ethornley Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Considering the email below, I was wondering if any of the "sighted" users of Sony products would utilize a "Voiced Menu" function in MD Recorders and other products. For example: for "eyes-free" opperation while driving, biking, blading, etc. or for "in the dark" use. What do you think?Quote:RE: ACCESSIBILITY"Feedback" <Feedback@sony.ca> 07/26/2005 11:57 AMRE: ACCESSIBILITYThank you for your recent email to Sony of Canada. We have forwarded your email on to our product manager of Personal Audio products for his review, and for relay to the Sony Research & Development division of Sony in Japan. Sincerely,Corporate CommunicationsSony of Canada Ltd. From: Customer Support [mailto:customersupport@sonystyle.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:21 PMTo: FeedbackSubject: FW: ACCESSIBILITY From: ETSent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:49 AMTo: Customer SupportSubject: ACCESSIBILITYPlease pass this email on to R&D, Software Development etc. Hello, I am a blind user of several Sony audio products. I enjoy these products but do not get the full use of all the features due to a lack of accessibility inherent in the design of the products and accompanying software. Specifically, could you please incorporate Microsoft's new Open standards for accessible graphic user interfaces in the next release of SonicStage? Could you include a voice chip or firmware subset to read menus and control presses through the headphones or audio outputs on the audio products (MD Recorders, DVD/CD players et al)? This feature would be especially useful on portable audio products like the MD Recorders/players. Thank you for your consideration, ET. NOTE: Portions of this email have been removed prior to posting.ET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 In this day and age, the kind of facility you have in mind shouldn't be too hard to add, surely? And might be handy for tapers working in the dark in concert halls!In addition to your concerns, I have to say that someone in my family who has little use of her hands would find Sony's tiny buttons quite impossible. Even those with good manipulative skills find them hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZ-NH1 Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 I think what you are asking for is fair enough!There must be more than 1 blind customer of Sony, and really they should take your e-mail seriously, because it could not only boost their customer base if people knew about voice recognition, but they should also consider that they might lose customers because of this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuff Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 i dont tihnk it would be hard to make patch for... a guy i know is blind and music is literally his life... he's a good drummer too, but its kinda funny when he plays on others sets ~_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Not only would these be awesome for people who are handicapped, but it'd be great for live recording enthusiasts as well! How awesome would it be if you could "hear" what levels you're at but it didn't get recorded whilst recording? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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