George, did you hear the piece, either on Tech Talk or Intouch which referred
to someone returning a Canute due to it heating up to a point where they found
it uncomfortable to have on their lap? From memory I think the temperature
mentioned was 42C. Before anyone says to put the unit on a surface, there are
plenty of us who have traditionally read Braille books on our laps, so it is
hardly surprising that a Canute user might do the same.
Is the device prone to high temperatures when used for an hour?
Yusuf
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Hi Jeff,
Yes it is currently standalone. (That will change in due course)
It does not have cursor routing keys. (Yet!)
It has been developed primarily as an e-book reader for *brf Files. (Braille
Ready Format) There are literally thousands of brf files/books available
world-wide and on all manner of subjects.
Having 9 lines of 40 cells is a major advantage with specific things like math,
tables and music for example. At £1,895 ex VAT, there's not a lot to beat that.
I'll be frank and say that it's not going to suit all braille readers, but
those who have received one so far, are very pleased. One even said that it
was a real pleasure not to have to constantly press a new line.
That said, the potential to reduce the use of braille paper, is also a factor.
I'd also risk saying that we are currently looking at working with Duxbury as a
means of proofing rather than producing hard copy to be read once and thrown
away.
George
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I THINK WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS IT STAND ALONE OR WORKS VIA A COMPUTER?
Also does it have routing keys?
