[blazie-support] Re: the braille plus - GPS
- From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:19:02 -0400
probably should move this to the icon discussion list.
I don't think anyone knows much except that it is rumored that sandaro is
envolved.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lamar Upshaw" <lupshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:21 PM
Subject: [blazie-support] the braille plus - GPS
Oh, I meant to ask: is the GPS software going to be specially designed for
the braille plus, or will it be an off the shelf gps software that can run
on any linux machine? Or, will way finder access be releasing a linux
version? For GPS navigation, i currently use WFA and load stone on my nokia
6682. I'd kind of like to try and avoid having to spend a whole lot of money
on GPS hardware and software when I already have a bluetooth GPS receiver,
and a license for WFA. Of course, I'll do what I must, when it comes right
down to it. *smile*
With All Respect,
Upshaw, Lamar T
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:27 AM
Subject: [blazie-support] Re: getting a braille lite 18 and braille lite2000
repaired
> Something I need to add,
> The cell phone will be available in about a year, and if you get a unit
> now,
> or soon, you will be able to send the unit in for an upgrade. The same
> thing goes for GPS.
>
>
>
> Chase Crispin
> Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and soon
> to
> be website!
> Blog:
> http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/
> APH training video feed:
> http://www.youtube.com/Braille+/
> e-mail:
> chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lamar Upshaw
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 12:05 PM
> To: blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blazie-support] Re: getting a braille lite 18 and braille
> lite2000 repared
>
>
> Well, right now, the problem is cost. I can't afford to buy the expensive
> equipment, being i'm a single parent dad of 3 children. *smile* Even as a
> home maker, I have so much use for a braille notetaker/portable device:
> for
> everything from keeping track of my kids' doctor appointments, and special
> events and activities, to entertainment such as reading books from web
> braille. But, state agencies all say that raising my children is not a
> viable occupation, therefore i'm not permitted to have adaptive equipment
> until i am in school with a full load and my kids are all in the child
> care
> system for roughly 14 hours a day. lol *smile*
>
> About how much does the braille plus cost? is it based on the windows
> mobile
> operating system like the pac-mate? Is the cel modual for GSM sim cards
> for
> T-mobile and AT&T wireless?
>
> With All Respect,
> Upshaw, Lamar T
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "chase crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 1970 12:32 PM
> Subject: [blazie-support] Re: getting a braille lite 18 and braille
> lite2000
> repared
>
>
> The pacmate really is great, but in a day or 2, the Icon will have support
> for books from
> audible, and the National Library Service. The Icon is half the size of a
> Braille
> Lite, and about 1/3 thinner. Also, Blue Tooth and USB display support is
> coming
> soon. If you don't want to have to braille with your thumbs or text, you
> should look into a Braille
> Plus, sold by the American Printing House for the Blind. It is absolutely
> identical
> to the Icon, but it has a Braille Keyboard on it. Levelstar and APH
> collaborate,
> so both companies are helping with the development. I am typing this
> email
> on the Braille
> Plus. Another advantage of the Icon and Braille Plus over the Pacmate is
> that they
> are cheaper, and with the Icon or Braille Plus, the Wireless and the Blue
> Tooth are built
> in. There will be docking stations soon, RFB&d support soon, and a cell
> phone
> mojewel also. If you are interested, you should visit the Levelstar
> website
> at:
> www.levelstar.com
> Or the APH page at:
> www.aph.org/tech
> If you have more questions about the product, you should subscribe to the
> Icon Discuss list, by sending
> a blank email to:
> icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> And put the word subscribe in the subject line. There is also the Tech
> list
> for development
> questions, a beta list, and a announcement list. If you want the
> subscriptions for those
> lists, let me know.
> HTH,
> Chase On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:20:37 -0700, wrote:
>
>
>>Hi. I don't mind the PAC Mate. However you might also want to look into
>>getting an Icon from Level Star. I like the fact that the PAC Mate has a
>>
>>Braille Display, and both the PAC Mate and Icon let you install
>>off-the-shelf apps so you can freely run whatever you want. HTH.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:19 AM
>>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: getting a braille lite 18 and braille lite
>>
>>2000 repared
>>
>>
>>>You can get the battery fixed from any local Batteries Plus as those are
>>>
>>>standard batteries. As for the advance bar, I don't know what to tell
>>>you.
>>>
>>>A friend of mine recently tried asking Freedom what the charge was to
>>>look
>>>at his BLT 40 which has some managed cells on it and they informed him
>>>he
>>>was better off with a so-called PACMate which is mostly crap in my
>>>opinion, plus they would charge him $250 just to look at it, plus $50
>>>per
>>>cell. Quite obviously they will do the work, at the cost of today's
>>>prices
>>>despite it being an older device.
>>>
>>>Go figure.
>>>
>>>Lamar Upshaw wrote:
>>>>Hi. I heard that freedom scientific no longer supports the braille lite
>>>>
>>>>18 or 2000. Are there any companies that still repare them? I am
>>>>looking
>>>>to get the battery replaced in mine, and get the advance bar fixed,
>>>>because it keeps collapsing. I've had to get that repared twice with
>>>>freedom scientific before, but for what ever reason, my advance bar
>>>>always does that. I have a light touch, so I know it's not because i'm
>>>>too hard on it. lol.
>>>>I also have a friend who's still using a braille lite, and she also
>>>>needs
>>>>repares, but we both heard it's not done any more. Can someone shed
>>>>some
>>>>light on this for us?
>>>>
>>>>With All Respect,
>>>>Upshaw, Lamar T
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
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>>
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