Leatherman Multi-Tool |
With my visual impairment, I am using a bunch electronics widgets to help me with many daily tasks. Now that I have a smartphone, I could probably consolidate many functions provided by those widgets into one device. My smartphone already came with some functions that could replace couple of my electronics devices. and I added few more apps to round out my electronics multi-tool collection.
Camera: my smartphone came with a 5MP autofocus back camer and a 2MP front camera. The camera app is very easy to use. All the buttons are labeled. This app even let me take a photo with voice command, just say Cheese. The main draw back of this camera is lack of optical zoom. Needless to say, it has video recording function too.
Calculator: what can I say about the calculator app? Oh, yes, it is a talking calculator. I don't use my large digit calculator anymore.
Large Digit Calculator |
Voice Recorder: the voice recorder app replaces my portable digital voice recorder. This simple voice recorder only has 3 buttons (record, pause, stop) and they are all labeled. One big advantage of the portable voice recorder is its small size and its simple operation.
Digital Voice Recorder |