is there going to be aversion for non Braille users? or should I say non Braille user users? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS and new BN version > Peggy, > > We are pretty confident about getting the GPS working on the BrailleNote PK > and on the regular BrailleNote with Keysoft 6.1. The latter is an easier > task than the PK. > > As I said in my last post, these products have been announced but they > won't be available for a while, plenty of time for us to get GPS working > with them. PDI is completely supportive of having GPS on these products and > we definitely want to see all our neat features and more on any new > "BrailleNote versions. > > For Wendy's edification, the BrailleNote PK is the talk of the summer > shows. It is a state of the art, small PDA, which is running Keysoft. It is > an 18-cell unit with all the wireless bells and whistles. PDI says in their > press release that it will be out in the 4th quarter. > > Our BrailleNotes will not be left in the wake either as a major Keysoft 6 > revision is slated to bring our current units into the wireless age too. > One benefit will be that your Earthmate receiver can plug straight into a > USB port or USB adapter and there will be no need for the battery/serial > cradle. > > We'll keep bringing you more and more benefits to location information. > > Mike > > > At 05:37 PM 7/1/2004, you wrote: > >I tried to send this earlier this afternoon, but haven't seen it, so am > >trying again. > > > >I know there are still questions and issues about gps with the BrailleNote > >PK, but I'm wondering if Sendero has been involved in any testing of GPS on > >the regular BrailleNote with the upgraded Windows CE and the version 6 of > >Keysoft. I've already ordered GPS 3, and want to upgrade my BN when the > >time comes, but I don't want to upgrade only to find out that GPS won't > >work. Of course since the BN upgrade isn't out yet, it might be too soon > >to worry about that, but I just hope Sendero gets to try GPS with the > >upgraded bn before it's released, so we can have a definite yes or no > >answer before deciding whether or not to order. Again, I'm talking about > >the regular bn with the upgrade, not the pk. > > > >Peggy > > > > > > > >mailto:kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac > >MSN Messenger kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Michael G. May > > CEO Sendero Group > > Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS > Now distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T > tactile watch and the ID Mate, bar code reader > > MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.SenderoGroup.com > > (530) 757-6800, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 > Sendero Group, LLC > 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA > > Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North > Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West > > >