[nabs] gaging interest in an iPhone DAISY player

[Olivia Norman]

Yes, I'd love an iPhone daisy player!
Olivia

On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Peter Bossley wrote:

> Hi,
> This might be slightly off topic so if you don't want to clutter up the list
> with responses feel free to E-mail me at peter.bossley at gmail.com
> 
> I am considering writing a couple of different iPhone apps that could
> benefit the blindness community but am interested in knowing how useful some
> groups of people would find these apps.  The aim here would not be to make
> money so other than paying for costs of development (iPhone developer
> program charges, test devices, etc) the goal would be to offer these apps at
> a pretty low pricepoint.  Any of you who know me or have read stuff I have
> written know that I am a fan of Serotek's way of thinking on this, so I need
> say no more on the cost of AT solutions.  Anyway, all that to ask:
> 
> What kind of interest / value would a DAISY player be?  I approached NLS
> about possibly providing a NLS app for the iPhone, and unfortunitly they
> were reluctant to even talk with me about it because of the complex legal
> issues surrounding digital books.
> 
> Balancing these considerations is a lengthy process for me.  I work
> full-time and am trying to squeeze school into that as well.  Application
> development can be time-consuming although the iPhone may be less so given
> Apple's strict control of the ecosystem.  Your comments and questions are
> welcome.  Essentially if there is seemingly little benefit or interest in
> these ideas, I won't waste any time coding them.
> --
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