[Electronics-talk] Miniguide

[Christopher Chaltain]

A few other thoughts, ....

It's probably a good practice to provide this type of information when 
posting a question about a device or an application that may not be 
familiar to everyone. It'll help get better answers more quickly, and 
it'll cut down on list traffic.

If I see something mentioned I don't recognize, I'll either look it up 
in Google, as Jim suggests, or I'll just hit the delete key. I think the 
original poster has some responsibility here, see my previous point, and 
I don't always have the time to decipher a poorly thought out post.

Finally, it's not my list, but this doesn't seem on topic for this list. 
I haven't been paying too much attention, but there seems to be a lot of 
off topic posts to this list lately, and I'm sure I'm guilty of this 
myself somewhat.

On 12/11/2013 05:24 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> I really don't want to seem snarky, but Google is your friend for
> questions like this.  I typed in "miniguide blind" and got good
> information.
>
> http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopminiguide.htm
>
> The short version is...
>
> Detect obstacles in the palm of your hand with the 2 ounce ultrasonic
> Miniguide.
>
> Augment information from other mobility aids, like the cane or dog
> guide,with obstacle-detection by the Miniguide from 1.5 to 26 feet.
>
> The Miniguide is 3 inches long, 1.4 inches wide and .75 inches thick
> including the single 123A battery. Two sensors covered by mesh at the
> front of the unit send and receive the detection signals. Durable
> plastic casing covers the rest of the unit.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 05:16:02PM -0600, Snow White Dove wrote:
>> I’m sorry if I sound ignorant, but what is a mini guide?
>>
>> I’ve never heard of it before.
>>
>> Could someone give me some info on it.  It can be short and sweet and it can even be off list if necessary or preferable.
>>
>> Thanks for understanding my ignorance about electronics of that sort.
>>
>> Jenny
>> On Dec 11, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Sarah Clark <sarah at sarahaclark.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am about to purchase a Miniguide, and I have a question for anyone who has one. I know that in addition to the regular Miniguide, there is also a Miniguide US version made by APH, and the US version costs almost $200 more, so I am trying to figure out if the US version is worth the additional cost?  From what I understand, they both do the same thing, the US version just gives quicker access to some of the functions by adding a second button. But the regular Miniguide sounds completely usable to me. I am wondering if people find the US version worthwhile over the regular version, and if there is some other benefit to the US version that I may be overlooking?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sarah
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