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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Thanks for this review Tracy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Very impressive </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=njtechdiv@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njtechdiv@nfbnet.org">Tracy Carcione via Njtechdiv</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 10, 2018 8:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=electronics-talk@nfbnet.org
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=carcione@access.net
href="mailto:carcione@access.net">Tracy Carcione</A> ; <A
title=njtechdiv@nfbnet.org href="mailto:njtechdiv@nfbnet.org">'New Jersey
Technology Division List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Njtechdiv] Orbit Reader review</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I just bought the Orbit Reader from APH. It is a
braille notetaker and reader that costs $449. I’ve only had it a few
days,
but I’m happy with it.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>It’s about the size of a fat paperback book. It has
20
braille cells. The braille quality is excellent. It has no
speech,
and no cursor routing keys. It makes a noise when the braille
refreshes,
like shuffling a deck of cards or pushing over a line of dominoes. I
can’t
use it to read sneakily when there are people around and I’m supposed to be
doing something else, but neither my husband nor I find the noise
annoying. I was concerned because I had heard the refresh rate is
slow,
and I am a fast reader, but it’s fast enough not to slow me
down.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>It also connects via Bluetooth or USB to other
devices.
I connected it to my iPhone very easily, and it works well. The
commands
when connected are different from those in stand-alone, and I’m still
learning
them, but so far, so good. Don’t know why they did that—just to confuse me,
I
guess.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>When editing, it writes exactly what I put in.
There’s
no translation or formatting. This is exactly what I want, as I tend
to
write in shorthand and also frequently switch between Grade 2 and computer
code. I also use braille music. I don’t want any
translation.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>If I could add something, I’d add an
auto-scroll.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>And it would be nice if the notetaker makers would get
together and agree on a set of standard commands, so I wouldn’t have to
learn a
whole new set for each one.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I’ve bought notetakers with all the bells and whistles,
but I
found I didn’t really use most of them. I keep my own version of a calendar
and
an address book, and, if I want to surf the Web or mess with email, it’s
easy to
connect to another device to do that. Really, I could have saved myself 2000
bucks, if this had been out last time I was notetaker shopping. It’s
basic, but basic is all I need. And the price is right.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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