‘Apple Inc.’ Archives

Listen to the podcast recording of the Mac-cessibility Round Table and Screenless Switchers crew. We discuss the new products and announcements out of Cupertino today, give our opinions and hopes for their acessibility, and more. This podcast was streamed live and recorded for this podcast edition.

Today, Apple announced many new products at its annual September media event. Here are some highlights, with emphasis on accessibility. More details regarding access features will likely be forthcoming. The iPod shuffle models have been physically redesigned, but still include VoiceOver navigation of their playlists and content. Buttons have been re-introduced. Pricing begins at $49 [...]

Today, Apple will be streaming their media event live at Apple.com. Afterward, the Mac-cessibility Round Table will be streaming live our reactions to today’s event. You can listen to the stream at this link, and participate live on Twitter by using the hash tag #VOLive. Apple’s event today is expected to focus primarily on iPods, [...]

?Dallas, Texas August 19, 2010   Digital Miracles, L. L. C., announced today that washable audio labels are now available for sale on its website.  The labels are read by the Digit-Eyes app for the iPhone and enable people without vision to permanently label clothing and to record detailed information about the garment that is [...]

Though usable, the Dragon Dictation iOS app from Nuance.com had a number of accessibility challenges for VoiceOver users. At last, these problems have been correcte din the latest version of the software. Dragon Dictation provides voice recognition for iOS devices. Text generated can be copied to the clipboard, sent via SMS or email, posted to [...]

For Immediate Release   Contact Person: Davey Hulse Cell: (503) 559-3787 Email: PressRelations@digitalmiracles.com Website: www.digit-eyes.com Support: support@digitalmiracles.com   Digit-Eyes Lite Is Free   Digital Miracles, LLC, announced on July 13, 2010, that its Digit-Eyes Lite is now ready on the iTunes Store. Digit-Eyes Lite gives users the full power of the text-labeling portion of the revolutionary Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling [...]

When typing, iPhone frequently corrects or completes words automatically. By default, while typing a word, a "bubble" sound will indicate that an AutoText is available for what is being typed. More often than not, these suggestions are correct. Sometimes, however, you will want to override the AutoText. If you have finished typing a word, and [...]

Would you like to select and copy text from web pages or emails in iOS 4, but can’t fine the edit option in the rotor? -Here’s how!   Locate the text you’d like to start selecting, using  Voiceover navigation, on the web page or in the email and then double tap and hold, anywhere on [...]

This quick tip is for users of the iPHone 4. For all you shutterbugs, in the iPhone 4′s camera, you now have access to the zoom feature! Simply bring up the camera; double tap on the viewfinder and then flick to the right, three times. YOu’ll now see the zoom control. Flicking up or down [...]

In this first minicast episode, Cara Quinn demonstrates the new features of the iPhone 4′s camera and their remarkable accessibility. This entire podcast was recorded and edited on the iPhone 4.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact person: Davey Hulse Cell: 503-559-3787 Email: PressRelations@digitalmiracles.com DIGIT-EYES AUDIO LABELING SYSTEM ADVANCES INDEPENDENCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED Digital Miracles, LLC, is pleased to announce a major advancement in assistive technology for people who are blind and visually impaired. The Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System has been approved for sale on the Apple Apps [...]

Today, Apple released iOS 4.0, the latest version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPod toucch. In a first installment on our coverage, we take a look at what’s new in VoiceOver. In this installment, we cover some of the major highlights to the latest version of VOiceOver. Future articles will cover iBooks, [...]