Hello Jonathan. I have tried updating it but I get the message saying failed to update Braille Display. No word from Freedom Scientific yet. Can you help? Write to me off list if you can.
Thanks. Kawal. > On 11 Jun 2014, at 12:44 am, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: > > Hi Kawal, if your Focus Blue was new last year when you bought it, you can > update it. The only ones you can't update are the ones with whiz wheels, and > they stopped being sold in 2012. > Power 1 2 3 is a really cool feature for seamlessly switching between a > computer connected via USB and an iDevice connected with Bluetooth. Makes > handling texts etc a snap. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 11/06/2014, at 9:49 am, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I can't even update my Focus with the new 1 2 3 update even though I bought >> it last year! I just hope that the Braille really improves when the next IOS >> update comes. >> >> Kawal. >> >>> On 10 Jun 2014, at 10:47 pm, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi there >>> If I had it to do over again, I would wait a while before getting any of >>> the focuses. First of all, you have to use Windows to update them. That may >>> not be a problem for you, but it is a pain for me. Second of all, right now >>> some of us are experiencing really big problems. Focus display with getting >>> the focuses to pair with the Mac. I hear that is going to be changed when >>> next update comes around, and I sure hope so. >>> I do not have the same problems with my Braille edge 40. I had a problem >>> one time, and that took about two weeks to resolve. Just my two cents on >>> the matter. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> The Focus 40 Blue is a pretty good display. It does both bluetooth and USB >>>> for if yo were going to use it with the computer as well. Also, they have >>>> recently added the ability to switch between the two so you could go from >>>> the phone to the PC and back easily. I think the big issue might be >>>> whether or not voiceover supports using braille in other languages more so >>>> than the display, as I would assume all languages still use the same 6 or >>>> 8 dots of braille. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Daniel Smith >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:27 PM >>>> Subject: Bluetooth Braille Displays >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I'm in the research phase of purchasing a bluetooth braille display, and >>>> I'm looking for advice from my fellow visionaries. I've never owned a >>>> braille display, so I'm not too sure which models and brands are most >>>> reliable, popular, etc. >>>> >>>> What would you recommend for one whose primary use will be reading Braille >>>> in other languages (I'm a biblical studies student at Yale) ). I'd like it >>>> to be bluetooth so I don't need to deal with the additional wires, and I >>>> don't mind it being a bit larger, since I'll be using it primarily at >>>> home. >>>> >>>> Any and all advice is welcome. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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