The maestro is the note taker from Visuaide, yes, that is correct. It is going to give the rest of em a run for their money, thou knowest. Mary Ellen Earls ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Kozlik" <lisak70@xxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 9:32 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: the maestro > Mary Ellen, > > I've heard that Visuaide will be releasing a notetaker of their own. Is that > what the Maestro is supposed to be? > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 11:41 AM > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: the maestro > > > The maestro is going to be put out by Visuaide and probably there'll be some > sort of announcement when it comes out and likely there is someone on this > list who gets the Visuaide's newsletter. > Anyway, the best thing to do is probably wait about 6 weeks and see what the > convensions bring because that is when the summer shows start and go up on > visuaide's site > www.visuaide.com and look under the "what's new" part and just keep checking > back over the summer. > I happened to be at the presentation at csun and believe me, when Maestro > hits the market, the other 2 main manufacturers will really begin to start > thinking. > I am going to get one maybe next fall, but it certainly will not take the > place of my precious bn but it will be something I can use in the kitchen > with my recipes. > Mary Ellen Earls > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:43 AM > Subject: [gps-talkusers] the maestro > > > > Hi all, > > > > Here is John's message cleaned up. > > > > > > > > Hi all as a braille note gps user but at the moment I am without it as > > water was spilled on it and it's back in repair I must as a piano tuner > and= > > > > a heavy user of the gps the braille note gps is really very vercatile but > > in the uk hear the map data is strange and creating routes is hopeless. I > > have heard that in the late summer a new talking pda called the maestro > > will be out with bluetooth and wireless connection. I understand gps will > > be able to be used but how accessible it is I do not know. the talks > > wayfinder gps on the nokia 3650 is useable but surely you cannot beat the > > braille output when walking about but I like the small speaker that > someone= > > > > said about that you can have near your ear. I understand the maestro will > > be a braille output as well and if the display gets damaged you can > > purchase for $3,300.00 for another one. the maestro should be aout =A33000 > or= > > just > > under so it is very interesting with this development. I think it will be > > sold by Sight and sound and blazie. > > > > > > I have a couple of comments about this message. Blazie is no longer > > in existence, so this makes me doubt the veracity of this message. > > The product may be coming, but the company that sells it is wrong. > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp@xxxxxxxxx > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. > > Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > > >