[NFBCS] Canute

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Lloyd.  Very exciting.
Tracy

> From last week's Top Tech Tidbits:
>
> Pre-Orders for Canute 360 in the UK
> We've followed the progress of this desktop Braille device, allowing
> display of music, graphics and text. It is a joy to see that it is about
> to become a reality. Buyers in the UK are invited to pre-order, and people
> outside the UK will have similar opportunities later:
> http://bit.ly/2YW53og
>
> To accommodate the display technology that is used, line spacing is much
> greater than that for paper braille, perhaps one inch. The device is
> luggable, and refresh of its nine lines takes a few seconds. The good
> thing is that this device is not vaporware like some other displays; it is
> going into limited production.
> There should be more information at the Bristol Braille Technology
> website.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542  202-707-0535
> Nls.loc.gov
> The Preceding opinions are my own and not necessarily those of the Library
> of Congress, NLS.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via
> NFBCS
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 10:06 AM
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> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NFBCS] Canute
>
> I see the developers of the Canute braille display got a Balotin award.
> Was there any news about the Canute announced at convention?
> I want this thing, and would really like to hear some concrete news about
> when it might actually be available.
> Tracy
>
>
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