Hello there,
I am in the same boat as you. The new braille sense certainly seems
like a better option. All of the points you mentioned here I have
heard from other Touch users. I'm not saying it's a bad device, but if
I'm shelling that kind of money out of my pocket, I want a device that
is going to be quick, reliable, and meet all of my expectations.
Thanks,
Paul
On 4/24/17, Zachary Morris <morriszachary99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I heard all of the presentations about the Polaris, it seemed
like a great device for me. The voice may not be the greatest,
but I will mostly have speech off except for reading emails
sometimes. But also, here's what I've heard about the Touch that
sounds terrible.
1. TouchBraille sucks, you have to recalibrate it so often.
2. Apps crash like crazy on that device, one person had five
apps crash at the same time.
3. The battery life sucks, from what I've heard. Only six
hours?
4. I don't need a touchscreen, and the Polaris does have a
screen, but not as big as the Touch.
Though the Touch seems like a decent device, I just feel that it
doesn't meet my expectations from being a good notetaker. I'm
not saying that you're wrong for liking it, I'm just putting my
reasons why I think it's not a good notetaker for me.
Thanks,
Zach
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Hendrickson <louvins@xxxxxxxxx
To: notetakerinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:38:16 -0500
Subject: [notetakerinfo] Re: Thoughts on the B2G
I may not like the touch for reasons of my own, but I'd still
take the
touch over the polaris. I heard a presentation on the polaris
and
thought the device wasn't that good. Just because it runs a
newer
version of android doesn't mean its better. I don't like that
the
polaris doesn't have any kind of visual screen. Also, for me,
the
polaris had way to many buttons on it. Also, from the
presentation I
heard, the voice on the device sounded like a piece of crap. The
nice
thing about the touch, were the voices on it were very clear, it
could
connect to wifi extremely fast. I had no problems with the
processor
on the touch, I was just upset that I couldn't install certain
apps.
Even though I may return my touch, doesn't mean I won't be
interested
in hearing any new updates that will be coming along. I'm not
exactly
sure even if I will return the touch. I'm just considering it.
There
are several apps that work very well on the touch. I like using
Skype
on the device and pandora, and youtube. Reading bookshare books
also
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On 4/24/17, Zachary Morris <morriszachary99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Josh,
I thought you said, on a different email list, that you were
going to return the Touch because you thought it sucked. I was
actually thinking about getting a BrailleSense Polaris, which is
coming out later next month, with much better hardware.
Thanks,
Zach
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Hendrickson <louvins@xxxxxxxxx
To: notetakerinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:12:36 -0500
Subject: [notetakerinfo] Re: Thoughts on the B2G
I would not get A B2G at all. The touch is a much better
device.
I
have only had my touch a short time, but it really works well.
It
connects to wifi extremely quickly, and I can use apps like
pandora,
skype, and youtube. I have heard from people who have had a
b2gg,
but the device isn't google certified yet. I'd go with the
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On 4/24/17, Zachary Morris <morriszachary99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all,
I'm a new member on this list, my name is Zachary Morris. I
have
a friend who uses a B2G, and he said that it was a decent
device,
after being out for over a year, and I would like to know any
other people's thoughts on this braille device, if any of you
have one.
Thanks,
Zach
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