Apologies for cross-posting, especially if you have already seen the below, but
thought some might find it useful.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Email: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
For your convenience, here is information about all the new orbit research
tactile braille products and tactile graphics products in one post. There is
lots of information here so read carefully.
Orbit Reader 40 – Braille Display, Book Reader and Note-taker. Includes an SD
Card, Charger and a USB cable – Pre-Order
$1399
• Unique signage-quality Braille
• 40 eight-dot refreshable Braille cells • Use stand-alone or connected to a
computer or mobile device • Book-reader mode – read your favorite books and
files from SD Card or USB Flash Drive • Note-taker mode – take notes and edit
files • Braille display mode connects to 5 computers and mobile devices over
USB and Bluetooth • Works with all popular screen readers on Windows, Mac OS,
iOS, Android, Fire OS, Chrome OS and Linux ◦ Read and send messages and emails
◦ Browse the internet and social media ◦ Control your smartphone or computer •
Onboard forward and backward translation with support for 40+ languages •
Onboard Apps ◦ Clock and alarm ◦ Calendar ◦ Calculator • Cursor Routing buttons
• Audio and Haptic output • Switch easily and instantly between modes • Full
featured, high-quality Perkins-style 8-key Braille keyboard • Cursor pad with
4-way arrows and select keys for easy navigation • Panning control rocker keys
at each end of display • USB C port for charging and connectivity •
Fast-charging long-life battery • Compact, lightweight and portable
1 LB 10 OZ. 11.6 x 3.8 x 1.3 inch
◦ 750 grams, 29.5 x 9.6 x 3.3 cm
• Solid, durable construction, resistant to fluids and dust Orbit Reader 20
Plus – Braille Display, Book Reader and Note-taker. Includes an SD Card,
Charger and a USB cable
$699.00
• Onboard forward and backward translation with support for 40+ languages •
Onboard Apps ◦ Clock and alarm ◦ Calendar ◦ Calculator • Unique signage-quality
Braille • 20 eight-dot refreshable Braille cells • Book-reader mode – read your
favorite books and files from SD Card • Note-taker mode – take notes and edit
files • Braille display mode connects to computers and mobile devices over USB
and Bluetooth • Use stand-alone or connected to a computer or mobile device •
Works with all popular screen readers on Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android, ◦ Fire
OS, Chrome OS and Linux ◦ Read and send messages and emails ◦ Browse the
internet ◦ Control your computer or smartphone • Switch easily and instantly
between modes • Full featured, high-quality Perkins-style 8-key Braille
keyboard • Cursor pad with 4-way arrows and select keys for easy navigation •
Panning control rocker keys at each end of display • Micro-USB port for
charging and connectivity • Fast-charging long-life battery • Compact,
lightweight and portable • 15.36 OZ. 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.25 inch • 435 grams, 16.8 x
10.9 x 3.2 cm • Solid, durable construction, resistant to fluids and dust Orbit
Writer – The Perfect Companion for your Smartphone – Pre-Order
$99
• Works with all smartphones and computers out of the box • Seamless, instant
connection • Ultra-compact design easily fits in the pocket or purse •
Ergonomic Perkins-style braille keyboard • High-quality scissors keys for
smooth and quiet operation with positive tactile feedback • Navigation keys to
control your smartphone or computer with intuitive key combinations. No need to
use touch gestures • Works with iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS, Fire OS, Chrome
OS and Linux devices ◦ Read and send messages and emails ◦ Browse the internet
and social media ◦ Control your smartphone or computer • Simultaneous
connection to 5 devices over Bluetooth and one over USB; switch with hotkey
combinations • Support for all languages available on phones and computers •
Fast-charging long-life battery ◦ Over 3 days of operation ◦ Charge in under 2
hours • Lightweight but rugged construction ◦ 2 oz, 6.3 x 2.6 x 0.3 inches ◦ 90
grams, 16.0 x 6.5 x 0.8 cm • Haptic (vibration) feedback for actions and
settings • Attachment points for a strap or lanyard • Comes with a USB charging
cable Graphiti® – a Breakthrough in Non-Visual Access to All Forms of Graphical
Information • Access to any form of Graphical information • A touch interface
to enable the user to “draw” on the display • Independently refreshable pins in
a 60×40 array • HDMI input to connect to any computer or mobile device • Cursor
pad for Navigation, and an SD-card slot AVAILABLE NOW!
Contact us to order :
sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Description
Graphiti® is an Interactive Tactile Graphics Display based on revolutionary
Tactuator™ technology from Orbit Research. It represents a breakthrough in
non-visual access to any form of graphical information such as charts,
drawings, flowcharts, floorplans, images and photographs, through an array of
moving pins.
The Tactuator™ technology provides the ability to set each pin to different
heights, which enables the display of topographical maps and other graphical
elements such as grey shades and color represented as varying heights of pins
that can be readily sensed by the user’s fingers.
Graphiti® features a touch interface to enable the user to “draw” on the
display; tracing a shape with a fingertip raises the pins along the path traced.
The touch interface allows traditional forms of touch commands such as
scrolling, multi-touch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom, etc. In addition, it
enables novel uses such as “pushing” or “nudging” an object on the display to
physically move it.
It is connectable to computers, tablets, smartphones, or the Orion TI-84 Plus
Talking Graphing Calculator via a USB port or Bluetooth. Its open API allows
developers to create apps to work with Graphiti®. Additionally, an HDMI port
allows connection to any device with a video display output. This enables any
device to connect seamlessly to Graphiti®.
Multiple Graphiti® units can be interconnected to allow seamless interaction
between users – what one user views or draws on their unit is instantly visible
on the other connected units. Graphiti® can also connect to classroom
smartboards and enable blind and visually impaired students to view it in
real-time like their peers. Teachers can also view and interact with the
Graphiti® screen from their computer or tablet.
The Graphiti® also includes a Perkins-style 8-key braille keypad for entering
braille text, a cursor pad for navigation, a standard USB host port and an
SD-card slot for loading files for reading and editing in a standalone mode.
The proprietary Tactuator™ technology is fundamentally scalable and enables
development of refreshable graphic displays of any size, at a fraction of the
cost of graphic displays in the market today. The first Graphiti® model has
2,400 pins in an array of 60 x 40 pins, and can be used in a portrait or
landscape orientation. Each pin is independently addressable and can also be
made to individually “blink” at configurable rates.
Special Features:
• Independently refreshable pins in a 60×40 array • Independently variable
height of each pin provides ability to present additional information for
tactile graphics such as color or importance, and display pictures in relief •
Pins maintain their state without consuming power and can be made to “blink” at
configurable rates • Touch interface – allows drawing and erasing and
multi-touch gestures such as pan and zoom • Compact and convenient size (11.6 x
10.6 x 1.6 inches), usable in portrait or landscape orientation • Connects to
any computer or mobile device via USB, Bluetooth or as a monitor through the
HDMI port • View, Create and Edit any image and save to SD Card, USB Flash
Drives or connected devices • Share images with other connected Graphiti® units
or remote devices • Standalone viewing of files from SD Card • Perkins-style
braille keypad • Haptic (vibratory) feedback • Configurable buttons for
navigation and control • Standard USB host port for connecting Flash Drives and
other peripherals • Fully upgradable via USB Micro-B device port • Operates
from a user-replaceable rechargeable battery or AC adapter • Multiple USB ports
allow simultaneous charging and connection to hosts and peripherals I believe
the Graphity is $5,000.
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