What you are talking about is an sdk for programmers to use to write software which would be able to be installed on the bn; timers, extensions to keyplus, and some handy little utilities come immediately to mind. That is the only way to do it; if keychat still has as many bugs as it does, I doubt the hw programmers have time to write optional software that can be purchased for little money like Apple or Android apps can be.
I agree that a much broader range of software would make the bn a much more competitive product in today's blindmess tech market. Imagine if it offered even a few dozen optional (and cheap) applications, things that are not a part of keysoft but can be purchased but that are not $200 a piece (they want $200 for a dictionary... really?) No one else does that, with the arguable exception of the PacMate, though that is really just Talks on top of Windows Mobile with a braille display attached. On 12/18/10, jd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello List: > > Looking the development of > most PDA's and the forecasts for their future puts apts as a very > major component. The BrailleNote has implanted aps, like KeyWeb > and Keyword, and a couple of apts that can be purchased, GPS and > dictionary, but no others. For the BrailleNote to grow in > functionality the choice of apts needs to grow and to become not > only implanted apts, but to work with web-based apts. I do hope > that Humanware is up to doing this. > > A good start would be develop a development tool for programmers. > > Or, perhaps Apple may develop a device with braille input and > output? > > > JD Townsend > Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth > Helping the light dependent to see. > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
