[nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo Braille

Sun Jul 10 06:46:48 UTC 2016

Hi,
According to the website, it costs $4,995.
I am looking between the Touch and NeoBraille.

God bless.--Christina

> On Jul 10, 2016, at 02:01, Ashley Bramlett via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> thanks.
> I assume the Neo braille is compatible with all our accessible reading platforms such as learning ally books and NLS books.
> What a relief it has 32 cells. I'm used to that.
> 
> So how much does it cost?
> 
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- From: Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 5:31 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Cc: Karl Martin Adam
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo Braille
> 
> Hi Ashley,
> 
> The Neo has a Braille Keyboard and a 32 cell display (not sure if
> they're also selling it with fewer cells to reduce the cost).  It
> has a micro SD card slot and a USBC port their might be two, I
> don't remember).  It also charges over the USBC connection not
> over a micro usb like the Touch.  Because it's Android, you can
> use any Android word processor, browser, etc. as long as it's
> accessible.  They ship it with Google Chrome as the browser and
> some sort of proprietary word processor that the distributor
> didn't know much about.
> 
> HTH,
> Karl
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ashley Bramlett via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:48:50 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
> Braille
> 
> hi,
> sounds neat. Does the neo braille have a braille keyboard and
> braille
> display like most notetakers have had that I'm used to?
> If so, how many cells on its display? I assume it does what most
> notetakers
> do now a days wich means you have a word processor, calendar,
> calculator,
> and internet connections.
> What is the neo braille's connectivity options? Does it have usb
> ports and
> bluetooth? What about memory card slots to expand its memory?
> 
> I have an old braille note now. I mean older than the current
> apex model as
> rehab bought for me back in college.
> I am not so sure I'd like human ware's new Braille touch if it
> has a touch
> screen. I prefer my braille keyboard with the buttons I can feel.
> 
> Ashley
> -----Original Message-----
> From: justin via NABS-L
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 5:19 PM
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> Cc: justin
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
> Braille
> 
> The neo braille is pretty good then if it is a notetaker which
> can do what
> you just said.   I did look at the specs, it seemed pretty good,
> but I'll
> have to go back through them when I get more time.
> Justin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karl
> Martin
> Adam via NABS-L
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 4:27 PM
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> Cc: Karl Martin Adam <kmaent1 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
> Braille
> 
> The Neo is an Android notetaker with the ability to download and
> use all
> accessible Android apps from the Google Play Store, just like the
> Touch.
> The BrailleSense doesn't have that capability, and it's an older
> design, so
> you would have it for fewer years before they come out with the
> next
> hardware revision.  I didn't really compare the Neo to the
> BrailleSense in
> terms of specs because I was mostly looking at the Touch and the
> Neo.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: justin via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> Date sent: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 14:37:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
> Braille
> 
> How does it stack up to the braille sense u2?
> Justin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karl
> Martin
> Adam via NABS-L
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> Cc: Karl Martin Adam <kmaent1 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo
> Braille
> 
> Yes I did see it.  The guy from Irie didn't know much about how
> the software
> or user interface works (Irie is only the distributor not the
> manufacturer),
> so I don't know how efficient it is to actually use.  It is less
> expensive
> than the Braillenote Touch though with significantly better
> memory,
> processor speed, and running a newer version of Android, and most
> importantly for me will have the option of a qwerty smart case,
> so I am very
> excited to learn more once it actually comes on the market at the
> end of the
> month.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:35:33 -0700
> Subject: [nabs-l] Did Anyone At Convention See the Neo Braille
> 
> Hi All,
> I was wondering if anyone at convention who went to the exhibit
> hall, saw
> the Neo-Braille, presented by Irie AT.  It is a notetaker that is
> so new
> that many people have not heard of it.
> In fact, I never heard it announced anywhere else at convention,
> so if I
> hadn't gone to their table I probably never would have heard
> about it
> myself.
> If you did see it, I would appreciate it if you could tell me
> your opinion
> on it and whether you feel it would make a good notetaker.  I
> currently have
> a Braille note and am looking within the next year of either
> getting the one
> I just described, or a Braille sense U 2.
> Thanks.
> Vejas
> 
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