Owasys 22C Cell Phone

[Janina Sajka]

I was at Owasys last week and saw the latest software revisions. The
latency issue reported in Access World has been resolved, and the speech
has been improved--even though it's the same speech engine.

And, it's worth noting that the 22C is a Linux phone, so you should
expect to be able to hack at the software if you like.

Steve Holmes writes:
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> That's certainly good news indeed.  I found the review in Access World
> comparing cell phones for July to be interesting.  It sounds like some
> minor tweaks might improve the software might be in order but other
> than that...  I wonder which cell phone providers would be willing to
> carry it when avaiable .
> 
> I heard from a broadcast of ACB convention that Cingular is going to
> offer a Nokia / Talks package as early as this August - sounds
> exciting too.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 04:00:01PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Hi, Keith:
> > 
> > I am actively working to have the Owasys 22C made available in the U.S.
> > I do so in my new capacity as Owasys' U.S. representative. Our hope is
> > to have this phone available later this year. Currently, the process of
> > obtaining FCC certification must be completed before the phone can be
> > sold in the U.S.
> > 
> > Please feel free to ask further questions. Please also feel free to
> > spread this news around. As you may, or may not, have already noticed, I
> > am no longer with AFB.
> > 
> > Keith Watson writes:
> > > Hi List,
> > > 
> > > Sorry for a repeat if this has been discussed in the past few 
> > > months, but I have been off the list for a bit.
> > > 
> > > I was wondering if anyone had heard when or if Owasys was 
> > > planning to offer the 22C Cell Phone for sale in the U.S.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Keith Watson
> > > kwatson at smed.yi.org
> > > 
> > > Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
> > > but those with illusions of knowledge.    - B. Alan Wallace
> > > 
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> > 				Janina Sajka, Chair
> > 				Accessibility Workgroup
> > 				Free Standards Group (FSG)
> > 
> > janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040
> > 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040