[icon-discuss] Re: adesso mini keyboard
- From: Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:51:07 -0500
The keyboard being discussed is the one integrated into the top of Braille
Plus, no Bluetooth needed. The middle of the keyboard is a
cell-phone-like keypad. Turn the unit 90 degrees and you will find
Braille keys at the top
and bottom of the keyboard respectively.
G.
Guido Dante Corona
IBM Research,
Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
Austin Tx.
Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi,
Will you please describe this keyboard further? Is it a bluetooth
keyboard? Does it have a row of functions keys as well as the qwerty
boards? Where did you find it?
Thanks.
Robert
>>> Marta Rodriguez <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx> 4/16/2008 1:23 AM >>>
I don't find the braille keyboard on the Braille Plus to be cramped. It's
almost set up like those ergonomic keyboards, the 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 keys a
little farther away from each other so that you don't have your arms
together in front of you while you're typing, as you often do with a
regular Qwerty keyboard.
But you might want to consider that if you don't like the braille
keyboard, you can always add a qwerty keyboard to the device, which would
certainly give you a little more typing room. I just got myself one of
those Adesso mini keyboards, the type that is small enough to carry in a
laptop bag or a big purse. I use that with the Braille Plus when I get
tired of using its own braille keyboard. Also have a foldable rubber
keyboard, but find that keyboard isn't as easy to use as the Adesso one.
Marta
----- Original Message -----
From: Zachary Kline
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:13 AM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question for all BraillePLUS owners; also
getting some window-shopping time with the BraillePlus
Hi,
The Braille Plus keyboard isn't crampt, in my opinion. It feels quite
spacious compared to the BNS keyboard I remember.
The braille keys themselves are spaced wide enough for my finger s to
fit between them.
The keypad is a little close together, but no more so than an average
chordless telephone, and a lot wider than some cell phones.
I'm not living in your area, so afraid I can't help with the loan issue.
Best,
Zack.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:48:59PM -0700, Rob Lambert wrote:
>
> I have seen some pictures of the Plus (I use a very powerful magnifier
on my MacBook) and the keyboard looks cramped. I've still got a 15 year
old Braille 'n Speak and I know what cramped keyboards are like because of
it. LOL I have not updated in 15 years, and I really am looking at a new
device, but i'm at...well...6 forks in the road. LOL. I'm looking very
closely at the Braille Plus as one of the devices I'd like to get. So yeah
is the keyboard on the BraillePlus cramped? Also, a good friend of mine
told me that where she is if she needs to look at something such as the
BraillePlus or Icon, that she can (in the sense of equipment loans for
review purposes). I'm from Nevada and I'm not sure what we have here
besides Easter Seals (which I heard on the news last week will be closing
due to funding issues I think) and the NFB and I'm not sure if they have a
tech lab or not. I know the local Blind Center only has the BrailleNote
and PACmate (last I looked). What I'd like to do is to actually make a
hard look at the device, but I can't make it to the conventions this
summer due to my need to take the Praxis for my bachelors in special ed.
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