[Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

[Tracy Carcione]

Carol,
The Vario has 32G of internal storage, plenty for notes.  It also has a USB
port for a flash drive.
I'm thinking I will store various files I always want access to internally,
and put books and such on the flash drive, to plug in when I want them.

The Perkins Mini is also a simple notetaker, with internal storage and a
card for more storage.  It only has 16 cells, but it costs less than the
Vario, $1500 for the Perkins.
Tracy


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From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Carol Feazell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 11:45 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Carol Feazell
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

Can you store files in that or is it an immediate only type thing. I feel
that I probably shouldn't put my thoughts on such a list as this but please
respectfully remember that they are merely my thoughts of a personal nature.
I like the simpler things of life, hence thus far have gone with, for
example, the Odin VI phone and haven't felt the need or the patience for the
learning curve of a smart phone. I also ended up having difficulties with
the notetaker things as they progressed to though still being able to accept
good grade 2 braille but in looking up things, had to be done differently
rather than exactly as I had entered them. The only thing I would like to
have is a continuous file of songs for choir and to be easily able to search
quickly for them in exactly the manner in  which I placed them. I am not
currently in the choir because of the difficulties. I did try making hard
copies but that begins to get bulky after a while and when I never know what
song is going to be requested. Thanks for any suggestions.

Carol Jean

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:51 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

Tracy,
If you can teach yours to dance, let me know and I will buy another one.
Best
Jim McCarthy

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:58 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

Thanks to all for ideas on a new braille notetaker.  I bought the Baum Vario
Ultra20, and it came yesterday.

It’s tiny!  In its case, it looks very like a woman’s clutch purse.  It
weighs ½ pound, and has 20 braille cells.  It looks very well-made, with
excellent braille quality.  The keys feel good to use, too.

It can create or read txt, brf, or rtf files, and read Word, PDF, and Excel
files.  It can serve as a braille display for a PC or a smart phone.  Later
today, I’ll experiment with connecting it with my iPhone.

It doesn’t sing, dance, or play music.  It doesn’t connect to the Internet,
but it easily connects to devices that do, which is fine for me.

It cost $2395.

Tracy

 

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