[Electronics-Talk] Orbit Reader review

[Andy Baracco]

Why not 80?  Oh! i guess they don't make 80 cell displays anymore.

Andy

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> sounds good, but I would like 40 cells.
> I read a lot of NLS books and they are 40 cell lines.
>
> also would make programming a little easier with the long line.
>
>
>> On Sep 10, 2018, at 5:26 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> There are Braille displays available with just about anything you want if 
>> you are willing to pay for them. APH also sells a display called the 
>> Refreshabraille. It has 18 cells and sells for about $1800. I actually 
>> owned one for a while, but sold it because I just found that I wasn't 
>> using it as much as I thought it would. It also had a funky USB 
>> connection, and I never could get the hang of how to plug in the USB 
>> cable for charging, but after hundreds of complaints I believe that they 
>> have redesigned the connection. Actually, it's a pretty slick little 
>> display, but it is more expensive. I have heard good things about the new 
>> Brailliant BI14 from Humanware. It sells for $995, and has some new smart 
>> technology, but it's only 14 cells, so its best use would be with a smart 
>> phone, for mobile use. Rather than cursor routing keys, it has a little 
>> slot above each cell and you simply run your finger above the cell where 
>> you want the cursor to be, and it goes there. Also, it has a feature 
>> where you can sync notes between the device and your iPhone.
>>
>> Andy
>>
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>>> Do they make Braille displays with
>>> autoscroll?
>>>
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>>> Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
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>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Orbit Reader review
>>>
>>> I just bought the Orbit Reader from APH.  It is a braille notetaker and
>>> reader that costs $449.  I've only had it a few days, but I'm happy with 
>>> it.
>>>
>>> It's about the size of a fat paperback book.  It has 20 braille cells. 
>>> The
>>> braille quality is excellent.  It has no speech, and no cursor routing 
>>> keys.
>>> It makes a noise when the braille refreshes, like shuffling a deck of 
>>> cards
>>> or pushing over a line of dominoes.  I can't use it to read sneakily 
>>> when
>>> there are people around and I'm supposed to be doing something else, but
>>> neither my husband nor I find the noise annoying.  I was concerned 
>>> because I
>>> had heard the refresh rate is slow, and I am a fast reader, but it's 
>>> fast
>>> enough not to slow me down.
>>>
>>> It also connects via Bluetooth or USB to other devices.  I connected it 
>>> to
>>> my iPhone very easily, and it works well.  The commands when connected 
>>> are
>>> different from those in stand-alone, and I'm still learning them, but so
>>> far, so good. Don't know why they did that-just to confuse me, I guess.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When editing, it writes exactly what I put in.  There's no translation 
>>> or
>>> formatting.  This is exactly what I want, as I tend to write in 
>>> shorthand
>>> and also frequently switch between Grade 2 and computer code.  I also 
>>> use
>>> braille music.  I don't want any translation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If I could add something, I'd add an auto-scroll.
>>>
>>> And it would be nice if the notetaker makers would get together and 
>>> agree on
>>> a set of standard commands, so I wouldn't have to learn a whole new set 
>>> for
>>> each one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've bought notetakers with all the bells and whistles, but I found I 
>>> didn't
>>> really use most of them. I keep my own version of a calendar and an 
>>> address
>>> book, and, if I want to surf the Web or mess with email, it's easy to
>>> connect to another device to do that. Really, I could have saved myself 
>>> 2000
>>> bucks, if this had been out last time I was notetaker shopping.  It's 
>>> basic,
>>> but basic is all I need.  And the price is right.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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