[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:18:08 -0700
Pamela, yes I agree. I am so worried we'll get off the track here. I hope
APH will keep developing the best darned portable book reader in existence.
I think it's unrealistic to think that it could or should be a notetaker.
The audible otis, for instance, is nothing but a wee tiny player. It
focuses on doing what it purports to do, and that is bring the recorded word
to life. Our BookPort has room to improve in its original, and to my mind
sole mission of bringing printed and recorded words to life. It is a
fabulous device, please APH, don't muddy the waters by going down the
notetaker road!
Marlaina Lieberg
----- Original Message -----
From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 5:50 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
> I agree. I do use the current voice memo feature to make notes for myself.
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> I, too, use the clock, but also carry a watch, so it's not my primary =
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> Pamela
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> >>> walt@xxxxxxxxxx 10/22/04 06:57PM >>>
> No, I think that the current method of setting the time and date are=20
> adequate. Frankly, I don't even want to see the ability to enter memos =
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> braille (as somebody mentioned here a week or so ago) because if I want =
> a=20
> notetaker, that's what I'll buy and carry. Let's keep this *primarily =
> and=20
> exclusively* a reading system and concentrate on the reading functions =
> and=20
> not go hanging every bell and whistle on it that we can think of. The =
> reason=20
> I think this is such a phenomenal device is that it's got a focused =
> concept=20
> and design and those who're doing the updating have also remained focused
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> on=20
> making it the best reading tool available to us. I don't want to see =
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> focus begin to fuzz out into making this any kind of multi-function =
> device.
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:41 PM
> Subject: [bookport] More braille suggestions
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> Hi Folks,
> Now that I finally figured out the braille input side of this, what do =
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> think of making braille input more effective? First, what about the =
> option=20
> of entering braille for the time/date, say T chord to set time and =
> date.=20
> First, prompt the user for the time in hour, minute, Am or PM, then hit=20
> braille enter, then of course set the date in mm/dd/yy or for us UK =
> users=20
> dd/mm/yy.
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> That brings up another idea. What about the ability to parse dates so =
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> they speak in brittish or american formats. so, when key 2 is pressed =
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> one beap, we could have it say 22nd of october, 2004 for UK and october=20
> 22nd, 2004 for the american markets.
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> What do you think?
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> Oh and another idea. What about the option of setting a reminder, you =
> know,=20
> play a memo, or play such an mp3 at a specified time/date?
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> Best
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> -James-
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