[Trainer-Talk] Longer "smart" Braille displays

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-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mabry,
Jessie via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 9:28 AM
To: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Mabry, Jessie <Jessie.Mabry at ct.gov>
Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Longer "smart" Braille displays

Good morning, list,

I'm hoping to find a so-called smart Braille display for a student-one
longer than 20 cells so he can read at length. We'd like it just to have
some kind of text editor for jotting notes, and the capability of accessing
BRF files on its own. He doesn't need a full-fledged notetaker since he
already has other devices with similar features for accessing the internet,
wordprocessing, etc.

The only semi-appropriate displays I can find that are still being sold are
the Braille Edge and the Focus 5th Gen. The Edge hasn't been updated in many
years, though, and I've heard that the Focus scratchpad might need some
work. Am I missing something, or are these really the only ones out there?
Neither seems like an ideal choice. I think the Brailliant BI 32 would be a
great size, but of course it doesn't have the extra features, and I heard
there's a firmware bug that can prevent it from working with Macs. The
student uses a MacBook Air and an iPad.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone with thoughts/options.

Thanks,,
Jessie Mabry
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