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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The exact price is 14.999 unless he changed it then if you want the plus you just tack on $3000. They are always looking for backing to drop the price but they are not there yet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tactile-Talk <tactile-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chad Allen via Tactile-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 2, 2024 12:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> tactile-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Chad Allen <chadallenmagic@me.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tactile-Talk] Wikipedia article on the Optacon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I do not know the exact price of the Graphiti. I advocated, for a year plus, to get one. Once I have it, I'll find out the full cost and share. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>As seen on Penn and Teller: Fool Us<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcA5gR0DSI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcA5gR0DSI</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 2, 2024, at 09:28, Keith Shaw via Tactile-Talk <<a href="mailto:tactile-talk@nfbnet.org">tactile-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Are there current prices available for the two versions of the Graphiti?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>We note that the Monarch at $18,700.00 (APH, Humanware)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The latest version of the Canute360 is at $3,195.00 (AT Guys)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>We also note that there seems to be no price available for the Cadence from Tactile Technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It's of some interest, from an engineering/technology point of view, to compare the 'retail cost per tactile dot' as new products become available. But we have to recognize that there is probably a significant, and variable, factor between direct (manufacturing) cost and current retail price. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 11:54<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM Chad Allen via Tactile-Talk <<a href="mailto:tactile-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">tactile-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm here. Still unavailable, however my Graphiti should be coming soon. They are testing it now from the lab. This is going to be an amazing journey. Talk soon. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>As seen on Penn and Teller: Fool Us<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcA5gR0DSI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcA5gR0DSI</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 1, 2024, at 14:10, Robert Jaquiss via Tactile-Talk <<a href="mailto:tactile-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">tactile-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> The nfb-history and tactile-talk lists have been too quiet. Here is a link to a Wikipedia article on the Optacon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optacon" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optacon</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Robert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Tactile-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Tactile-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/chadallenmagic%40me.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/chadallenmagic%40me.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Tactile-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Tactile-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/knshaw100%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/knshaw100%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Tactile-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org">Tactile-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Tactile-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/chadallenmagic%40me.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tactile-talk_nfbnet.org/chadallenmagic%40me.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>