[nabs-l] Braille Sense U2 vs BrailleNote Touch

Thu Dec 15 00:29:00 UTC 2016

I believe so. It runs on an older version of android in the braillenote touch.

> On Dec 14, 2016, at 19:17, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, the Neobraille is a Google tablet too isn't it?
> 
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> From: Joshua Hendrickson via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:08:57 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Sense U2 vs BrailleNote Touch
> 
> Hi to all.  I've done a lot of research on the different devices out
> there for the blind.  I personally fell the bn-touch is the best of
> the lot.  What other device than the touch is a full function tablet
> able to go to the google play store and download different aps.  Also,
> the word processor alone is what I think would be very useful for
> anyone who is going back to college.  There are a lot of very nice
> small tutorials on youtube that can give help in using the touch.  The
> problem with the braille-sense u2, is that it is running windows
> mobile, which is like 10 years out of date.  The touch will be able to
> be updated very easily.  You could have the touch for years, and when
> android is updated as long as that update would benefit accessibility
> for us, the touch would get that update.  Human-ware works with google
> whenever human-ware wants to make a major update to the touch, so
> google can be sure the touch will stay compatible.  The touch is also
> very fast at connecting to wifi networks.  This would be very useful
> if you had to connect your touch to a secure campus network.  You
> couldn't do this kind of connecting on the apex.  I'm currently saving
> up money to purchase a 32 cell touch.  I've got close to $1000 saved
> up already with more money coming available for my touch in the next
> few months.  The touch would also be very helpful if someone had a
> computer issue.
> 
> On 12/14/16, Jameyanne Fuller via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I don't know anything about the Braille Sense or Neo-Braille, but I have a
> BN Touch and I really like it. Mine had to be sent back twice and that was
> frustrating, but it seems to be working better now, and I like the ability
> to go on the internet and download third party apps. I really like touch
> Braille. I got the BN Touch because my Apex was six years old and had had
> virtually every part replaced on it and I didn't want it going to pieces on
> me my first semester of law school. There are a couple features of the Apex
> that I miss that aren't on the BN Touch. There's no built-in dictionary,
> you
> have to download one, and in the word processor, it doesn't open a file to
> the spot where you left off, you have to find your spot, and you can't
> switch between documents like you can on the Apex. I'm using the word
> processor a lot for class, and it would be nice to be able to switch
> between
> the reading and my notes, but Humanware does say that's coming, and I have
> found the whole system generally less glitchy once it updated to version 2,
> which now also has the KNFB reader.
> Hope this is helpful.
> Jameyanne
> 
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> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
> Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 5:11 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Sense U2 vs BrailleNote Touch
> 
> Hi Miso,
> I am in a very similar situation to yourself.
> For me, what is putting me off on the Braille Sense U2 is that it has been
> around for a long time, and I don't know how long they will continue to be
> updating their hardware.
> For me, it's a toss-up between the Braillenote Touch and the Neo-Braille,
> which I saw at convention and think is great. However, besides seeing it at
> national convention and discussions about it on the NABS list, I have not
> seen anyone else discuss it. I didn't even see it at our state convention.
> This is a bit worrying, because I would think if there's a new cool piece
> of
> technology it would be all over the place and being discussed  everywhere.
> Good luck,
> Vejas
> 
> On Dec 14, 2016, at 00:15, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> wrote:
> 
> Hi NABS listers,
> I am writing to hear about juser experience of Braille Sense U2 and BN
> touch.
> 
> I currently have BrailleNote Apex, which I had for about 3.5 years
> now. The device has some repair work that could be done but it's still
> functioning well for the most part.
> While considering the repair, I began wondering if it would be more
> economically efficient to trade in the Apex and get BN touch.
> This being said, I have been thinking about Braille Sense U2 as well.
> 
> Both repair and purchase would have to go through the department of
> rehab so nothing is for sure at this point but some perspectives of
> pros and cons of using either BN touch or Braille Sense U2 would be
> helpful.
> 
> Thank you,
> Miso Kwak
> 
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