From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GVKt7-00057N-00 for ; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:31:13 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k954VCt4093495 for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:31:12 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id k954VCLW093492 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 23:31:12 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 23:31:12 -0500 (CDT) From: Luke Davis To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: A version of Speakup... for your cell phone? In-Reply-To: <452421CE.2020207@talkingirc.net> Message-ID: References: <7.0.1.0.0.20061004094541.01f21f90@the-jdh.com> <452421CE.2020207@talkingirc.net> Organization: Tacticus Communications, Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:31:13 -0000 Read the comments in the thread referenced in the quote (http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/04/0142257&from=rss). That can give you a pretty good idea if true: the PDA style cellular equipment is all using GSM, or at least is not using CDMA. Why develop speech software for a phone that can do little more than be a phone? Now, you and I might have a retort to that, but I suspect that this very well might be the industry mindset. Luke On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, ace wrote: > Not to get off on a cellphone rant or anything but, first, this won't be > the first Linux phone. I know for sure that the Owasys 22C runs Linux. > Secondly, just to voice an opinion: Why isn't anyone developing > accessible CDMA phones? Where I live, the GSM signal sucks and I am > only able to use Verizon with great signal. > > James Homuth wrote: > > Could happen, if you've got about $600, presumeably US, to spare. > > Apparently, the first Linux cell phone will be available in the first > > few months of 2007, released by D-Link. It'll be a GSM capable phone, > > with all the features you'd expect, and will hopefully work with your > > current GSM provider. Information from article at > > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/04/0142257&from=rss > > > > James > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1790 (20061004) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > >