[bookport] Re: bookport plus
- From: "Mark Blier" <mblier@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:33:23 -0700
Hi, Pamela,
I had reservations about the Book Port when it first came out, because there
was no notetaking function, but I thought I could probably use in in other ways.
When the notetaking function came, my jotting was revolutionized, and my
reservations about the Book Port vanished. For many things, gone were the
slate, stylus, and brailler, as I could write, upload, download, etc.
When the notetaking function appears on this new device, I will get it, and it
will be well worth the wait.
Will this new device take compact-flash cards, memory sticks, thumb drives, or
what?
Thanks.
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Rader" <prader@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
Hi Mark:
The original Book Port was discontinued because parts ran out. We had also
reached the ceiling as far as making any changes to it. Therefore, that Book
Port was no more.
For the past 2 years, we have been working on a replacement product. In that
time, we have had to change manufacturers, which also meant some changes in the
design.
The Book Port Plus will be that replacement product. Since we are working with
a manufacturer who already has a product, it is more feasible to modify an
already existing product than it is to start from scratch.
Because of the deadlines, when the product first comes out, it won't have
everything onboard. That's unfortunate, but that's the way it is. I don't
know how far you go back with Book Port, but if by chance you came on later,
the Book Port did not have note taking capabilities when it first came out,
either. That was something that was added at a later time. I'm sure that we
intended to have everything onboard when the Book Port Plus comes out, but
things happen in development and therefore, some things may take more time and
development.
Pamela
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mark Blier
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:25 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
Hi, Pamela,
I thought that the entire experience of the Book Port was to include both
reading *and* writing functions in one very neat and small package, thus
eliminating the need to carry yet another gizmo for notetaking.
What is wrong with enhancing the Book Port in its current form, rather than
scrapping it for something else, without including an important function in the
redesign?
Thanks.
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Rader" <prader@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:01 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
Hi Mark:
The initial release will not have that capability, but I'm told that it is
being worked on for a later time.
Pamela
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mark Blier
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:14 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
Hi, All,
Will there be a notetaking function?
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Rader" <prader@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 6:58 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
Hi:
No. It uses the same as the other Plex Talk use. The only thing we're
changing is the menus, which will be a human recorded sample.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Brandon Misch
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:44 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport plus
will the new unit use double talk or what synthesizer will be used in the
upcoming product?
On Dec 29, 2009, at 4:51 AM, Rinaldo wrote:
>
> Hi
> I think it will be a very good idea if they just include a qwerty keyboard
> socket so we can plug one if so needed and that include other braille tipe
> keyboards for the blind.
> Looking forward to a new product.
> Rinaldo.
> On 2009-12-28 bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
>> Hi, All,
>> I am a little concerned about this new thing as well. All I want
>> is a Bo ok Port with undistorted audio capability. I love the
>> notetaking functio n, although, in my next life, I would wish for a
>> Book Port with a qwerty keyboard so I could type faster.
>> Nevertheless, the Book Port is my 21st- century slate and stylus.
>> Sincerely,
>> Mark Blier
>> Sierra Vista, Arizona
>> <-->
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 6:47 AM
>> I have a large Plex talk machine, the one that the RNIB send out to
>> it's talking book
>> subscribers, and the text to speach voice is just terrible. I'm a
>> bit wo rried by this
>> news.
>> Shell.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:04 AM
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