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

Fri Sep 17 16:41:39 UTC 2021

Hi,

You’re funny. Android updates for four years? Neither Hims nor Humanware 
have ever provided a single major Android update to any of their notetakers 
running Android, despite indications that they might.

They do provide other updates - to the specialist apps and the firmware, 
but never to the Android OS.

I do hope that this changes with the BS6 and the BrailleNote Touch+, but no 
sign yet.

Cheers,

Ed

On 17 September 2021 14:41:46 TaraPrakash via GUI-Talk 
<gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Braille note touch plus runs on android and promises free updates.
> I have a couple questions but I could not find answers to
> Does it have the same text to speech as provided by android operating 
> system? In other words, it’s like an android-based tablet with braille option?
> Finally ,  does it have enough internal storage keep offering android 
> updates for at least 3 4 years?   ?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 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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