The new GSM/GPRS/EDGE BlackBerry Curve (aka 8300) has been available on the carrier formerly known as Cingular (AT&T) for some time now. How does it stack up for a deaf or hard of hearing user?

The Curve (thank goodness for that name, it’d be confusing to try to remember if it’s a 8830 […]

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Hello everyone! I’ve returned the iPhone to Apple. The manager was quite nice - he asked me why I was returning it, and I told him that I felt it was not deaf-friendly enough to use - no iChat, no way to tweak the vibrate function for multiple vibrates, no TAP plan - […]

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It’s been an interesting week using the iPhone. I’ve become more proficient at typing with it, and even picked up a couple of tricks where sliding your finger around on the iPhone keyboard saves you a couple of key presses. However, its flaws as a suitable device for the deaf have become more […]

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I’m sure most of you have read at least one news story about the iPhone by now. Only a wireless phone by Apple would generate all this massive publicity - I’m sure the Apple PR department is smiling right now.
Anyways, putting aside all the hype and excitement - the question remains: […]

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