Owasys 22C Cell Phone

[Steve Holmes]

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Glad to hear of the improvements.  I just found out that Cingular
doesn't offer service in my home area so they are off my books for now
so I hope T Mobile will pick up this modle as they do offer service in
my area and run GSM.  Yes, I recall the linux platform, another big plus!

On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 10:11:48PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> 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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> > > 
> > 
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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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> 

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