[icon Discussions] Re: orion
- From: lou smith <lousmith07@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kriegler@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:20:06 -0400
Les, I have to agree. I see that day coming as well. As someone who works for
voc rehab in Maryland
recommending technology, I'm waiting for the price to see what I think. My wife
saw how much I
liked the Braille Plus, and bought it for me. I'm sad to say I only
recommended 3 since the
device was released for various reasons. I have recommended one iPod touch and
an external
bluetooth keyboard. I really think this is the way the market will eventually
go. Having said that, I
can't wait to get my hands on the Orion.
Lou
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 02:28:52 -0400, Les Kriegler wrote:
>Hi Richard,
>
>Given the way the accessibility market works, you can forget about further
>development of the Braille Plus. I expressed my concerns about this when
>the Orion was announced. But we blind people are largely responsible for
>this, in my opinion. As soon as a product is announced, you see people
>droolling to get their hands on the latest and greatest. Then those same
>consumers will go to their state VR reps and ask for what they think they
>want and need to be purchased. Now, before anybody jumps down my throat, I
>know some of you by your own equipment and if you decide to purchase this
>with your money, that's fine. But I believe the majority of individuals
>have someone covering their costs, be at family members, state rehab, etc.
>So we as a group have ourselves to blame for much of what happens. There's
>no money made in software development. The cycle is to put a product out
>there for a few years, put out a couple of relatively minor updates, and
>then it's on to something else. This is particularly the case in the
>notetaker market. But the day of reckoning is coming, as voc rehab will at
>some point face cuts as everyone else has, and fiscally, these overpriced
>devices will start to take a hit. It can't happen soon enough, in my
>opinion.
>
>Les
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 8:38 PM
>To: icon-discuss
>Subject: [icon Discussions] orion
>
>Hi list;
>Haven't seen an Orion but from the information provided it does much
>more than I want or need. Long ago gave up on gps or cell phone and
>purchased other divices that did the job. The built in text recognition
>is nice but I really don't need it. I'd really love! a continued
>braille plus with some of the kinks worked out. Checked out the braille
>note list and they didn't sound at all positive. The folks on the hims
>list are a very up beat positive group and their divice might be more of
>what I want but unfortunately it won't support nls and their primary
>focus seems to be on the unit with a built in braille display like the
>Orion. I like braille in its place but 18 cells requires lots of
>scrolling and doesn't do good things to the price.
>I guess I will just have to put my thinking cap on and see what comes.
>--
>richard
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