Well, a couple new technologies will let batteries last longer but charge in seconds or minutes. That is no April Fool; the first is a special coating developed a few years ago and the second involves a new type of matrix for storing the energy or something like that. My point is that, as sad as it is, we may see charging in five minutes long before we see the software features.
On 3/31/11, Alana Jovanovski <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, that would be wonderful if that was true though. Imagine > if a notetaker could do all those things! > Until I read that last bit, I thought it was true! > Haha! > Maybe I'm just having wishful thinking! I was going to say, how > could a notetaker charge in 5 minutes? > Besides, I couldn't afford it, like many people at this stage. > If it was real, it would be worth it though, providing it kept up > to those standards without other problems. Great list Peter. > Humanware should really implement those features though. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > To: Alana Jovanovski <[email protected] > Date sent: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:13:41 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] HIMS and Humanware about to release? > > At the end of the message, it is stated that this is an April > Fool's > joke. No new notetaker is coming, unfortunately. Still, Peter > outlined > a set of features that would blow everything else away, were it > only > true! > > On 3/31/11, Alana Jovanovski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > Where did you get this information from? > What happens with current Apex users? > I thought all this stuff was going to be integrated into > existing > units as software features? > I don't think people can just switch notetakers. I mean, I > bought my Apex last year. It's great Humanware are listening, > but I think if this is something official, they should have let > us know when they released the original Apex. Just my thoughts. > Alana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: peter greco <[email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date sent: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:42:50 +1030 > Subject: [Braillenote] HIMS and Humanware about to release? > > HIMS and Humanware have got together to release tomorrow the > most > amazing braille notetaker ever! > The Make Sense Apex will be able to do everything both > notetakers > can now do and so much more!! > Creat Twitter and Facebook accounts, deal with capchas! > The Make Sense Apex will handle Flash, Java, javascript, > flicker, > youtube! > > Enter on a link in an email and you'll be taken there! > Read any type of document, PDF, DOCX! absolutely no problem! > Any other type of document, readable! > Play any type of media file! Most definitely! > Connect to any mobile phone, any conventional, mainstream PDA! > Work with Mac products, flaurlessly! > Connect to any p c the World knows! > > The Make Sense Apex will contain every feature that the Book > Sense has and the Victor Reader Stream too! > Battery life, 168 hours continuous use, yes, one entire week! > Charging will take only 5 minutes! > It's lighter than the current Apex. > There will be an SDK, a spokesman from the Make Sense Apex > Project said > "we do have an SDK but we anticipate no one will be able to > write > any scripts for this amazing product because we have thought of > and included every possible feature!" > > When you turn on the Make Sense Apex, it will display and or > speak, > not `file Manager" > Not "main menu". > It will display - speak everyone is going to love this! > > Get ready!! > > > > It will be displaying and or speaking > > > > > > > April Fool!! > > > Peter > > ___ > 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 > > > ___ > 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 > -- 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
