[Nfb-krafters-korner] comments on I phones and note takers

[jean parker]

All:

 

I am in the same dilemma as many on this list.  The Microsoft/Jaws thing is
to expensive, and every time something has to be "up-graded" something else
becomes incompatible.  I am tired of being nicholed and dimed to death to
achieve only partial functionality. I am hoping to get an I phone and mac in
the near future.  They are not perfect, but they have to be better than
this.

The problem of the note taker though still exists.  I have been using a
Braille Lite and the main problem is the inability to back it up.  This is a
major vulnerability and has to be fixed.  However, finding a note taker for
less than $3,500 that will work with the I phone is proving to be a problem.

You might ask, why not just use a Braille display with an I phone?  It would
work except for the instant on and off you get with a note taker.  When I
want to write something down I can pick it up, turn it on and write.  To do
the same thing with a Braille display is not possible as far as I have seen.
Any comments to the contrary would be most welcome since I am still learning
all about this and would be glad to hear of people's experiences.  

Jean