[mac4theblind] Re: Voice over included on new Apple Watch
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:34:15 -0500
I don’t see how wearing watches on your wrist causes them to die unless you are
clumsy and break them. I’m a clumsy guy though and haven’t run in to that
problem.
As for the cost, remember from the keynote speech there are going to be
different price points. The introductory watch was going to be $299 I believe,
there’s another in the 500 range and there has been speculation about the top
end that may be as much as $1000 or even I have heard over $4000. The high end
watch contains rose gold and other precious metals so it’s understandable. I
wear a watch now made of platinum and diamonds that costs more than 30 times
that much so I understand how the materials can bring up the cost.
As for the functions, there are a lot of functions your phone can’t do. Pulse
tracking, blood oxygen, blood pressure, sleep verses wake state and a ton of
other health features. It’s also probably a good control surface so if you’re
walking or doing something where using a phone might be tricky this would be a
good option right on your wrist. And you can pay for things with out pulling
out your phone. Apple Pay is supported by the watch.
Just my take on it.
On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sadly I can't ware watches anymore on my wrist. They die with in 6 months.
> Plus I heard the thign was goign to ve over $1000. if that part is true, I'm
> not touching it. Plus I don't see why you would need somethingn your phone
> can do?
>
> What's funny is someone called apple accessibility when the watch was first
> released and they got told that because voice over was not in the manual, it
> would not be included. They then proceeded to hang up on the customer.
>
> Blessings and happy Wednesday.
>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:01 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I am really looking forward to checking one of these things out. I
>> have a Braille watch, but this will solve so many different problems and be
>> convenient. I can’t wait to find out how it works.
>>
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
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>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain
>> Lion
>>
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>
>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Me to, I’m very excited to give one of these a shot.
>>>
>>> I couldn’t imagine Apple having an entire product line, even the TV set top
>>> box with accessibility features and then they release the watch with none.
>>> That just didn’t make sense to me. Glad we were right.
>>>
>>> It’s been so long since I’ve warn a watch that was accessible to me. I
>>> wear one but for appearance sake not really for usability. Will be nice to
>>> solve both needs with one new watch.
>>>
>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:52 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Scott,
>>>> Thank you for passing this along. I’ve been insisting to people all
>>>> along that the watch would be accessible, but glad that my assumptions are
>>>> confirmed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Take Care
>>>>
>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>> Director
>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>
>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8
>>>> Mountain
>>>> Lion
>>>>
>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>>
>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I’m forwarding on a snippet from 9 to 5 Mac where they discuss features
>>>>> for the new Apple IWatch based on findings from a beta of IOS 8.2.
>>>>>
>>>>> Very encouraging that Voice over will be included. Read more here.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 9to5Mac contains some revealing facts about features which will likely
>>>>>> appear in the Apple Watch. This was gleaned from a beta of iOS 8.2 which
>>>>>> was recently released. Here's what they had to say about accessibility.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Accessibility:
>>>>>> • Like Apple’s other products, Apple Watch will have a series of key
>>>>>> accessibility features.
>>>>>> • To access Accessibility Settings on the fly, users will triple-click
>>>>>> the Digital Crown.
>>>>>> • The Apple Watch will have a VoiceOver feature that can speak text that
>>>>>> is displayed on the screen. Users will be able to scroll through text to
>>>>>> be spoken using two fingers. VoiceOver can be enabled either by merely
>>>>>> raising a wrist or by double tapping the display.
>>>>>> • Users will also be able to zoom on the Apple Watch’s screen: double
>>>>>> tap with two fingers to zoom, use two fingers to pan around, and double
>>>>>> tap while dragging to adjust the zoom.
>>>>>> • There will also be accessibility settings to reduce motion, control
>>>>>> stereo audio balance, reduce transparency, switch to grayscale mode,
>>>>>> disable system animations, and enable bold text.
>>>>>>
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