[nabs-l] Braille Displays and Notetakers

[Linson Productions]

The advantage of a note-taking device in this era is having one device to 
carry around. It's not like in the nineties where I carried a standalone 
GPS unit my phone and a no taking device. Although it would be cool to see 
the new note Acres out in the market today, I believe for me having a 
braille display connected to my devices is enough. I'm not worried about 
carrying both devices as I have to carry my phone and my came anyways. I 
would probably purchase is smaller display for this reason.


On May 11, 2017 11:45:55 AM Ignasi Cambra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
> I want to make it clear that I am asking this out of ignorance, and not 
> because I have anything against special braille notetaker's… But what's the 
> point of buying one of them when these days there are so many mainstream 
> devices that are accessible? Both iOS and android devices can be used by 
> blind people, including phones, tablets, and everything in between. There 
> are also Bluetooth keyboards, Bluetooth braille keyboards, and Bluetooth 
> braille displays available that one can connect to these devices, so it's 
> hard for me to justify spending thousands of dollars on a braille 
> notetaker. I am saying all of this from a theoretical point of you, since I 
> haven't had a chance to try any of the notetakers currently available. It 
> seems like some of them aren't compatible with all websites, everyone's in 
> a while people say they have trouble opening some kinds of attachments with 
> them, etc. etc. But what are the advantages? For those of you who use a 
> braille notetaker why do you prefer it over a regular laptop or iOS device?
> This is a really interesting topic!
>
> IC
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 11 May 2017, at 17:00, Jordan Scheffer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> This is awesome info guys! I've honestly been looking for information on
>> braille displays and notetakers for a while, I'm actually receiving a BN
>> Touch in a few weeks and I'm hoping it's gonna be as good as I think it is.
>> I beta-tested it actually before it was officially released, and although it
>> did have some issues, overall it was great.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
>> via NABS-L
>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:18 AM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Cc: Loren Wakefield
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Displays and Notetakers
>>
>> That is a problem with these over-priced devices.  My Apex from humanware is
>> a heavily-used item that is on its last legs.  So, the Polaris sounds
>> intriguing; however, it is expensive as well.  So I believe I will pair a
>> braille display with an IPone and be much better off.
>>
>> Loren
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jen via NABS-L
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:16 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Cc: Jen
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Displays and Notetakers
>>
>> I had a BrailleNote BT; the Lions Club bought it for me. I loved it because
>> it had a braille keyboard, and I type the most quickly in braille. I say
>> "had" because a cell on the braille display stopped working, and HumanWare
>> doesn't make the BrailleNote BT anymore.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bobbi Pompey
>> via NABS-L
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:19 AM
>>
>> To: Karl Martin Adam via Nabs-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>
>> Cc: Bobbi Pompey <pompey2010 at yahoo.com>
>>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Braille Displays and Notetakers
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am in the market for a braille device. I would love to know what devices
>> you all own or have owned. It would be especially helpful if you would share
>> why you selected the device you own, instead of others.
>>
>> Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing your responses!
>>
>>
>> Bobbi A. L. Pompey
>> (336) 988-6375
>> bobbipompey at gmail.com
>>
>> "Not everything faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is
>> faced" James Baldwin
>>
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