[bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
- From: "Rick Alfaro" <rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:26:46 -0400
Pretty good summary I'd say. The only thing I believe that I understood
differently was the battery life. My understanding was 16 to 20 hours
straight audio playback and about 40 hours of straight synthesized speech
reading.
--Warmest regards,
--Rick Alfaro
--rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:58 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
I'll try to do Larry justice here.
1. Thinner unit. This is why the unit cannot take standard batteries.
2. On-the-fly speed adjustment something they're working on, one of the
first things they want to implement.
3. Microphone jack.
4. Some type of built-in microphone, right now it looks like a stereo mike.
5. Used SD cards.
6. Supports more file formats.
7. Recording will have user-definable file attributes.
8. Will support the NLS format at some point.
9. Approximately 40 hours of audio listening on one battery charge 10.
Battery will charge when BP is connected to computer, unit can be operated
while connected to computer.
11. Uses USB 2 for faster transfer
12. Stereo channel-swapping issue resolved.
13. No belt clip on actual unit.
14. Issues with some USB port chipsets hopefully resolved 15. Much more
memory room for enhancements and upgradability.
Bruce
On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:32:57 -0500, "Richard Ring"
<richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Is there anyone who would be willing to summarize what is new and
> different about the new Bookport? I frankly didn't have time to
> listen to Main Menu, and I probably won't for a while, I am having
> guests for the next ten days.
> So, if someone would simply say something about the new features, that
> would be wonderful.
> From what I've gathered, the unit will be thinner, it will support SD
> cards (so easy to lose) and it will have a rechargeable battery. It
> will still have Doubletalk, and it will recharge from USB.
> I may not even be right about what I've said, but that is what I could
> glean from the comments I read on this list.
> Does anyone else know anything significant about its new features?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:47 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
>
> We will continue to support the old one or current Book Port until
> parts run out. We can't make anymore changes to this one, because
> we've reached the limit on what we can do to it and parts are either
> being obsoleted or too expensive to obtain and would raise the price.
>
> The reason for the Design Change on the battery is that the new Book
> Port will be thinner and regular batteries won't fit into it.
>
>
>
> Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
> American Printing House For The Blind
> 1839 Frankfort Ave.
> Louisville, KY 40206
>
> PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>
>
> >>> rustys.lists@xxxxxxxxx 03/14/07 11:25AM >>>
> I didn't hear any commentary about how long they would support it,
> just that they would. The deal with APH is that they don't do all the
> fixes themselves.
> When I had to get the USB plug fixed on mine they had to send it back
> to Springer I'm guessing. It wasn't cheap either! I think they
> replaced the board $125.00 I got the idea that, though there are
> changes, there are many things about the bookport which will be the
> same. Lary mentioned that the footprint is the same size, same keypad.
> Same speech chip. they're choosing a special battery because, Lary
> said, it works best with bookport. It seems like they may be using
> some of the same internal architecture. I don't know that to be the
> case, but it seems like they're sooping up the old BP with things
> which can be taken advantage of in the future.As I understand it,
> they've run out of internal memory for firmware on BP 1. That seems
> like something which they're working on. It seems like SD is being
> used because CF is getting more expensive.
>
>
> So, it seems like they're taking a good thing and just making it
> better, not redesigning it from the ground up.
>
> Rusty
>
>
> On 3/14/07, Robert Acosta <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > But how long will APH support Bookport 1? I understood that they
> would do
> > so as long as they had the parts. Am I correct here?
> > Robert Acosta
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lana
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:51 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > I'm not so down. Am disapointed they won't have overdrive at
> first. Will
> > wait till they do; otherwise it's too much like what I already have.
> > Consolation for Suzanne.
> > I'm staying openminded on the batteries. The speach isn't a big
> issue. I
> > may still prefer external speakers, but it will be nice not to have
> to mess
> > with headphones when I want to check something quick.
> > I was a lot more impressed with the icon braille than I had
> expected.
> > Let's all wait till the real thing comes out and some of the bugs
> are
> > worked out before becoming supercritics.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Parr
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:20 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > Well, I listened to main minue last night on a c b radio and
> > I
> was
> > singularly disappointed. We will still have that same old speech
> program
> > and, really not much more. Yes a stereo mike and the ability to
> change the
> > recording settings but, I herd nothing about a line in jack.
> > The charging set up will be different but I really don't see
> that as
> > an improvement. With book port one you can get some rechargeable
> double ayes
> > and just change them when you need to. With the new one you half to
> by a
> > proprietary battery from the printing house or leave your computer
> > on
> while
> > the unit charges. Yes one can plug it in to an a c outlet but, if
> your in an
> > airport that is out of the question.
> > Did I get the wrong impression or is the new one upgradeable
> just
> > like the old one or what.
> > Think I will just limp along with my old one and wait for
> > book
> port
> > three.
> >
> > Phil Parr.
> >
> >
> >
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