[Blindmath] IPhone Bluetooth Braille Keyboard

[Alex Hall]

Okay, here are my thoughts.

iOS includes support for around 40 displays/keyboards. These range from the $300 EasyLink bluetooth braille keyboard to the very expensive 40-cell displays. The popular notetakers (the apex and newer Sense products) are supported, though qt units don't work so well. The common displays like the Brailliant and Focus are supported, as well as the older and less used ones like the Alva series. Most of these displays come with both a display, anywhere from 12 to 40 cells, and a keyboard which may or may not include backspace and enter keys. So, what you get to use with your iOS device depends on several factors:
•do you want a keyboard, a display, or both?
•if you include a display, do you want touch cursor keys (some, like the Braille Pen 12, lack them)
•do you want six-key or eight-key entry? For math, I strongly recommend eight-key entry so you can input grade 0 symbols in eight-dot mode.
•how many cells do you want it to have?
•do you want other features in the display, like a notetaker or calculator? If so, the Braille Edge from Hims or the Perkins Mini 14 may be good choices.

So, there are my thoughts on this topic. I personally use my apex bt as a display, but I have also used the RefreshaBraille from APH and briefly seen a Perkins Mini 14. Let me know if you have questions and I'll try to answer. Thanks.
On Dec 22, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Jose Tamayo <jtblas at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Actually, it might apply for this list.  I would be interested in a braille
> keyboard that works for entering math into documents that I put on my
> DropBox folder on my iPhone.  In fact, I think a braille keyboard would be
> very beneficial for folks like  me who are doing Math on the BrailleNote but
> want to extend it to the iPhone.
> 
> There are other Math solutions that I am not allowed to discuss on this
> list, which would benefit from a braille keyboard  like this one.  
> 
> Don't worry, it totally applies.  It is part of the big picture dsolution
> for those that want to do mathematics.
> 
> Regards,
> Jose Tamayo 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Griego-Dreicer, Zachary n
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:45 PM
> To: Ian Perrault
> Cc: National Federation of the Blind Mathema
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] IPhone Bluetooth Braille Keyboard
> 
> Hi Ian, I don't necessarily think this is the correct list for this, but I
> am not a moderator, so I will leave it up to them to decide. I have a
> braille note apex connected to my iPhone, and I like the set up quite
> nicely!
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver
> 
> On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:33 PM, "Ian Perrault" <iperrault at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> How is the braille Bluetooth keyboard for the IPhone and IPod? I have an
> IPhone and am considering getting one. Does the braille keyboard also have a
> braille display, or is that separate? Where can you get one?
>> Ian
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Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
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