Here is a basic summary. The new book ports will be thinner, and they will
use a rechargeable battery instead of taking regular batteries. They will
have a external microphone jack, they also have a built in mic. They will
use secure digital cards instead of compact flash. They will have a usb
2.0
interface, and when connected to the pc, it will also charge your battery
from the usb port, that's a great feature I think. They will also have a
built in speaker. They will still use the doubletalk speech which I am
glad
about. I think I covered all of the big things, certainly if I missed
something, I'm sure someone will fill it in.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ring"
<richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:32 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> 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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