Some of these barriers may also be perception related. To a group of people who may not be as confident or tech savvy, Having a special made device exclusive to their perceived needs may be a marketing draw all on it's own. Personally, I'd much rather have the universal access principles applied to a main stream product as I'm cheap and stingy with my own coin. On 22-Aug-09, at 1:01 PM, Rich Ring wrote:
> > I would have to say you are correct. I do think, however, that > there are > individuals for whom they serve a purpose, especially those who need a > device that does not entail all that a computer does. I would love > an Apple > net book. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0...@charter.net> > To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:46 AM > Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate > > > > I think in general the days of the specialty note taker are numbered. > You can get a net book at a much cheaper price and it does a lot more. > The only time someone might consider one of these now is if they > really need a braille keyboard or a braille display, and even then, > there are other options. Other than that, there is no advantage to one > of these specialty devices. Hopefully Apple will eventually come out > with a net book. > On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > >> The Pac Mate is a different species of critter. Street Talk was a >> funky piece of software, at least now they're using something from >> Sendero group. But the Pac Mate as a machine is unstable and way >> too large. I know this is off topic, but the Braille Sense Plus is >> far better. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John Sanfilippo >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:40 AM >> Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate >> >> personal opinion, >> >> The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing I >> like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the ability >> to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. The >> braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my opinion. >> >> My experience with the pac mate and street talk, is that: >> >> 1, the gps receiver provided with the package can be far too tardy >> in tracking satelites, or being tracked by them, take your pick. >> >> 2, you need a blue tooth card installed in one of the cf slots, and >> your maps installed in the other, which means you need to do some >> jiggling around and setting up before you can get going. >> >> 3, I found that the entire setup was a hoffible drain on the pm >> battery. This is true on the cel phone as well, but at least there, >> I can bring along a spare battery and there is no setup. >> >> My two cents. >> >> js >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John G. Heim >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:11 PM >> Subject: iphone vs pac mate >> >> >> I am thinking of selling my Pac Mate in favor of an iphone. My main >> question >> is whether I can get a comperable GPS system to a Pac Mate with >> StreetTalk. >> >> >> >> >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
