John, Yes you are correct. It sounds like it will cost quit a bit for that cool feature. I would like to think that if a 802.11 wireless card works in a voice note. Then a Bluetooth wireless card would work. They did not mention this in the interview though. Scott At 09:25 PM 7/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Scott, >I read the press release about the pk at >http://www.pulsedata.com/about/news/news300604.asp >and what I am getting out of that is if you had a wireless phone with >internet browser that does not talk , which I do have, and you liked the pk >internet browser that does talk to your phone via bluetooth which my phone >has bluetooth and the pk has bluetooth the browser in the pk would be >accessible with speech and would be connecting to the internet through the >modem in the phone. >Sort of a long way around the horn but what ever works. >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Scott E Ford" <w8sef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:44 PM >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > John, > > In the same anouncement of the Braille note Pk. They also anounced an > > upgrade for the current Braille note and boice note users. The upgrade > > will be a two part upgrrade. one part will be the OS or windwos CE. The > > second part will be keysoft. This will make the BN and VN compatible >with > > 802.11 wireless cards. This will also be the same software that the BN PK > > will be running. I did not hear any mention about a bluetooth card being > > compatible with the BN or VN though. However at least you will have a > > wireless option. All Braille note and Voice Notes sold now will get the > > upgrade for free when it is released. Later. > > Scott > > At 08:28 PM 7/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: > > >I read that the braille note pk will be able to work to a phone providing >an > > >wireless internet connection via bluetooth and use the internet browser >in > > >the braille note pk which is supposed have speech. I do not read >braille! > > >I do not thinkk that the voice note can do this. > > >John > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Carlos and Derek" <cetaylor1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:12 PM > > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > > > > > > > Just going from what I heard on ACB radio's main menu interview with > > > > Jonathan Mosen, the braille note pk will not be offered with out a >braille > > > > display because they feel the voice note already meets this need. > > > > > > > > > > > > Carlos and Seeing Eye Dog Derek > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:57 PM > > > > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Charles, > > > > Is the new braille note pk going to be offered as a voice note pk >without > > > > braille as well? John > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:42 PM > > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > > > > > > > > > > No we wouldn't get rid of the CD's just add the option to get the >maps > > > > > on DVD's if one prefers them instead. This is all hypothetical at > > > > > this time. Mike and I need to discuss this and see if we can offer > > > > > both a CD option as well as a DVD option. > > > > > > > > > > Charles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:16 AM 7/11/2004, you wrote: > > > > > >Charles: > > > > > > > > > > > >The majority of us do not have DVD players unless we got a new >drive > > > > > >or system recently. For my sake at least, I hope the CD is not >going > > > > > >the > > > > way > > > > > >of the 8 track player. Most of us that will be using the Sendero >GPS > > > > system > > > > > >are blind or visually impaired and do not need the video capability > > > > > >of a DVD. Besides, since all the maps will not fit on the Braille > > > > > >Note at one time anyway and we put them on the hard drive to >download > > > > > >to the Braille Note when we need them, the CD's get taken out only >if > > > > > >we need to restore > > > > to > > > > > >the hard drive. > > > > > > > > > > > >Rich Irwin > > > > > >rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > >From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charles La > > > > > >Pierre > > > > > >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:58 AM > > > > > >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hello Todd, > > > > > > > > > > > >I agree with you we should probably offer the CD bundle as a DVD > > > > > >option > > > > for > > > > > >those users who have a DVD drive. Mike experimented with creating > > > > > >some DVD's for the Beta users and it didn't do so well, I think >Mike > > > > > >recorded them in a format which would only work on his DVD. In any > > > > > >case we will look into this as an option. Unfortunately the 8 CD's > > > > > >wouldn't quite fit onto a single DVD which made it less attractive, > > > > > >but 2 DVD's are better environmentally than 8 CD's. I will discuss > > > > > >this with Mike. > > > > > > > > > > > >Charles. > > > > > > > > > > > >At 01:57 AM 7/11/2004, you wrote: > > > > > > >Hello, Mike M.! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thank you for being very well-detailed on what you have said >shown > > > > > > >below. That helps us better understand what it is all about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I should like to suggest something. What is it, eh? What about > > > > replacing > > > > > > >the CDs with DVDs? That would mean less bulk. How? We have >eight > > > > > > >CDs now, but if we replaced them with DVDs, we would have say two > > > > > > >or three, depending upon how much space the maps take. I think >it > > > > > > >is something > > > > that > > > > > > >will do better for Sendero. What do y'all think? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Todd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > >From: Michael May <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:14:09 -0700 > > > > > > > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new >version > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Let me address several questions posed in recent emails. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The first batch of Version 3s are shipping today. Hey, they >even > > > > have > > > > > > > >Braille labels on them this time. You get a folder with 8 map > > > > > > > >CDs > > > > and a > > > > > > > >paper envelope with a CD containing the POIs, document files >and > > > > > > > >the > > > > > >30-day > > > > > > > >full Version. Within 2 weeks, you will get your serialized > > > > > > > >version > > > > by > > > > > > > >email. We will get it to you before leaving for Hawaii Mary > > > > > > > >Ellen. > > > > If > > > > > > > >anyone has trouble copying maps to a Compact Flash card, you >can > > > > always > > > > > > > >send me the card and we will do it. You really want to do this > > > > > > > >from > > > > a PC > > > > > >or > > > > > > > >laptop and not from one card to another on the BN. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Make sure and Read the ReadMe file and the manual too if you >want > > > > > > > >the entire scoop. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 07:55 AM 7/9/2004, you wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi, guys. I have a couple of questions about GPS 3, since I > > > > > > > >>know > > > > it's > > > > > > > >>starting to ship. Are we getting the version on the CD's > > > > themselves, > > > > > >along > > > > > > > >>with the maps and POI, or will the CD's just have the maps and > > > > > > > >>POI > > > > and > > > > > >the > > > > > > > >>version 3 will be emailed to us? Will we be getting the > > > > > > > >>serialized version, or is it just the 30-day trial version at > > > > > > > >>this point? Not > > > > sure > > > > > >if > > > > > > > >>those who said they got an email saying theirs had been >shipped > > > > > > > >>have received them, or if just Mike can answer this, but >thought > > > > > > > >>I'd toss > > > > it > > > > > > > >>out, since this list is entirely too quiet. <grin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>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 > > > > > > > > > > > >Charles M. La Pierre CTO > > > > > >Sendero Group, LLC > > > > > > > > > > > >Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W > > > > > > > > > > Charles M. La Pierre CTO > > > > > Sendero Group, LLC > > > > > > > > > > Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott E Ford > > > > > > Scott E Ford