[bookport] Re: TNA UK
- From: "Rick Alfaro" <rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 17:28:23 -0400
I would certainly think so, depending on what type of speaker you had in
mind. All I am looking for is something small, but with decent quality. If
you take a look at many of the Nextel cell phones or some of the other
brands of cell or cordless phones with speaker phones built-in, you will see
what it is I have in mind. A good sounding speaker can fit for example
under the belt clip. I have a very small Unidine cordless phone that has a
speaker under the belt clip and it sounds surprisingly good.
--Best regards,
--Rick Alfaro
--rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 3:07 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: TNA UK
Given that the keyboard already takes up the entire top surface of the unit,
could this viably be done without increasing its size?
Bruce
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Rick Alfaro wrote:
> Nice list, but at the top of this list I for one, would put an
> internal speaker. I know this has been beaten to death on the list,
> but after owning the BP for about a month now, that continues to be my
> one huge wish and I would gladly pay for the upgrade when and if it is
ever available.
>
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>
> --Best regards,
>
> --Rick Alfaro
> --rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 1:54 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: TNA UK
>
> I think the Book Port is a wonderful machine, but I also see room for
> improvement. If some modifications were made to the hardware, the
> reality is I'd be the first to stand in line to take advantage of it
> and shell out my money to do so. Here is my list:
>
> Really Nice:
> More internal and modern firmware memory, giving the APH firmware
> developers more room to allow Book Port to handle various file formats
> directly instead of having to have stuff converted by the transfer
> software, a built-in Grade
> 2 back-translator, and so on.
> 2. A battery compartment that better differentiates between the
> positive and negative contact points.
>
> 2. A physical locking switch.
>
> 4. USB 2 speed; with less conversion beind done by the transfer
> software, higher speed for the actual transfer would be more noticeable.
> 5. Plastic cover to fit over the keys for transporting purposes.
>
> Would-Be-Nice-If-I-Lived-In-A-Dream-World Features:
> 1. AM radio.
> 2. Facilities for high-quality line-in or mike jack recording, as well
> as recording off of said radio.
> 3. More voice options, such as DecTalk, the kind used in DecTalk USB 4.
> Reminder features (appointment calendar).
> 5. Dishwasher Attachment.
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Richard Ring wrote:
>
>> Of course they shouldn't be free. My point is that I see many
>> suggestions on this list, and I get the impression that those who
>> make them would be the first to complain if they had to pay for the
>> fruit of their requests.
>> The Bookport has some wonderful features and its overall performance
>> is great. I simply think that if we make all of the hardware changes
>> people want, we'll have a device that costs more than the original,
>> and you'll see nothing but endless complaints on this list.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 11:24 AM
>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: TNA UK
>>
>>
>> And why should they be free? New hardware features would be okay,
>> but I am happy with the Bookport I have. I wouldn't spend another
>> four hundred dollars to buy a BP just because it had the latest and
>> greatest bells and whistles on it.
>>
>> If you like the Book Courier better, then... to each his own.
>>
>> At 11:18 AM 8/3/2005, you wrote:
>>> I have never had my Bookport unlock. The odds of putting equal
>> pressure
>>> on two keys are quite low.
>>> For all you folks who want hardware upgrades, I imagine you believe
>> they
>>> will be free.
>>> They won't!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 11:17 AM
>>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [bookport] Re: TNA UK
>>>
>>>
>>> If it is in your pocket, it is highly unlikely the Bookport will be
>>> unlocked.
>>>
>>> At 11:00 AM 8/3/2005, you wrote:
>>>> I am aware of that but if its in your pocket it is still possible
>>>> to unlock and I feel a swich on the side would be more appropriate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [bookport] Re: TNA UK
>>>> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:45:02 -0500
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The BookPort has a locking feature. Press 1 and 3 together and
>> the
>>>> unit will
>>>>> not respond to key presses.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Freeman
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:42 AM
>>>>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [bookport] TNA UK
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> TNA UK - Talking Newspapers Association of UK
>>>>>
>>>>> Provides daily/ weekly newspapers and magzines specialising in a
>>> wide
>>>> variety
>>>>> of subjects by email to people who are blind, throughout the UK.
>>> While
>>>> we can
>>>>> copy this onto bookport we are not able to move from article to
>>> article
>>>> like
>>>>> the Courier users are.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any ability to solve this problem?
>>>>> Why does the courier proform better than the bookport when they
>> are
>>> such
>>>>> similar devices?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also I would like to suggest that like many pocket digital
>>> recoirders that
>>>>> future bookports should have a switch on the side so you can turn
>> it
>>>
>>>> off and
>>>>> the keys dont get accidently pressed in your pocket.
>>>
>>> Sandy Licht
>>> Phone: 409-898-8218
>>> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
>>> 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are
>>> plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
>>> 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me
>>> in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by
>>> you," says the LORD...
>>
>> Sandy Licht
>> Phone: 409-898-8218
>> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
>> 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are
>> plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
>> 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in
>> earnest, you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you,"
>> says the LORD...
>>
>>
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