Hi, Raul,A mobile reader is a device a person can use to take a picture of print material and there's software and a tts which speaks the text aloud.
There are currently two on the market--one from NFB and the other from Intel and sold by HumanWare.
I'm somewhat leery about buying either one. The former is dependent on a cell phone, and the latter is a stand-alone device and I wouldn't want to have to send it clear to Canada for repair.
I was hoping maybe HIMS and GW Micro could come up with a third alternative. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]>
To: "Book Sense Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:09 PM Subject: [GW-Booksense] mobile reader
Hello. I'm not sure what is meant by a moble reader. Many thanks. On 11/19/2009 4:09 PM, Terri Pannett wrote:Thank you, Raul. I understand now. Does GW Micro plan to offer a mobile reader? Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> To: "Book Sense Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamHi there. You cannot. In this case Curtis was referring to the Victor Reader Stream which he recently switched to since he no longer has a BookSense. So he used VS to signify Victor Stream. Hope this clears it up. On 11/18/2009 7:48 PM, Terri Pannett wrote:I thought you couldn't play NLS book using the BrailleSense Plus or VoiceSense. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Delzer" <[email protected]> To: "Rod Gowen" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Sandy Licht" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamNot so, the same book played in the VS does not play "end of side . . ." In fact when this happens, often syllables of the next part are cut off, maybe as much as a word or two. Curtis Delzer. HS. At Wednesday 11/18/2009 01:01 PM, Rod Gowen wrote:We certainly cannot blame the fact that we hear "End of Side" once in a while on the Book Sense or its firmware. That information is a part of the original recordings and it is entirely up to those who do the daisy markup to make sure that the daisy player is told to jump over such information by the use of a special mark in the file. If the person doing the markup misses it and then the quality control department also misses it, then we are going to be hearing the unwanted info. In other words, a book producer problem, not a Book Sense problem. Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Licht" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamCan we really blame the end of side messages on the BookSense? If they have been recorded, they are just... there to be played like any other part of the book. We all have our pet peeves, I suppose. At 08:06 AM 11/18/2009 -0800, you wrote:You had better luck than I did! I kept losing my place, and getting end of side messages while listening to the books. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Gowen" <[email protected]> To: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamHi Russ, I, as stated, am still using v1.0 and have listened to over 50 NLS books on it so far and can honestly say that I have never lost my bookmark or my place while reading, no lockups and no dropouts. One of these was the 800 megabyte, 75 hour Big Book Of Pulps and others were very short. I guess my biggest complaint, if I have one other than the pronounciation dictionary, is in regard to the low volume of the NLS books as compared to the volume of the book itself. I do have one question for GW and HIMS though. Why must we hear the TTS voice tell us the title of the book when it is fully loaded? After all, didn't we just hear the title before we pressed play? It seems totally unnecessary. In any case, I have had no problems with NLS books on this particular unit. Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamThe 1.0 was unusable when it comes to listening to nls books. I don't use playlists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Gowen" <[email protected]> To: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]>; "Rich Ring" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamI bought my Book Sense standard the first day they were for sale and have been using it every day since, with very few problems! I have not updated the original firmware, or, I should say that I have updated it (twice) and gone back to V1.0 each time. I went back because I want to use playlists and they did break that in the beta version. As for reading NLS books, I have never lost a bookmark or had abook refuse to play nor have I ever lost my place in one of them.I do not use audible, so cannot comment on that. I read my newspaper from NFB Newsline each morning and these have given me no problem either. I play a lot of books that I have ripped from CDs and converted to single files and have had no trouble with these to date. The one area that I would have to say that I am disappointed in is with the TTS pronounciation dictionary. Other than that, I will continue to enjoy my little unit and be waiting patiently for any fixes and new and exciting additions to the firmware that may be in the works and on the way. I will say, that, if I were in Rich's position, and having as many problems as he talks about having, I would be on the phone getting an RMA and a new unit! Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]>To: "Rich Ring" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor StreamI very seldom have a problem keeping my place reading an NLS book. I hit the pause button and then I turn it off. I've never used bookmarks, so I can't comment on them. I don't use audible books, either. The few times the BS didn't keep my place were my fault, not the BookSense. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Ring" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:24 AM Subject: [GW-Booksense] Why I have switched back to the Victor Stream Greetings all: I received my Booksense at the NFB convention in early July. Until last Wednesday, November 11, I have used it exclusively for all of my reading needs. I love its form factor. I love its navigation structure. I love the fact that it has a clock. I love its text to speech voices. However, I have simply been too frustrated by other issues to continue using the device. I shall name them here. 1. The device will not keep its place in any NLS book. If I load an NLS book, navigate to a chapter heading, read for a few minutes and then subsequently close that book, when I open the book again, I am always taken back to the beginning of the book, and this is frustrating. Certainly, I can find my place, but this behavior should not be. 2. Suppose I am reading an NLS book, and I turn the device off. Now, I turn it back on, and press "play" to start listening to the book. What often happens is you get this incredible machine gun noise. You can correct the problem by changing the navigation level, but again, this should not be. 3. My Booksense will never save bookmarks. 4. My Booksense is not honoring headings in Audible books. The reason I finally gave up on the unit is that I downloaded "Under the Dome" from Audible last week, and when the Booksense kept taking me back to the beginning of a part of the book, I'd simply had enough. I truly love this device, but until the firmware update is released, I will use the Stream, because it always holds my place, and it honors Audible headings. There is only so much frustration I can deal with, but I sincerely hope that these problems are addressed in the new firmware, and when that firmware is released, I'll update my machine as soon as I can. The trouble is, the Booksense used to keep its place in NLS books, why it no longer does is a mystery to me. I even reinstalled the firmware that came out in August, just to make sure. I have done more than one reset, even the reset where you depress the reset button and hold down the number 4 key. At this point in time, unless someone has a great need to use the device to read computer generated text, I cannot recommend this unit at all. I hope that with the next firmware update that I will be forced to change my mind. Thank you all. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4613 (20091116) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. 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If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message.If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message.If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. 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Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible) 11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. 12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. 13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vitalnecessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.(A)14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message.If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message.If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4615 (20091117) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comIf you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original senderonly. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-booksense in the body of the message.-- Raul A. Gallegos GW Micro Technical Support Team Voice 260-489-3671, Fax 260-489-2608 Web http://www.gwmicro.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. 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