[Electronics-talk] Miniguide

Fri Dec 13 04:07:48 UTC 2013

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Dave

At 11:07 PM 12/11/2013, you wrote:
>I recall once, when I pointed out a topic as 
>being unrelated to this list, a moderator, in 
>his hubristic way, informed me that it wasn't my 
>duty to deem what was on topic or what 
>wasn't.  I was even judged by a woman that I 
>knew nothing about angels or saints.  but I 
>digress on the latter. So, my question is, where 
>is the moderator now?  I'm asking for fairness 
>here. and for those inquiring minds, The Mini 
>Guide is a mobility device that detects 
>obstacles by using vibration.  I've used one 
>[not sure which one it was] and found it 
>helpful--as long as I kept my cane from getting 
>in front of the device.  I don't know what's the 
>difference between the 2 devices. However in my 
>opinion, I chose not to use it. Vince ----- 
>Original Message ----- From: "Christopher 
>Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com> To: "Discussion 
>of accessible electronics and appliances" 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> Sent: Wednesday, 
>December 11, 2013 4:37 PM Subject: Re: 
>[Electronics-talk] Miniguide >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: >>> Iâ€™m sorry if I sound ignorant, but 
>what is a mini guide? >>> >>> Iâ€™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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