[Nfbc-info] next generation brailler

[Aziza C]

On 4/21/09, Ken Volonte <kenvolonte at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi listers.   I've just heard of the "next generation Perkins
> Braillewriter".  Does anyone have one, and is it really that different from
> my old trusty Brailler that I've had since I was in the second grade?  I
> know that Perkins came out with an electric Brailler about twenty years ago.
> Is this a new design, or is it just a marketing issue?
>
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I saw the new Brailler at the Csun conference in March. It kind of
reminded me of the electric brailler, but much smaller, and lighter,
it also seemed more sensitive to touch, requiring less force to
braille. Do not quote me, but I seem to remember that the new Brailler
would cost less too.
Aziza