually sounds good. I’m talking to a custom builder, and he was talking

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
I do not think so. They don’t mention it when they reference bluetooth. Best to ask to be sure. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2017, at 4:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Yes but does it support the aptx format. > I don’t want to spend another bunch of money for a device and be disapp

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if they did it. But doesn’t the stream run on Linux? My guess is there aren’t any APIs that would l

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
More to go wrong or more to enable more people to use the device. I don't own one, but I still know plenty of blind folks who do much better with buttons than with touch; were that not true, HumanWare wouldn't make this stuff. Mary

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
I never said that voice input wouldn't be good, just that having it as the sole method would not be a good idea; not at all practical.

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