[bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:43:17 -0500
Rechargeable battery that is user replaceable.
USB 2.0 with ability to charge the unit from the computer.
Slimmer design, but hight and width are the same.
Support for WMA files.
Internal speaker.
Microphone jack for stereo mikes.
Power supply/battery charger.
Carrying case.
No hook on back of
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:32 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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