[Blindtlk] product advice

[Judy Jones]

I agree whole-heartedly with what you're saying.  I have a Braille Lite and 
think they're the best thing since sliced bread.  I do believe companies 
will be getting away from manufacturing note takers and going toward the 
displays.  I don't like that idea either.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] product advice


>I respectfully disagree. IMO Braille support on iOS devices, while 
>wonderful
> and adequate, is nowhere *near* as good as is the support on dedicated
> note-takers such as the BrailleNote family or the Braillesense family. 
> Just
> as one example, there's no word processor I know of useable on i-devices
> that allows one to go from beginning to end of document with one keystroke
> on the Braille keyboard nor can one easily search a screen, let alone a
> document, for text. What *is* super-cool and makes the iOS Braille support
> usable is that the cursor-routing buttons work correctly.
>
> Bottom line: to my way of thinking, despite what techies younger than
> thirty-five say, there's no way Braille support under iOS comes up to the
> standard of, say, a Braille Lite (Yes, I know; people under thirty-five 
> may
> not remember them!).
>
> I'd sell the crown jewels for a Braille Lite emulator app on an iPhone.
>
> Note-takers ain't dead yet.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy 
> Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:36 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] product advice
>
> Hi,
>
> It is my understanding that eventually note takers will become a thing of
> the past.  Freedom Scientific is pushing their displays, for instance, and
> their Pac mate hasn't had a platform upgrade in quite a while.  From that
> company the Focus 14 Blue works well in the applications and devices
> mentioned.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sarah" <sarahandfamily at live.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:53 AM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] product advice
>
>
>> Good morning. I am considering purchasing a Braille display I can use 
>> with
>
>> my iPhone and a pc running jaws or a notetaker. I would like information
>> from anyone that uses a Braille Sense product such as the U2 or OnHand, 
>> an
>
>> Apex, or a refreshable Braille display. Will notetakers soon become
>> obsolete since many people now use I devices with a Braille display?   I
>> would like a product that works well with I devices, one I can easily 
>> take
>
>> notes, and for use to read brf files from Bookshare. Thank you, and feel
>> free to email me off list.
>>    Sarah
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