[access-uk] Re: Sight Village this year?
- From: "yusuf" <hansel.osman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:35:27 +0100
Steve, Will this wap access work on the 9210I communicator? and is there any
information on possible costs to upgrade to it?
Yusuf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sight Village this year?
> Hi.
>
> Just to add to Ray's excellent summing up, we were demonstrating two
firsts=
> =20
> for us this year. Talks with WAP access, so that one can browse the=20
> Internet, coming to a phone near you soon. Also, Talks using a
commercial=
> =20
> GPS package, which is only in its beginnings, but a really exciting
product=
> =20
> already, especially as the GPS receiver uses Bluetooth technology and
is=20
> very small. Also, the phone downloads maps from a central server as it=20
> needs them, or should I say routes. This means that if you go
seriously=20
> off track, the phone will simply re-calculate your route, without you=20
> asking it to. This of course, is optional, as you can turn
auto-tracking=20
> on and off.
>
> I didn't like our exhibition space, as the table was above two steps,
so=20
> the customers had to come to the bottom of the steps and look up at us,
but=
> =20
> there was more room for the exhibitors.
>
> Over all, it has been the best year ever for Computer Room Services.
>
> All the best
>
> At 11:09 16/07/2004, Ray's Home spake these words of wisdom
> >Hi Andrew.
> >
> >Trust the new job is going OK. I am surprised that no one as yet seems
to
> >have weighed in with their thought on Sight Village, and I'll only give=
> you
> >a few impressions here.
> >
> >The venue. If I had to come down for or against, I'd say, marginally,
its
> >an improvement on QAC. For me the main downside of the layout of the
> >exhibition was that the main hall, or halls, were next door to one
another
> >and there was a lot of noise spill-over which made speech products very=
> hard
> >to hear. Really what is needed is for exhibitors with speech/hardware
> >products to have screened off areas, while those displaying mainly
> >information and quieter products could be together in a larger area.
> >
> >The whole thing was more compact though, even though it was spread over
> >three levels if you include the mezomine area. Seminar rooms were good
> >though.
> >
> >Speaking of seminars, GW Micro's presentation was a little lack-lustre.
=
> Dan
> >Weirich hammered home the stability advantage with W-E and someone got a
> >baseball cap for recognizing that, but I thought he could have=
> demonstrated
> >the private beta there, as well as downstairs. I could also be wrong=
> here,
> >but he didn't seem to make anything of the fact that a remote computer
> >running Window-Eyes could be accessed with a machine that (doesn't) have
> >Window-Eyes on it. No, I do not think I have got this wrong, for as
far=
> as
> >I know, you can access W-E with a thin client if it has sound attached.
> >Someone put me right if I am wrong on this, please.
> >
> >On the portable magnifier front, I found the 'tin can' cameras=
> demonstrated
> >by New Vision quite acceptable for the price and they were very
portable.
> >The idea is you hook up to a SCART on a TV, or via a box to a computer
> >monitor where you can switch between the two images. The option
including=
> a
> >small LCD display - which also might be a TV, was selling for =A3550.00.
=
> I'l
> >post more on that if anyone is interested.
> >
> >In the crazy, 'you must be joking' class, we had Professional vision
> >demonstrating an elegant camera on stand to plug into a laptop along
with
> >software for screen splitting. That will be =A33,000 sir. Not bluddy=
> likely.
> >Think it was from a German firm called Steller, who were also there.
> >
> >Before leaving the subject of CCTV, I was interested in the device
Andrew
> >mentioned in his post, and would be interested in a critical review of
it,
> >if you are still reading this Andrew, (smile).
> >
> >Braille products. I was interested in the Braillino which seemed a very
> >neat and sturdy device. Though its a Braille input and notetaking
device,
> >it has no inbuilt speech, but that's not a problem if you are using with
a
> >laptop with speech on board. Sure Steve will come in on improvements,
but
> >of course you can use it with a mobile. Think it comes from Handitech
who
> >may be associated with the software that makes mobiles talk.
> >
> >I saw the Braillenote PK, and very nice and solid it was too. As well
as
> >being a bit heavy on the pocket - well aren't they always! - you would=
> need
> >a pretty deep and stirdy pocket to put it in. I didn't see Mr. Mozan,=
> which
> >was a bit of a disappointment. Whatever you think of Pulsedata, and
not=
> all
> >opinions are flattering to them, I must say they always have a very
> >professional looking stand and display, and Pedro Pulson was out there
on
> >reception handing out leaflets with Braille and Print summarizing there
> >products. Didn't see anyone else doing that. It does no harm at all,
in=
> my
> >view, to approach blind people in a civilized way to tell what they
have=
> on
> >show, after all, we can not see what there is until we are told.
> >
> >The only other product that comes to mind is the Index embossers. These
> >have been upgraded to include USB and networkablility. Also, they are
> >moving towards being able to use several embossers in tandom, so that if
> >customers needs exspand, then they can just add another embosser in
> >parallel. Waht a noise! Of course they are introducing a cabinet that
> >will hold four embossers and hopefully forstall those claims for loss of
> >hearing.
> >
> >No doubt some of you will have heard George on In touch commenting on
the
> >cost of being at SV now. To my mind, the guy from QAC didn't really
put=
> up
> >any credible defence, other than its a more exspensive venue to hire.
It
> >was very noticable how cramped the space for some exhibitors was, and I=
> have
> >alreay already mentioned the noise spill problem. All this for a more=
> than
> >100% price hike to exhibitors? Well, what do you folk think? You might
> >also ponder whether 'charities' should be asking themselves whether
they=
> are
> >in fact a charity or a business. Are you listening, RNIB? Oh, sorry,
I=
> am
> >not a member. Was forgetting. How silly of me.
> >
> >Se you at Share the Vision, (smile).
> >
> >Ray.
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:10 PM
> >Subject: [access-uk] Sight Village this year?
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I normally try and get to Sight Village and do a summing up on this list
> >for people who could not be there, but could someone do it for me this
> >year as I was at work all day?
> >
> >Anything interesting? Each year I go thinking there won't be much
> >there, but there is always one piece of equipment which really is worth
> >looking at. The two pieces for me this year have been the Pacmate from
> >Freedom Scientific, and the Quick Look from Ash technologies. Access to
> >work got me both pieces whilst starting work, and while the Pacmate is
> >good as expected, I never thought that an electronic magnifier would
> >actually benefit me the way it has done! The down side to the magnifier
> >is now I have to fax/photocopy a lot of documents, as I can see the
> >relevant display!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Andrew.
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