[access-uk] Re: the new device

  • From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:23:40 +0100

A point to note, Windoews 7 while a good operating system will comw to end of lifecycle in 2020, while that may seem far off in the future ,if it is part of a very expensive piece of hardware,( perhaps as an embedded operating system) you then will have to ask the questions will the operating system be upgradable, and if so how will it affect functionality of the device.

On 14/10/2015 13:26, Rajmund wrote:

Hello,
I will also be checking it out. It would be interesting to find out whether
they'll have a display without unit, and, if, so, the price?

----- Original Message -----
From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 1:17 pm
Subject: [access-uk] the new device


well i must say windows 7 is far better than windows ce 6 and if the size of it
is like a braille sense or braille note 32 one could carry it around and use
programms they are used to using. it's just the price tag of the braille
display of course but you would have everything with it like being able to use
the web much better and read say kindle books you could on the go connect it to
your mobile phone with your hotspot so i must admit a real huge step forward
and for the braille users like myself terific. i just hope it does not die off
like the pacmate. one thing is because people are not in employment as much now
people will have to fund this thing for themselves so, i wonder if there is a
way to pay for it say every month. i do take the point to what pele says about
just being able to switch on and use it. will really look forward to your
podcast on it steve which i am sure you will do. so must go and win a chess
tournament then now.

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2015 12:55 pm
Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille sense replacement


Hi John,

Indeed you could. But you'd probably still pay the same. There are not
many 32-cell displays under two grand I don't think. Then you'd have to get
the PC as well. Then you'd have two devices to carry about. I really think
this has potential.

All the best

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
john gallagher
Sent: 14 October 2015 09:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille sense replacement

hi very well written ian could'nt you do the saame thing with this new
device like use a very good netbook with a braille display for a totally
blind person i must ask myself about the three thousand price tag it's a lot
of money



----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Macrae <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender ian.macrae1
for DMARC)
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2015 8:59 am
Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille sense replacement


As Mike Townsend pointed out in another context on last night's In Touch,
all of these machines are way behind the curve in terms of the mainstream
software they run, so much so that many modern websites are simply not
usable to them. Even the new Euro Braille model which Steve Nutt is about
to stock is only running windows 7. While i agree with those who've said
that the HIMS products are probably currently the best, the person who sold
me my U2 Mini actually said that he couldn't envisage any serious web user
ever using one of these machines because the browser is just not up to it
and the process is incredibly slow.
On 12 Oct 2015, at 12:07, jeff <jeffflint15@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My Braille-Sense 18 is pretty hammered.
Can anybody tell me if there is a better unit out there?
I need it to do the same kind of stuff but better web access and being
able to use the BBC web site more fully would be nice.
Also being able to click on a LINK in an email and going directly to the
web site would also be wonderful.
Most of the time even if I can open the email in the web browser it just
freezes.
Cheers
Jeff
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