[Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

You can go to www.baumusa.com
For more info.  There is contact info, and you might be able to find a local dealer from there, I didn't look that closely.

Dave



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-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carol Feazell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:40 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances' <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Carol Feazell <cfeazell at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

I would like a chance to see one of those. Wonder how or if that would be possible.

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:01 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

The Vario Ultra is made by Baum.  It has either 20 or 40 cells.  The 20 cell model cost $2395.
Tracy

> Who makes the Vario and how many cells has it and what is the cost?
>
> Carol Jean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 1:35 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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'
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jim McCarthy <jmccarthy at mdtap.org>
> 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
>