Yeah the keypad (telephone one I mean), was pretty cool and and quite comfortable to push the buttons.
----- Original Message ----- From: Zachary Kline <klinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:13:37 -0700Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question for all BraillePLUS owners;
also getting some window-shopping time with the BraillePlus
Hi,The Braille Plus keyboard isn't crampt, in my opinion. It feels
quite spacious compared to the BNS keyboard I remember.
The braille keys themselves are spaced wide enough for my finger
s to fit between them.
The keypad is a little close together, but no more so than anaverage chordless telephone, and a lot wider than some cell phones.
I'm not living in your area, so afraid I can't help with the loan
issue.
Best, Zack.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:48:59PM -0700, Rob Lambert wrote:
magnifier on my MacBook) and the keyboard looks cramped. I've still got a 15 year old Braille 'n Speak and I know what cramped keyboards are like because of it. LOL I have not updated in 15 years, and I really am looking at a new device, but i'm at...well...6 forks in the road. LOL. I'm looking very closely at the Braille Plus as one of the devices I'd like to get. So yeah is the keyboard on the BraillePlus cramped? Also, a good friend of mine told me that where she is if she needs to look at something such as the BraillePlus or Icon, that she can (in the sense of equipment loans for review purposes). I'm from Nevada and I'm not sure what we have here besides Easter Seals (which I heard on the news last week will be closing due to funding issues I think) and the NFB and I'm not sure if they have a tech lab or not. I know the local Blind Center only has the BrailleNote and PACmate (last I looked). What I'd like to do is to actually make a hard look at the device, but I can't make it to the conventions this summer due to my need to take the Praxis for my bachelors in special ed.I have seen some pictures of the Plus (I use a very powerful
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