When a sighted person finds out what the Bookport can do, you usually don't hear any criticism about what it looks like. If you put it in the case specifically created for it, it looks nice. Besides that, I am not in the habit of buying electronic gadgets based on whether someone else likes the way they look. Think about it... The Ipod Shuffle is just a long rectangular chunk of plastic with a circle on the front of it. The Nano looks similar. Is it supposed to look pleasing? The main thing is: they work!
At 10:04 AM 11/26/2007 -0500, you wrote:
Maybe it looks odd, but the buttons are perfect for operating when the bp is in a pocket or case and their size makes it easy to type in braille even though they are not designed for that task. It is not a pretty design, but it is very functional even now. I just wish they would take current units and toss in a new motherboard.Have a great day, Alex----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Toews <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:56:10 -0600 (CST) Subject: [bookport] Re: New member in the market for a talkingbook playerAs wonderful as the Book Port is, its appearance to a sightedperson ismuch less than impressive. The buttons are huge round buttons,and theunit itself looks like a very old remote control. I'm not sayingthis toput down the Book Port, which was a wonderful unit for its timeand whichAPH has greatly extended the applicability of.Bruce-- Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name,he gavethe right to become children of God.--John 1:12, NIVBruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries):http://www.ogts.netInfo on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.comOn Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Chela Robles wrote:The keypad is like a standard telephone, with six rows of 3.1,2,3 onthe top row, 4,5,6 on the second, 7,8,9 on the third, *,0,pound,onthe fourth, A,B,C on the fifth, and D,E,F on the final row, hopethathelps you out Rob and welcome to the list, I'm sure you'llbenefitgreatly from this experience, Chela RoblesOn 11/21/07, Rob Lambert <rmlambert1987@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:I'm Rob. I just joined the list. I was unsure which unit tobuy (the VictorReader Stream or the Book Port) but after having heard thedescription ofthe current book port, it sounds like I'd like the Book Port.My onlyconcern is how the new unit will look (mainly the keypad) - hasanyone seenit? I've heard it has an SD card and other various improvementswhich soundsgood, but the keypad makes me nervous (understand that I'mcoming fromVictor products). Could anyone provide input on this please?Thanks. :)--------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with YahooMobile. Try itnow.
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