[Promotion-technology] More Information On Walk Pro Posted

[Benjamin Vercellone]

Thank you, Buddy, for this information. This sounds pretty helpful and revolutionary! I always enjoy hearing about and benefitting from technology that gives access to raw data. Too much of the assistive technology consists of linguistic descriptions, in my opinion. I have a problem when linguistic descriptions are relied on too much. This is because the person or the artificial intelligence puts their/its understanding into words. Then I must decode the words, and hope that my understanding matches the original perception. This is really inefficient much of the time! Honestly, a picture is worth a thousand words for me too, and I am totally blind. I don't think I really need to explain this very much to my blind and low vision friends!!! I am also excited about the Graphiti and other tactile graphics projects! But the Walk Pro also sounds amazing!
Sincerely,
Ben


> On May 11, 2017, at 4:15 PM, Buddy Brannan via Promotion-technology <promotion-technology at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi y'all,
> 
> Recall my note from last week about the Embro Walk Pro. This week, they've posted a bunch more information on it:
> http://livebraille.com/Walk.html
> 
> So there's a bit more about how it works and what sort of feedback you can expect, including a video that won't tell blind folks much. Still, lots of descriptive text. 
> 
> If you're intrigued,
> 
> For $59 off the preorder of the Walk Pro, use this coupon code:
> X59HWNMSPRLV
> 
> For $29 off the purchase of a Mini (which is in current production), use this coupon code:
> X29Y86K9PRLV
> 
> Yes, the page still says the earlybird price for the Walk Pro is $300, but it should really say $300 off retail, or $1199. 
> 
> Yes, I still say their claims are pretty bold, and I, personally, won't be tossing my cane or guide dog aside just yet, but these guys have some interesting plans for this gadget. 
> 
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194 
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: buddy at brannan.name
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