[blindlaw] BrailleNote Touch Thoughts

Fri Jan 11 22:10:43 UTC 2019

Humanware used to have excellent customer service, but no longer. When I called and pointed out some very basic problems, like the inability to easily load text documents over 200 kb, the response I got was basically "yes, we no that's a problem, sorry". Obviously this is totally unacceptable.

I find that an iPhone,, a laptop, and a display meets my needs quite successfully.

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> On Jan 11, 2019, at 4:21 PM, Angie Matney via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I think the Brailliant keyboard is just as quiet, if not more so. If you don't need a "smart" dissplay, the Brailliant is a decen! option. But it's a bit long in the tooth, so one wonders when Humanware will refresh that line. 
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>> On Jan 11, 2019, at 3:13 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Manufacturers need to carefully consider the sound their Braille keyboards make when designing these devices. A display with a  keyboard allowing for quiet entry would sell very well. All displays and notetakers that I have owned--and that is many--do not allow for quiet typing. In my experience, the VarioUltra was the quietest, but they no longer manufacture that display , and it is still somewhat noisy .     
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>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] BrailleNote Touch Thoughts
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>> I actually agree with this, too, despite my earlier comments. I have found the Braille Note useful as a silent way to type and read braille when I'm away from my desk. If there were a display on the market (or if there had been when I needed something, and if I'd known about it) that would do this as well, I would have opted for that rather than the Touch. I do not use the other onboard apps of the Touch. 
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>> Count me as agreeing with Tai.
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>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
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>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] BrailleNote Touch Thoughts
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>> With all due respect, the BrailleNote Touch is already obsolete in today's highly technological world.  All Braille notetakers are behind the times and lack the capabilities of most modern tablets available to the general public. Generally, they  have less storage and fewer functions than tablets released even five years ago! The ability to run operating systems like Android is a nice touch, but unless that functionality is perfectly integrated, it doesn't work well and apps either never work with the units or begin crashing. If I were recommending technology to today's up and coming law students and attorneys, I would not recommend a notetaker specifically designed for the blind, but rather a good Braille display and tablet of some sort, in addition to a good laptop. For advanced users, an iPad or Surface  Pro can nearly replace use of a laptop, though I myself still prefer a laptop for many tasks. I use a 40-cell Braille display, iPad, iPhone, desktop computer, and an ultra
>> portable laptop running JAWS. Purchasing all of these items would cost as much, or less, than a Braille notetaker and provide more flexibility and functionality. Just my opinion.   
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>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Roanna Bacchus via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 12:21 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] BrailleNote Touch Thoughts
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>> Hi Olesgun thanks for your message. Humanware is constantly developing the BrailleNote Touch with new features and other improvements. They have excellent and very satisfactory customer service. I am a BrailleNote Touch user. I don't think that this product will become obselete.
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>> Roanna Bacchus
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>>> On Jan 11, 2019 1:13 PM, "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via BlindLaw" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> If Blitab ever comes out of darkness and sees the light of day, it 
>>> will most definitely knock both the BrailleNote Touch and HIMS Polaris 
>>> into obsolescence fast and quick.
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>>> Blitab will run Android as its OS! 
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>>> Sincerely,
>>> Olusegun
>>> Denver, Colorado
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