Will the keyboard and the case for the braille Plus dock be as nice as the ones for the Icon? On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:04:12 -0500, stacey robinson wrote: >Hi Jenny, >It sounds really nice. >Can't wait till the ones for the braille plus are out. > >Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley >In Tennessee. >staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jenny Axler" <jaxler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 8:21 PM >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: I touched the docking station > > >>The front piece is actually a wrist rest. The keyboard is slanted even >>if >>the wrist rest is folded under, but you're right, it slants a bit more >>when the wrist rest is folded out. I am extremely criticalabout >>keyboards, and i really love the keyboard on the dock. The casing is >>tapered, so it slants a bit, and there is some contrast between the rows >> >>of keys, not quite as flat as a laptop, and the way the keys >>press--well, >>i just can't describe it, but you'll not be disappointed. >> >>It does come with a carrying case, yes. The wrist rest does not serve >>as >>a handle, but the carrying case has both a grip handle, and a carry >>strap. >>Another thing i love about the carrying case is that it has a velcro >>pocket on the outside of the case rather than inside, and the pocket has >> >>some depth to it. So, you can carry around the charger, maybe some day >>a >>Braille display, etc, without pressing against the keys or making the >>case >>too bulky to close. >> >>Jenny >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Paul Henrichsen" <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 4:20 PM >>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: I touched the docking station >> >> >>>Hi, guys. Unless they have changed this, one of the things I liked about >>> >>>the >>>docking station I saw last summer at the ACB convention was the pull >>>down >>>front piece that causes the docking station to slant upward like a >>>keyboard. >>>The piece folds into the front of the unit if you don't want to use it, >>>but >>>you can pull it down to raise the front of the unit up. >>> >>> >>>Paul Henrichsen >>>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer >>>(800) 894-5374 >>>Press 5 then 2 >>>or: (888) 995-9905 >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chase crispin >>>Sent: Friday, January 02, 1970 11:32 AM >>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: I touched the docking station >>> >>>How thick were the docking stations? I really wish that I went to CSUN! >>>On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:28:53 -0500, Michael D. Barber wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Hello everyone: I stopped at the Levelstar booth at CSUN and got to >>>>touch >>>>the docking station. It is going to be awesome. They said it would be >>>>shopped May 15. I really believe this truly will help to make the Icon >>>>the >>>>note taker/organizer of choice when people see it. >>>>I typed on the qwerty keyboard and it felt very nice. It will fit very >>>>comfortably on my lap when i type. >>>> >>>>I'm thrilled about all the added advantages we will see, such as the >>>>extended battery life, continual charging, ethernet port, function keys >>>>which get us to various applications, etc. >>>> >>>>Michael Barber >>>> >>>>Icon Discuss Mailing List >>>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>>> >>>>To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>>>the subject line to: >>>> >>>>icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>>To post to this list, send your message to: >>>> >>>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>> >>>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>>>Braille +, Visit >>>>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>>>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>>>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>>>Visit the APH FAQ page at >>>>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >>> >>> >>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >>>signature >>>database 2953 (20080317) __________ >>> >>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>>http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >>>signature >>>database 2953 (20080317) __________ >>> >>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>>http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>>Icon Discuss Mailing List >>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>> >>>To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>>the >>>subject line to: >>> >>>icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>>To post to this list, send your message to: >>> >>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>>Braille >>>+, Visit >>>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>>Visit the APH FAQ page at >>>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>Checked by AVG. >>>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1332 - Release Date: >>>3/17/2008 10:48 AM >>> >>> >> >>Icon Discuss Mailing List >>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >> >>To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>the >>subject line to: >> >>icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>To post to this list, send your message to: >> >>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>Braille >>+, Visit >>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>Visit the APH FAQ page at >>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >> > > >Icon Discuss Mailing List >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss > >To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >the subject line to: > >icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To post to this list, send your message to: > >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >Braille +, Visit >the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >Visit the APH FAQ page at >http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html