[Electronics-Talk] My Review of the ProxTalker Electronics Braille Labeler [Thanks and How/Why]

[cheez]

    Thanks Dave for answering the question about the material the labeler 
uses.
As to how/why, it was not a gift.  I brought it mostly for my job, so that 
quantities of boxes can be labeled for me.
The plastic labelers kept failing and/or got broken.  And since I work for 
the state, to get anything that's necessary for us, its like pulling teeth. 
Too much red tape.

Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] My Review of the ProxTalker Electronics 
Braille Labeler


> It doesn't Braille on paper, it uses dymo tape.
>
> Dave
>
> At 04:39 PM 12/31/2015, you wrote:
>>                                 Vince,
>>I'm curious to know why/how you got this labeler? Was it a gift?
>>Also, what sort of paper do you use?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 10:28 PM
>>To: Electronic Talks <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Cc: cheez <cheez at cox.net>
>>Subject: [Electronics-Talk] My Review of the ProxTalker Electronics 
>>Braille
>>Labeler
>>
>>Well, I've received the electronic braille labeler from ProxTalker, and 
>>here
>>is what I think of this gadget.
>>Perhaps I'll tell you what I like about it first.
>>
>>It makes beautiful braille.  The dots are well prominent.  I like the way
>>they feel when reading.  And since metal pins are used for the embossing,
>>duration should be much longer than plastic pins.
>>
>>The weight isn't too bad.  Probably in the neighborhood of a Pac Mate.
>>
>>I like the "done" beep the unit issues when it is finished embossing.  I
>>also like the fact that the unit will emit a series of beeps if it is 
>>turned
>>on accidentally when in a backpack.  I had this happen to me once.  It 
>>took
>>me a couple of minutes to realize where the beeps were coming from.  Since
>>the power button is a toggle switch, the unit can be turned on rather
>>easily.
>>
>>Now since I didn't purchase the qwerty keyboard the company offers, I 
>>don't
>>know how it performs when using that peripheral.  But I assume the result
>>wouldn't be any different.
>>Now what I don't like about the electronic labeler.
>>
>>The shape.  I find the kidney shape rather odd.  I expected it to be
>>rectangular.  Even oblong would have been fine.  But kidney?  Even the 
>>lady
>>that took my order said she was taken aback when she saw the shape for the
>>first time.
>>
>>The speed.  It is surprisingly slow.  I thought it would be faster than 
>>what
>>it is.  When I brailled a label with my granddude's name on it, it took
>>about 5 seconds to finish the 3 letters I wrote!  To reiterate what I said
>>above.  I don't think a qwerty keyboard would speed up the performance. 
>>And
>>speaking of the qwerty keyboard.  I was disappointed that a micro USB
>>adaptor wasn't included.  But I guess they get a percentage from Dell for
>>the sale of the qwerty keyboard they offer.
>>
>>They say a carrying case can be used.  However, no such case exist for the
>>labeler.  I was told there is one in development.  Availability is to be
>>announced.
>>
>>There are 2 hooks for a neck strap, which the company does not offer 
>>either.
>>
>>Although the unit can run on ac power, the ac adaptor is not included in 
>>the
>>package.
>>
>>I found it queer that the unit has an audio jack installed.  I asked why,
>>and I was told that other features were under consideration during the
>>production.  But nothing never came to fruition.
>>[My assumption is, an MP3 player was one feature.  I would have suggested 
>>a
>>microphone jack for speech input.]
>>
>>I assume, since there weren't any braille or audio instructions for the
>>unit, this was geared more for a non-braille reader/user.  The manual has 
>>a
>>chart showing how to make braille letters.
>>
>>Overall, I like the labeler.  I don't have to worry about label
>>imperfections.  However, I feel, that for $599 ac and USB adaptors should
>>have been included.  I also think a lock button would have been nice to
>>prevent accidental activations.  One may not hear the beep if one is in a
>>noisy environment.  I remove one battery when it is in my backpack.
>>Another thing about the price.  At last check, a brailler cost about $200
>>more than this labeler.  but that's technology.
>>
>>So that's it.  I have nothing more to say.  I do use it at work.  That's
>>what I got it for anyway.
>>
>>Vince
>
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