[bookport] Re: Hardware upgrade!
- From: "Hope Hein" <hmhein@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:40:00 -0700
Will it work with RFBD books?
-----Original Message-----
.From: "Kevin Jones"<kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
.Sent: 10/21/06 3:16:32 PM
.To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Subject: [bookport] Re: Hardware upgrade!
.
.check out www.levelstar.com
.though the pda isn't out yet, you should have the abilities of a
.bookport a plextalk and much more
.
.Nancy Stevens wrote:
.> Hi Hope,
.>
.> That is a cool saying at the end of your message.
.>
.> Nancy
.>
.> -----Original Message-----
.> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
.> On Behalf Of Hope Hein
.> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:35 AM
.> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> Subject: [bookport] Re: Hardware upgrade!
.>
.> Hi Walt!
.> I purchased a Plextor from recordings for the Blind a year ago.
.> Unfortunately it is on the blink because it fell off of a desk. The Bookport
.> has an advantage because it is smaller and just uses CF cards. For some
.> reason I was told by Recordings for the Blind that I was not allowed to
.> transfer the material from the CD's to the CF card on the Plextor even
.> though it was being done on the Bookport. They would not be able to be read
.> because of the protection. That is one of the main reasons I bought the
.> Bookport besides the Bookport is more durable. The Plextor had some
.> advantages such as the ones mentioned in my message. Is there any way that
.> AFB could work with a company to combine say the features of the Bookport
.> and the Plextor?
.>
.> Just throwing out thoughts.
.> Thank you for your patients.
.>
.> Pondering, imagination and collaboration lead to new or improved inventions.
.> Hope
.>
.> -----Original Message-----
.> .From: "Walt Smith"<walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
.> .Sent: 10/20/06 9:30:11 AM
.> .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .Subject: [bookport] Re: Hardware upgrade!
.> .
.> .Hope -
.> .
.> .While there's been no official statement from APH concerning their future
.> .plans, I think it's safe to say that the general consensus among those of
.> us .who've been around here for a while that eventually, there will be a new
.> .Book Port. There have been so many requests for improvements of the exact
.> .kind you mention (improved audio quality, the ability to speed up MP3 and
.> .Audible materials) that can't currently be accommodated in the existing
.> .hardware that it seems a fair guess that a new and improved BP is probably
.> .under consideration.
.> .
.> .Just to give you an idea of what has to be accommodated, though, bear in
.> .mind that right now, APH is dependent on Springer Design for the hardware
.> .and unless Springer decides to upgrade their own BookCourier, on which the
.> .BP is heavily based, it very well might not be economically feasible for
.> APH .to go it alone in the development and introduction of a new model.
.> Then, the .two parties would have to reach some kind of general agreement on
.> what new .functions and features they want so that a single hardware unit
.> could be .developed with APH then assuming responsibility for their own
.> firmware .development as is the case today. This can't be an easy process at
.> best.
.> .
.> .----- Original Message -----
.> .From: "Hope Hein" <hmhein@xxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:11 PM
.> .Subject: [bookport] Hardware upgrade!
.> .
.> .
.> .Will there be an upgrade coming out for the Bookport? I listened to my
.> .children's IPODS and they have a wonderful sound for such small devices. I
.> .am wondering if you are considering to allow for improved sound as well as
.> .to allow the Bookport user to speed up or sloe audio speech.
.> .
.> .I thought I read something about an update next year but was not sure if I
.> .heard right and what that would entail.
.> .
.> .Thank you for doing such a great job.
.> .Hope
.> .
.> .
.>
.>
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