Tuesday, May 30, 2006

iFeelPixel TactileWare version 0.8.1 available

Greetings!

This is to inform you that iFeelPixel beta 0.8.1 (Stable minor version) is available at: www.ifeelpixel.com/download/

If your version is outdated, please update to the most current version.


Description: Features and Benefits

· iFeelPixel TactileWare makes accessible all the web content and graphical environment via the senses of vision, touch and hearing.
· It is a multimodal human-computer interface designed to create visio, audio and tactile sensations based on image or pictures elements (Pixel).
· It offers a multisensory immersion environment for any application (Text, Pictures, Flash movies, Games, 3D ...)

· iFeelPixel TactileWare, including vision, audition and touch, enables universal multi access on the Web; it works in parallel with existing access technology regardless of disability:
- Sighted people can use the visual feedback to visualize the data while blind and visually impaired people can use the sound or tactile feedback to extract informations.
- Automatic conversion of graphics to pseudo-haptics and haptics that will make even the pure graphics on the Internet accessible to low vision and blind users.

· iFeelPixel is a software that allows a user to feel the pixels on the screen with visual feedback, haptic feedback and aural feedback at a time.
It engages your sense of touch for a more natural, intuitive experience. Feeling is believing!

Find more informations at: www.ifeelpixel.com/description/


What's new in this version?


· Visual Feedback added (Pseudo-haptic developed in collaboration with INRIA):
Cursor speed and acceleration is automatically based on pixel brightness.
Alternatively, the cursor speed value can be modified manually by the user
(For Edge, Line, Corner, Color, Texture, Morse, Grid, TONAR features).

Note for Visual Grid and Visual TONAR: Digital zoom must be pressed to view visual effects.
Note for Morse: 'Read character' must be checked to view visual effects (Sign Language).

That's mean iFeelPixel software can simulate pseudo-tactile sensations without a haptic interface. Open File Menu > Visual Feedback (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+ F1)

· Enable/Disable digital zoom when the user click the iFeelPixel logo on main window
Note: Digital Zoom cannot zoom itself to avoid weird graphical effects.

· Sound Feedback and Internal PC speakers updated: Sound Speed value is modified automatically if "visual feedback" is enabled (For Edge, Line, Corner, Color, Texture features)

· Mouse Data and Settings Window:
View Menu >> Mouse Data and Settings... (shortcut: Ctrl+W)

· Color detection improved, color options updated

· Line and corner options, status improved: Indicate color (Light / Dark), or orientation

· Line and corner effects are linked to threshold
http://www.ifeelpixel.com/support/threshold.htm

· "Constant force" (See edge options) interacts in correlation with "visual feedback" and "tactile feedback"

· "Hotsamp.ifr" file updated (Compatibility improved for TouchSense devices)

· You can send us your software code and set your license key directly from iFeelPixel software:
Help > About > Click 'Paypal Donate' button
Help > About > Paste your License Key in the Textbox > Click 'Set License' button

· Local search settings updated: now you can limit maximum size per file included in search
File > Local Search > Enter a Number in 'size per file' textbox (range: 1 KB to 99999 KB, Default = 5000 KB, No limit = 0)

· Privacy note: clipboards are automatically deleted at end of this session
File > Clipboards

· File > Media Center: 'Reset' and 'clear' buttons added for all features (Edge, Line, Corner, Grid, Color, Texture)

· 'Open all options' added in the Menu 'Options'

· Make a tactile grid automatically (Settings based on zoom size)
Make a tactile grid manually (Enter settings below)
Options > Tactile Grid

· Compact mode: Zoom view is automatically resized if the main window is resized.
View > Compact

· The single point of contact between cursor and screen is visually simulated by a red dot and a red circle on zoom view.
It symbolizes the only pixel of interest.

· Unchecking acceleration checkbox or deceleration checkbox reset cursor speed to 10, if cursor speed is actually decelerated or accelerated.


A full list of changes in this version can be found at:
www.ifeelpixel.com/download/whatsnew8.htm


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Best Regards,
iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility via Tactile Sense Technology
www.ifeelpixel.com