well, if you asked me, and you didn't I would be thrilled to have this grate program usable on my lap top which is smaller than a Braille note anyway as well as being Bluetooth enabled. ----- Original Mesage ----- From: "vinny" <vinnroc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:38 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS AND THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED BRAILLENOTE PK > oh no! does this mean version 4 may be on laptop again? > *chuckle* > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:15 AM > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS AND THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED BRAILLENOTE PK > > > > Since I am the developer of the BrailleNote GPS I should be able to answer > > this question. > > > > Big pause > > > > But PDI hasn't given me ANY information on the new version of the > > BrailleNote GPS, so the short answer is no there will be no blue tooth GPS > > receiver in this version. > > > > I am crossing my fingers that when they do release the new version > > BrailleNote, the GPS option will still work with it! This is exactly what > > happened to Visuaide working on the Trekker for the PacMate and when FSI > > upgraded to their new Notetaker they didn't keep Visuaide in the loop and > > now there is no GPS option on the latest PacMate. > > > > You all in this list if you feel strongly that GPS MUST be a part of the > > new BrailleNote then you need to contact PDI and make your voices heard. > > > > Now I am not saying GPS will not be part of the new BrailleNote I just > > don't know. Actually this is the first time I have heard the name "pk > > version". GPS may just work right out of the box, but experience has > > taught me this is not the case and some development will have to be made > to > > make it play nice with the new hardware. > > > > A somewhat frustrated engineer. > > Charles LaPierre > > CTO SenderoGroup > > > > At 04:30 AM 6/30/2004, you wrote: > > >hello, > > > > > >this is really a question for mike may. > > >is the gps package compatable with the newly announced braillenote pk, > or= > > > will people have to wait until some adaption has been done before they > can= > > > buy the gps package to use combined with the pk model. > > >secondly as the pk model of the braillenote has blue tooth built in, is= > > > there going to be an option of a wireless blue tooth gps adapter for > use= > > > with this model. > > >thanks. > > > > > >pete gurney. > > > > > > > Charles M. La Pierre CTO > > Sendero Group, LLC > > > > Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W > > > > > > > > > > > >