[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS and new BN version
- From: Dennis Schwendtner <dennis@xxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 13:55:53 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Mike,
Does the PK have both braille and speach?
Thanks,
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Michael May wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Yes you could use other Bluetooth receivers on the PK. One thing about a
> Bluetooth receiver, it will be larger because it has to have batteries
> built in. This also means you wil have to charge the receiver. A USB
> receiver on the other hand would get its power from the BrailleNote and it
> would be smaller. There would be a wire of course. We'll certainly be
> testing Bluetooth receivers.
>
> Here's a concept, you could ask a Bus driver to put the Bluetooth receiver
> next to the front window while you sat a few rows back. That might improve
> reception on a bus. Heck, if you had a receiver with a strong magnetic
> mount, you could slap it on the roof of the bus and then grab it on the way
> out. This might be helpful on an airplane as well. All kinds of new
> possibilities.
>
> Mike
>
> >Conversely, on the PK units, will you not be able to potentially use an
> >NMEA-compliant Bluetooth GPS receiver and do things wirelessly?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:58 PM
> > > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS and new BN version
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks, Mike. That's what I was hoping. But when Charles
> > > didn't seem to
> > > know anything about an upgrade, and PDI (Wendy, that's PulseData
> > > International) said we should ask Sendero whether GPS would
> > > work on the new
> > > versions, I think a few of us were concerned that we'd fork
> > > over the big
> > > bucks for the BrailleNote upgrade only to find our
> > > newly-purchased GPS 3's
> > > became unusable. <smile> I'm glad to hear it's not such a worrisome
> > > situation as initial posts suggested. Can you tell us
> > > (without giving away
> > > anything you're not supposed to) what's involved in making
> > > sure GPS will
> > > work with the upgraded BN and ultimately the PK? Does PDI
> > > let you load a
> > > trial version of GPS on a unit and play with it to see what
> > > happens, or
> > > what? Just curious how you guys work things like this out. <smile>
> > >
> > > Peggy
> > >
> > > At 08:25 PM 7/1/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >Peggy,
> > > >
> > > >We are pretty confident about getting the GPS working on the
> > > >BrailleNote PK and on the regular BrailleNote with Keysoft 6.1. The
> > > >latter is an easier task than the PK.
> > > >
> > > >As I said in my last post, these products have been
> > > announced but they
> > > >won't be available for a while, plenty of time for us to get GPS
> > > >working with them. PDI is completely supportive of having
> > > GPS on these
> > > >products and we definitely want to see all our neat features
> > > and more
> > > >on any new "BrailleNote versions.
> > > >
> > > >For Wendy's edification, the BrailleNote PK is the talk of
> > > the summer
> > > >shows. It is a state of the art, small PDA, which is running
> > > Keysoft.
> > > >It is an 18-cell unit with all the wireless bells and whistles. PDI
> > > >says in their press release that it will be out in the 4th quarter.
> > > >
> > > >Our BrailleNotes will not be left in the wake either as a
> > > major Keysoft
> > > >6 revision is slated to bring our current units into the
> > > wireless age
> > > >too. One benefit will be that your Earthmate receiver can
> > > plug straight
> > > >into a USB port or USB adapter and there will be no need for the
> > > >battery/serial cradle.
> > > >
> > > >We'll keep bringing you more and more benefits to location
> > > information.
> > > >
> > > >Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >At 05:37 PM 7/1/2004, you wrote:
> > > > >I tried to send this earlier this afternoon, but haven't
> > > seen it, so
> > > > >am trying again.
> > > > >
> > > > >I know there are still questions and issues about gps with the
> > > > >BrailleNote PK, but I'm wondering if Sendero has been
> > > involved in any
> > > > >testing of GPS on the regular BrailleNote with the
> > > upgraded Windows
> > > > >CE and the version 6 of Keysoft. I've already ordered GPS 3, and
> > > > >want to upgrade my BN when the time comes, but I don't want to
> > > > >upgrade only to find out that GPS won't work. Of course
> > > since the BN
> > > > >upgrade isn't out yet, it might be too soon to worry about
> > > that, but
> > > > >I just hope Sendero gets to try GPS with the upgraded bn
> > > before it's
> > > > >released, so we can have a definite yes or no answer
> > > before deciding
> > > > >whether or not to order. Again, I'm talking about the regular bn
> > > > >with the upgrade, not the pk.
> > > > >
> > > > >Peggy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >mailto:kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac
> > > > >MSN Messenger kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Michael G. May
> > > >
> > > >CEO Sendero Group
> > > >
> > > >Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS
> > > >Now distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The
> > > Tissot Silen-T
> > > >tactile watch and the ID Mate, bar code reader
> > > >
> > > >MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >http://www.SenderoGroup.com
> > > >
> > > >(530) 757-6800, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 Sendero
> > > >Group, LLC 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA
> > > >
> > > >Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North
> > > >Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West
> > >
> >mailto:kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac
> >MSN Messenger kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Michael G. May
>
> CEO Sendero Group
>
> Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS
> Now distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T
> tactile watch and the ID Mate, bar code reader
>
> MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.SenderoGroup.com
>
> (530) 757-6800, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
> Sendero Group, LLC
> 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA
>
> Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North
> Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West
>
>
>
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