[nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo Braille
Karl Martin Adam
kmaent1 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 7 23:41:36 UTC 2016
Hi Katie,
It is possible to do everything with the smartcase and not use
the screen, though all the humanware reps at convention claim to
exclusively use the touch screen. I didn't have the 20 minutes
or so of tinkering with it they say you need to get the touch
Braille to work, but even so using the screen wasn't horrible. I
do think it would get tiring for long typing because you can't
rest your fingers on the keys and have to keep your hands
suspended though.
Best,
Karl
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From: Katie Wang via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: david.thomas at davidthetechguy.com, National Association of
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Date sent: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:15:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
Braille
Hi Vejas and all,
I also plan to replace my Braille Note Apex with a new note-taker
within the next year or so, so I'm very interested in this
thread. I
have been intrigued by the Braille Note Touch - Do people have
specific opinions/thoughts about its user interface? Is the touch
screen intuitive to use? Could most functions be carried out
using the
keyboard cover if one prefers not to use the touch screen? Thanks
for
any input!
Katie
On 7/7/16, David Thomas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
Hello,
The notetaker missing in this discussion is the El Braille. This
notetaker
is a full Windows 10 Machine with 14 cells of refreshable
braille, and a
promising outlook as it will receive updates at the same time
that other
Windows 10 devices get updated. Another benefit of this device
is the
ability for network administrators to easily integrate it into
pre-existing networks, and for the blind user to be able to use
all
business protocols such as exchange, Skype for Business, and
other
business collaboration packages on the market today. My worry
about the
group of Android notetakers that are being released to the
market today is
the possibility of them not being updated. An example of an
Android
notetaker gone wrong is the APH braille Plus that was released
in 2011
running 2.3 gingerbread. At that time gingerbread had been out
for 1 year,
and Google had already unveiled Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Yes I
understand it is a lot of work to keep a notetaker up-to-date,
but it is
really a necessary thing if we are expected to compete on a
level playing
field.
The next question this brings me to is "Do we actually need a
notetaker?"
I personally have come to the conclusion of no, and have
implemented a
system using an iPhone, and a braille display for my simple note
taker
needs. This solution insures that I am using a mainstream device
while
retaining the lovely braille output we have come to love.
Regards
David Thomas
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
Braille
The Neo is an Android notetaker with the ability to download and
use all
accessible Android apps from the Google Play Store, just like
the Touch.
The BrailleSense doesn't have that capability, and it's an older
design,
so you would have it for fewer years before they come out with
the next
hardware revision. I didn't really compare the Neo to the
BrailleSense in
terms of specs because I was mostly looking at the Touch and the
Neo.
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Date sent: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 14:37:38 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
Braille
How does it stack up to the braille sense u2?
Justin
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
Braille
Yes I did see it. The guy from Irie didn't know much about how
the
software or user interface works (Irie is only the distributor
not the
manufacturer), so I don't know how efficient it is to actually
use. It is
less expensive than the Braillenote Touch though with
significantly better
memory, processor speed, and running a newer version of Android,
and most
importantly for me will have the option of a qwerty smart case,
so I am
very excited to learn more once it actually comes on the market
at the end
of the month.
----- Original Message -----
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:35:33 -0700
Subject: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo Braille
Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone at convention who went to the exhibit
hall, saw
the Neo-Braille, presented by Irie AT. It is a notetaker that
is so new
that many people have not heard of it.
In fact, I never heard it announced anywhere else at convention,
so if I
hadn't gone to their table I probably never would have heard
about it
myself.
If you did see it, I would appreciate it if you could tell me
your opinion
on it and whether you feel it would make a good notetaker. I
currently
have a Braille note and am looking within the next year of
either getting
the one I just described, or a Braille sense U 2.
Thanks.
Vejas
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