Aman,
You're right, we shouldn't always have to lag behind our sighted
counterparts and you shouldn't have been told to shut up! What is
such defensiveness about? It's a perfectly valid question. I
realize it takes time to develop new products but for example why
should it not be possible for the new touch to work with a more
updated version of Android than Kitcat and that's not to rubbish
the hard work that may have been put into developing the new
Touch. The fact that such issue are never addressed openly
speaks volumes and leads one to feel that the expectation is that
we should just pretend, not ask intelligent questions and be
grateful! Just my thoughts.
Kind regards,
Paul
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Aman Singer" <aman.singer@xxxxxxxxx
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:43:17 -0400
Subject: [access-uk] Re: InsideOne, was, Update on ElBraille
Hi Jackie and all,
You are, of course, perfectly right about the pricing, Jackie.
There is,
though, something else I would raise if I may. I was somewhat
astonished to
read the specifications of this tablet, putting the price
entirely to one
side. I just bought a Kangaroo PC for $150. It has better
specifications
than this tablet does. Compare the tablet뭩 specs
http://www.insidevision.fr/insideone_UK.html
to the Kangaroo뭩 specs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856659001
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856659001&;
Tpk=kangaro
o> &Tpk=kangaroo
I understand that the market for devices for the
blind is
small and that the price must, therefore, be high. More
accurately, that뭩
what we are told. I뭢 afraid I don뭪 understand, however, why
this unit, the
B2G from NBP, the new Humanware unit, and so on, have lower
specifications
than far cheaper units available to the public. I asked this
question on
the Android list and was, basically, told to shut up. I don뭪
expect to get
any kind of answer, you understand, but it is a question which I
think is
worth asking. Put aside the price, as I said, assume for the
sake of the
argument that it뭩 �4000 because that뭩 the lowest possible price
the
companies can charge while still paying their employees. Can뭪
they add less
than 5% and make sure the product is up to date when it뭩
released?
Aman
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
Jackie Brown
Sent: April 3, 2016 5:30 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: InsideOne, was, Update on ElBraille
This looks interesting from the link you provided Ed. But these
prices are
ridiculous to be honest, and so prohibitive for so many!
Kind Regards,
Jackie Brown
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Sent: 02 April 2016 21:33
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Update on ElBraille
Hi Paul,
I suspect John is referring to the InsideOne from Inside Vision.
You can find out more at
http://www.insidevision.fr/insideone_UK.html.
The Blind Bargains segment is at
http://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=15067.
Cheers,
Ed
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