[GUI-Talk] Query about Braille notetakers, with apology if off topic

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi, Well,  no the one I  wrote about is by Humanware and it came out in
January 2021. It is basically a display but has basic notetaking features.
It will have text to speech when Humanware comes out with a newer version
of the software. There are 20 and 40 cell versions. It has a lower price
point than the braille note or whatever you call it now. Yes, I remember
the pac mate but I have only owned Humanware notetakers. I bought 2 used
and one on sale. I do like them but have to learn to maintain the batteries
myself or find someone who can do it preferably for a reasonable price.
Since I live in the midwest, I can do my shopping with the humanware dealer
Roger. He is very knowledgable and his company is called adaptive
information systems.  Oh, the 20 humanware display I mentioned has a
battery you can replace but the 40 cell version has a battery that
humanware has you send in to get it replaced. Georgia

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 10:22 PM Danielle Ledet via GUI-Talk <
gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I love my Humanware BrailleNote Touch Plus. I have the 32 cells.
>
> On 9/13/21, Jen via GUI-Talk <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Georgia, if you mean the PacMate BX - Freedom Scientific doesn't make the
> > PacMate anymore, either the BX or the QX (QWERTY keyboard) model. The
> > PacMate BX used to be a braille notetaker, but they've replaced the
> PacMate
> > with the ElBraille as of 2017. I used to have a BrailleNote Classic, and
> it
> > isn't made anymore, either. It served me for over ten wonderful years
> before
> > it died.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Monday, September 13, 2021, 05:43:56 PM EDT, Georgia Kitchen via
> GUI-Talk
> > <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Personally, I like the humanware notetakers. The only ones I have had
> > werethe braille note classic, braille note empower and the braille note
> > apex.
> > The ones I bought--mmost of the used have text to speech. Currently,
> after
> > talking with Roger, the humanware dealer from Wisconsin, I like the sound
> > of the bix 40, I hope I am saying it right. I am not sure if it is
> windows
> > or android. I have not yet looked at its manual. I understand that it has
> > basic note-taking features, a calendar and a calculator. It is a braille
> > display mainly. I  understand that it will have text to speech but the
> > software for the speech is not available yet. I do not want to buy
> anything
> > without being able to handle it beforehand. It is my understanding that
> it
> > will be able to download bard books, bookshare and NFB Newsline. Hmm,
> maybe
> > it is only 32 cells. I like to keep my stuff a while, so I am wondering
> > about the battery. I believe it has a proprietary battery.  If that is
> the
> > case, I would personally have to think whether I want a notetaker/braille
> > display with speech. I believe rogers company is called accessible
> > information systems in jamesville, wisconsin. So there is a lot to
> consider
> > regarding ppersonal preferences for these devices. My older 2
> > BrailleNotes--their batteries can be replaced by batteries but the apex
> has
> > a
> > battery that is not replaceable anymore, at least to my knowledge. I have
> > never owned any of the braille displays that are made in Germany, but I
> > understand they are well-made devices. They do not have any speech on
> > them.
> > ope that helps a bit.
> >
> > Georgia
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM TaraPrakash via GUI-Talk <
> > gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you Jen
> >> Sounds very promising. However, as per the URL below, it needs braille
> >> display and jaws separately. Jaws one can understand but the braille
> >> display is the whole point of my query.
> >>
> >> https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/blindness/elbraille40/
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> > On Sep 13, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Jen via GUI-Talk <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > ElBraille 40 uses JAWS
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