Re: the playing field is evened out as Hims goes Android!
@SLJ: The version of Android that the device is using (Android 5 Lollipop) can totally be upgraded, according to the Blind Bargains CSUN17 podcast with HIMS. As far as I know. This is the only device that runs a version of Android other than KitKat with access to the Google Play Store. The NeoBraille runs Android 5.1, but it doesn't have access to the Play Store, instead having access to the Amazon app store instead.
For those curious, the device is using Vocalizer Expressive Samantha for the Braille Sense side, and for the Android side, it will use whatever TTS you have set for that. Keep in mind that this may change when the unit starts shipping in May. There is also an early adopter's price that I forgot to mention, which is $5,295, which will last until sometime in the future.
For those curious about the specs who did not read the announcement from HIMS or listen to the Blind Bargains podcast, the unit is running on a 2.1 GHZ octacore processor, have 64 GB
of onboard internal storage, 2 GB of RAM, and will support wireless charging, the same technology that's behind the Galaxy S6 and others. It also has a 12 megapixel camera, and the battery will last up to 17 hours on a single charge (the same as in the Braille Sense U2).
EDIT: Speaking of the U2, HIMS has also stated that their older Braille Sense products starting from the U2 onwards will still be actively supported, since it still has a big following, and the U2 does some things that the Polaris doesn't do by default, such as Macros, YouTube, and others.
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