[bookport] Re: the holidays and bookport
- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:49:57 -0600
Well, this isn't the place for that discussion, but you can do all the things
in your list with your choice of Dectalk or Eloquence speech and a Braille or
Qwerty keyboard. Of course you are limited to writing and reading text files;
no Braille files, no Daisy files, no Word files, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Kennedy" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:38 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: the holidays and bookport
: If my cell phone could take notes and record, I'd put music on my cell
: phone. In fact if it were a smart phone or pda phone, I'd probably buy
: mobilespeak pocket for it and put that on there and use my cell phone for
: email and the internet when I would be away from my computer. But the cell
: phone I have does not have the ability for someone to load a screen reader
: onto it although it does have these features. I really wish I could use the
: calculator and alarm clock and office suite in my cell phone. But I can't
: because they don't and never will talk. And I can see why people would want
: cameras in their phones, so they don't have to carry around that extra piece
: of equipment. The camera's right in the phone. just snap a picture or record
: some video and then just email it right back home or put it onto the
: computer for editing or later printing. It's about convenience. It's like
: saying, ok, you can only use a touch-tone telephone a standard phone to make
: and receive calls. You can't call freedom or pulsedata because they ask you
: to choose options from a menu, and what you got there is just a standard
: telephone. in order to call 1800 numbers for companies that use touchtone
: phones you need this special touchtone box. This is a seperate piece of
: equipment. I myself would rather just be able to choose from menu options
: right from the convenience of my touchtone phone, rather than buy some other
: box or piece of equipment just to call automated telephone systems. It's
: about convenience, and what else can we make our product do which will
: entice people to buy it. What do our customers want most? yes it's a
: bookport, yes it reads books. but what else can we make it do? if we limit
: it by saying it reads books and that is all it will ever do, and if it
: doesn't evolve and get better, then people will either stop buying most
: likely or they'll not buy nearly as much. Products have to grow and evolve
: to meet customer demand.
:
: Josh
:
: he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the could. The
: Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch-land... A RIVER carried
: down in its stream two Pots, one made of pounce upon in a whole year. Evil
: wishes, like chickens, come home to roost.
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Tyler Wood" <tcwood12@xxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:44 PM
: Subject: [bookport] Re: the holidays and bookport
:
:
: > yes, all I'd use a cell phone for is calling people, nothing more. And
: > ipods shouldn't be used to play vidio files. Music is fine. What all the
: > hype about ipod is I don't know, anyway.
: >
: > Tyler
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Josh Kennedy" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:17 PM
: > Subject: [bookport] Re: the holidays and bookport
: >
: >
: >> so then does that mean that a cell phone should just be a phone and
: >> nothing more? A cell phone should not browse the web, not do email, not
: >> have a calculator. it's a phone, and that's all it should be is a phone,
: >> not a calculator or a clock or a web browser, just a phone. Should they
: >> take the video ipods off the market also? I don't want the bookport to be
: >> a braille n speak or braillenote. all I'm asking for is a simple
: >> spell-checker like that which exists in the braille n speak. and a simple
: >> calculator. and an alarm clock. and higher-level recording for those who
: >> want to take advantage of it. if aph can't do any of these things because
: >> of hardware limitations, fine. if they can? that's would be wonderful
: >> great! My point? yes it's primary purpose is for reading. yes I think it
: >> should have a pronunciation dictionary for changing the pronunciation of
: >> words in books. A calculator wouldn't be too hard to implement. and a
: >> spell-checker, if done correctly wouldn't be that hard to implement
: >> either I don't think. I'm not looking for something complex like
: >> microsoft word or keysoft or windows ce. Just a simple spell-checker.
: >> heck, the artic has a simple spell-checker, it's spelling dictionary file
: >> is only...oh maybe 5 or 600k at the most? oh wait a moment here what am I
: >> talking about? the total memory of the artic is only 700k of text notes.
: >> so the spellchecker must be about 200k if that. it's a very simple
: >> spellchecker. Also, my fiance uses her bookport as a notetaker full-time
: >> now since her voicenote broke on her. As an author of poetry, she uses
: >> the bookport to write her poetry that she publishes as well as using it
: >> to write short stories also for publishing. she writes on the bookport,
: >> puts her notes onto the pc and just uses word to format and resave the
: >> file in a word file format. The bookport is a good notetaker for her. and
: >> it'll have to be for me also because my braillenote's going back to be
: >> fixed soon also. If I want something with a serial port and braille keys
: >> and a doubletalk voice I'll buy a braille n speak scholar to print with
: >> and write with. if I want to have a notetaker to make microsoft word
: >> files I'll use a braillenote or pacmate or dell pda with mobilespeak
: >> pocket. And if I want a simple device that reads books, plays mp3s, has a
: >> usb connection, does not print to any kind of printer or embosser because
: >> I don't need it to, records memos, takes text notes, and hopefully
: >> someday will have a simple spellchecker like that of the artic or braille
: >> n speak I'll get a bookport. so like it or not, the bookport will be used
: >> by both of us for both reading and notetaking, and mp3 playing. For us
: >> it's a multipurpose device. And if aph can't put a spell-checker into the
: >> bookport itself then perhaps there is a free spellchecker for the
: >> computer that can be made to work with the transfer software. something
: >> like spellcheck notes after synchronising? checked or unchecked. There
: >> are various ways aph could go about implementing such a program, either
: >> on the bookport's end or on the pc side of things. because it really
: >> wouldn't make much sense to have a bookport and not have a pc.
: >>
: >> Josh
: >>
: >> he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the could. The
: >> Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch-land... A RIVER
: >> carried down in its stream two Pots, one made of pounce upon in a whole
: >> year. Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost.
: >> ----- Original Message -----
: >> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij@xxxxxxxxx>
: >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: >> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:59 PM
: >> Subject: [bookport] Re: the holidays and bookport
: >>
: >>
: >>> <<SOAPBOX ON>>
: >>>
: >>> I'm sorry ... I've tried to hold my tongue, but ...
: >>>
: >>> IMO the Book Port is for *reading*. Recording memos is a great adjunct
: >>> but is secondary to Book Port's primary purpose. Likewise with the
: >>> note-taking capability. Hence, I see no reason for the spell-check or
: >>> for a myriad of recording formats to be supported. If you want
: >>> spell-check, use a computer or Braille Note. If you want hi-fi
: >>> recording, use a PTR-1.
: >>>
: >>> All the extra features add extra battery drain (ask Apple about battery
: >>> life problems with their latest I-pod!).
: >>>
: >>> Itseems to me that APH engineers should "keep it simple, stupid";
: >>> simplicity means fewer software glitches and better battery-life. Let's
: >>> use the Book Port for the purposes for which it was designed and leave
: >>> the fancy stuff to others. And yes, I know; some of the other devices
: >>> aren't accessible. But that's not APH's problem!
: >>>
: >>> <<SOAPBOX OFF>>
: >>>
: >>> Mike
: >>>
: >>> On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, David Edick wrote:
: >>>
: >>>> I would like to see the book port fully support recording in whatever
: >>>> format
: >>>> you need. Kind of like a plextalk, without the CD.
: >>>>
: >>>> -----Original Message-----
: >>>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
: >>>> On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
: >>>> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:35 AM
: >>>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>> Subject: [bookport] the holidays and bookport
: >>>>
: >>>> Hi,
: >>>>
: >>>> I saw over the holidays that ipods now have video capabilities on them
: >>>> and
: >>>> other stuff, although their primary function is playing music. I would
: >>>> like
: >>>> to see 1. better recording capabilities on the bookport using the
: >>>> bookport's
: >>>> internal microphone. like the ability to record at 32khz or 44khz mono
: >>>> 2. a
: >>>> pronunciation dictionary so I can change how the speech pronounces
: >>>> words
: >>>> when I'm reading books such as harry potter where the speech says some
: >>>> names
: >>>> and things incorrectly.
: >>>> 3. a spell-checker for the notetaker, similar to that of the braille 'n
: >>>> speak.
: >>>> 4. It would be cool also if the transfer software could through use of
: >>>> the
: >>>> options dialog optionally convert text files with spaces into rtf or
: >>>> word
: >>>> files after synchronization. I think it would be easier to do this on
: >>>> the
: >>>> computer end of things rather than expecting the bookport to do it.
: >>>> I was told I'm getting a bookport as an early christmas present and I
: >>>> can't
: >>>> wait to have one! I also hope to buy a language master in a month or
: >>>> two
: >>>> here as well.
: >>>>
: >>>> Josh
: >>>>
: >>>> he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the could.
: >>>> The
: >>>> Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch-land... A RIVER
: >>>> carried
: >>>> down in its stream two Pots, one made of pounce upon in a whole year.
: >>>> Evil
: >>>> wishes, like chickens, come home to roost.
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >>
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