hi,
Not correct. Victor Stream 2 doesn't have bluetooth connectivity, which is amazing if you use it together on the go with a dual pairable bluetooth headset on the go.
Book Sense xt has that feature, and I asume the new also will have that.

Brian

-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- From: Gary King
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 6:12 PM
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Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text

Humanware got a device out for $369 with the same basic feature set except
for OCR.  So, the OCR better be really good since you will be paying the
difference in price for that feature.

Gary King
w4...@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player
thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text


You think so? I'm surprised that Hims Inc can get a device as feature packed
as it is out the door for the price.


On 2 Jun 2014, at 11:31 am, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote:

the issue is that at this price, it is reasonable to expect the USB
file transfer technology of this decade not the previous one.  with
windows 8.1, people are gradually adopting and accepting Windows 8.  I
want a device that is future focused and ready for the computers of
today and tomorrow not geared for a computing environment of
yesteryear.  Earlier this year, USB 3.1 was released as an official
specification.  It is fully backward compatible and supports
connectors inserted in both ways like Apple's Lightning port.

The FM radio seems to be a cheep add on to add to a specification
sheet.  Those that are brand loyal to Hims will likely demand it as an
FM radio was in its previous generation portable book reader.
Personally, I'm bloodless when it comes to choosing devices.  Just
because I bought a device from one company in the past doesn't mean I
should buy the replacement device from them.

Kelly



On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
Honestly, all this fuss about a FM radio, everyone knows that a FM radio in
a device such as this - whether it be a Phone or similar - is bound to be
inferior to a dedicated FM radio.

The only real reason I can think of that Hims Inc would bother putting one of these into their products is because they can, a bit like Tecsun giving
you 3,000 memories into a radio, not because they particularly serve any
practical purpose having that many, just because Tecsun can do it.

Its the OCR and associated functionality that I would think is more
appealing about this equipment than a FM radio.


On 2 Jun 2014, at 10:05 am, Gary King <w4...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

If the FM radio in the Blaze EZ is not any better than the one in the
BookSense XT, then it won't be much. The FM radio in the BookSense is not
very sensitive, and the signal must be very strong to keep it in stereo
mode. The FM radio in my old Nokia N82 cell phone picks up weak stations
better using the same earphones as the antenna.

Gary King
w4...@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan"
<grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGives
Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text


I guess the problem is that Hims Inc has made a device that they hope will appeal to a mass market, I myself could well do without a FM and Internet radio, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard someone say Yesterday that
they were going to buy this device because of its FM radio, what's the
use!

On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:01 am, Adrien Collins <adriencollins22...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hi

For us in Europe I have just calculated that the cost of
this gadget will be around £400, not bad but as we already
have the internet radio on our vr streams mark 2, I am only
really interested in the ocr and epub and other reading
functions, apart from an I device what else would cover
these features? It looks very good though.

Regards

Adrien


-----Original Message-----
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On
Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:00 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant
Access to Printed Text

I can quite understand that, one of the most sensitive AM
radios on the planet today, you can then buy the other
product when your moneybox is full again to read the CC 2E
manual <smile>.


On 31 May 2014, at 4:21 am, Dennis <dennis...@gmail.com>
wrote:

not a problem. you are one of my favorites.i think i would
rather spend my money on a new cc radio 2.
On 5/30/2014 1:02 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
sorry about repeating everything you wrote <smile>.

On 31 May 2014, at 3:49 am, Dennis <dennis...@gmail.com>
wrote:

for everyones information on price. i just looked at the
website and if you order before june 30 its $695 after that
its $749. if you order before may 31, you get free shipping.
it ships in late june. i almost dropped the hammer and
ordered one just now. but i cant help wanting to wait and
see the reviews on it sence i already have a booksence that
i payed $500 for and i just don't know if i'd get my monys
worth from buying the blaze.this is just my 2 penny's worth.
On 5/30/2014 12:14 PM, Paul Hunt wrote:
Hello everyone. I'll have to see it and try it on
documents that really challenge solutions like Openbook,
Kurzweil 1000 and the combination of the IPhone 5S, Prizmo
and the standscan pro. Results need to be much much better
than the other solutions before I would buy it.

On May 30, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Gerardo Corripio
<gera1...@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyone post the video? I guess I didn't pay attention
to the past thread, thus missed it.

El 30/05/2014 09:30 a.m., Dane Trethowan escribió:
Only advantage in waiting a bit is that you hear what
others are saying, read reviews etc, I won't be able to get
one for quite some time - even if I wanted one - but -
judging by the Youtube video I referred to earlier - we're
going to see some most interesting chatter regarding this
machine in the weeks and months ahead.

On 31 May 2014, at 12:27 am,
Dennis<dennis...@gmail.com>  wrote:

well it clames it has internet radio listening
cabability. not sure what that means. it also has a fm
radio. it seams pretty interesting, but i don't know if i'll
drop the over $700 for the thing. its over $700 because they
charge shipping. the other thing that bothers me is unlike
other technology these things don't go down in price. so if
you don't buy it right away and want to wait, it doesn't
matter because the price won't go down. i guess they are
counting on a lot of agency perchases.
On 5/30/2014 9:15 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote:
Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like
Ootunes like the victor.



-----Original Message----- From: Dennis
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized
Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired
Near-instant Access to Printed Text

oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when
it came out i
figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to
$1000. i just wonder
if the media player is better than the booksence
was. it has a lot of
other features that the booksence does and i just
wonder if they are
improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50
less than when it came
out a few years ago. i would have thought it would
have come down a
little more than that.
On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Did you think it would be more expensive?

That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will
be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder.

On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm,
Dennis<dennis...@gmail.com>  wrote:

wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought
it would be.
On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS
-Inc/prweb11897781.htm


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Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
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