I don't believe anyone on the list is in a position to decide what is good
for everyone else as it relates to the BookPort. Some prefer a speaker for
their individual needs, and others are convinced a speaker is unnecessary.
Why does one person have to be right and another wrong when it comes down to
this
issue. I suggest the American Printinghouse should consider offering us an
optional carrying case for the BookPort that would include a built in
speaker for those who want one. There are such products on the market I
know at the present time, but none that is specificly designed with the
BookPort in mind. For those who feel strongly about having a speaker should
have one if they are willing to pay for one. The same can be said for those
who want an improved speech synthesizer. Why can't this be an option as
well. Live and let live, guys, and lets try not to be so narrow minded.
Rick
Those of us who already own the device never purchased it so that it would work with a Braille display (it is not a screen reader) nor did we expect it to be a speech synthesizer for a PC. It is, a reading device. It is designed to read text and MP3 files, and it does these tasks remarkably well. It is not a screen reader, I don't feel the device needs a speaker because I like its current size and I don't believe that a speaker worth having could be integrated unless one wants a bigger unit. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Poehlman Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 3:53 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport needs a speaker:
Ya know, There is such a thing as utilitariansm. I'd wish for braille display support and support for the bp to be used as a synth. This is not conflictatory.
-- Jonnie Apple Seed With his: Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
On Sep 5, 2005, at 4:45 PM, David Allen wrote:
Hi David and list:
No it doesn't work with a braille display. But if you can't hear, what would be the use of your suggestion that bookport should be used as a synthesiser for a PC? Your line of reasoning convinces me that you are complaining for the sake of complaining which serves no useful purpose.
Cheers, Dave
