Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
I agree with you but on this occasion unfortunately much of the technology the device uses just wasn't around or it just wasn't practical to put into a device its size ten years ago, the camera for example, in 2004 Camera Phones were a fairly new thing, I saw my first Camera phone a year earlier and I think that was only half a pixal if that. On 3 Jun 2014, at 5:22 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
Now you've got something there, the VR Stream! should have been out 10 years ago, fancy a device in this day and age not having Bluetooth? I wonder what the people who designed the second generation VR Stream were thinking, is it something that can be turned on with a future firmware update? Is it part of the hardware set? On 3 Jun 2014, at 5:27 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
lossless wireless streaming of music
Hi all I know this kind of thing has been talked about a lot but I am new to this. Ive never had to look at this so Im starting from scratch. Im perhaps considering streaming music from my computer to my hifi system in another room. At present I have a too long cable doing the same but I am picking up a slight hum on the system. I have a wireless adaptor on my computer. Could I use it to do this or do I need something else on the computer side. Then of course at the the wifi side you would need some kind of DAC wireless capability? Sound quality is very important to me so I am wondering whether it is possible to stream music wirelessly in lossless format? In other words is the quality the same as using a direct cable connection? Andre
RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
It may need the radio or how ever that works if it doesn't have it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:49 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text Now you've got something there, the VR Stream! should have been out 10 years ago, fancy a device in this day and age not having Bluetooth? I wonder what the people who designed the second generation VR Stream were thinking, is it something that can be turned on with a future firmware update? Is it part of the hardware set? On 3 Jun 2014, at 5:27 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
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hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
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Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
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Ah you're just too funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
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this along with the mp3 player in the xt not being as good really makes me edgy about this being a good product. when they added voice commands to the xt it worked for a short time. then they did another fermware upgrade and the voice commands went away. at least on mine. they should have a much easier method of upgrading fermware on those devices. On 6/3/2014 11:23 AM, Gary King wrote: The Blaze EZ will have Bluetooth, but not the latest version. I hope it will be better implemented than it is in the BookSense XT. You can't control the BookSense from a headset. I've had trouble keeping a Bluetooth connection with my XT and my Plantronics 590 headset. I have no such trouble with the same headset and my iPad or iPod Touch. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:27 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
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Gosh! The least they could do would be to include a gps with realtime updates, lol. oh and... naah, better not suggest that as this is a family friendly list lol. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Ah you're just too funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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.
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
The Blaze EZ will have Bluetooth, but not the latest version. I hope it will be better implemented than it is in the BookSense XT. You can't control the BookSense from a headset. I've had trouble keeping a Bluetooth connection with my XT and my Plantronics 590 headset. I have no such trouble with the same headset and my iPad or iPod Touch. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:27 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
Indeed, that's the very least they could do. On 4 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gosh! The least they could do would be to include a gps with realtime updates, lol. oh and... naah, better not suggest that as this is a family friendly list lol. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Ah you're just too funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
Fwd: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZs wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters M, R and B give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter O for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59 x 2.31 x 0.64 / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Flash Card. This card will work in the Blaze EZ. Speed Class Rating: UHS Speed Class 1. Read Speed: up to 90MB/s. Write Speed: up to 35MB/s. Features: 128GB capacity for superior storage vs. SDHC Ideal for SDXC capable Ultrabooks, Hi-Megapixel cameras, DSLRs and HD video recorders Class 10 rating; Great for action photography, burst mode shooting and recording hours of HD video. SDXC-12800. $99.99 For additional questions, or any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone during our business hours, or by email any time. Thank you very much. Kind Regards, Pat Ferguson v/p Marketing and Sales Ferguson Technologies, Inc. 205 Joliet Ave., S. E. Suite 101 De Smet, SD. 57231-2411 Phone: 605-854-9280 Email: sa...@fergusontechnologiesinc.net web sites: http://www.fergusontechnologiesinc.net http://www.scanacan.com SCANACAN For Windows, SCANACAN Professional Olympus Recorders, PlexTalk Products, BookSense Standard and XT models, HumanWare Products, Window-Eyes, GoBibles, tech support on all products we carry, custom built computers and more. We specialize in the best and most affordable products for you. text of forwarded message ends: John
Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ’s wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters “M”, “R” and “B” give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter “O” for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more… Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59” x 2.31” x 0.64” / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Flash Card. This card will work in the Blaze EZ. Speed Class Rating: UHS Speed Class 1. Read Speed: up to 90MB/s. Write Speed: up to 35MB/s. Features: 128GB capacity for superior storage vs. SDHC Ideal for SDXC capable Ultrabooks, Hi-Megapixel cameras, DSLRs and HD video recorders Class 10 rating; Great for action photography, burst mode shooting and recording hours of HD video. SDXC-12800. $99.99 For additional questions, or any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone during our business hours, or by email any time. Thank you very much. Kind Regards, Pat Ferguson v/p Marketing and Sales Ferguson Technologies, Inc. 205 Joliet Ave., S. E. Suite 101 De Smet, SD. 57231-2411 Phone: 605-854-9280 Email: sa...@fergusontechnologiesinc.net web sites: http://www.fergusontechnologiesinc.net http://www.scanacan.com SCANACAN For Windows, SCANACAN Professional Olympus Recorders, PlexTalk Products, BookSense Standard and XT models, HumanWare Products, Window-Eyes, GoBibles, tech support on all products we carry, custom built computers and more. We specialize in the best and most affordable products for you. text of forwarded message ends: John ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741
Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ’s wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters “M”, “R” and “B” give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter “O” for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more… Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59” x 2.31” x 0.64” / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Flash Card. This card will work in the Blaze EZ. Speed Class Rating: UHS Speed Class 1. Read Speed: up to 90MB/s. Write Speed: up to 35MB/s. Features: 128GB capacity for superior storage vs. SDHC Ideal for SDXC capable Ultrabooks, Hi-Megapixel cameras, DSLRs and HD video recorders Class 10 rating; Great for action photography, burst mode shooting and recording hours of HD video. SDXC-12800. $99.99 For additional questions, or any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone during our business hours, or by email any time. Thank you very much. Kind Regards, Pat Ferguson v/p Marketing and Sales Ferguson Technologies, Inc. 205 Joliet Ave., S. E. Suite 101 De Smet, SD. 57231-2411 Phone: 605-854-9280 Email: sa...@fergusontechnologiesinc.net web sites: http://www.fergusontechnologiesinc.net http://www.scanacan.com SCANACAN For Windows, SCANACAN Professional Olympus Recorders, PlexTalk Products, BookSense Standard and XT models, HumanWare Products, Window-Eyes, GoBibles, tech support on all products we carry,
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGivesBlindandVisuallyImpaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
Dennis, The Voice Recognition feature went away because HIMS claimed that it wasn't being used by many of their customers. They licensed voice recognition from another company, and they didn't want to continue paying the license fee. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Dennis dennis...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:28 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGivesBlindandVisuallyImpaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text this along with the mp3 player in the xt not being as good really makes me edgy about this being a good product. when they added voice commands to the xt it worked for a short time. then they did another fermware upgrade and the voice commands went away. at least on mine. they should have a much easier method of upgrading fermware on those devices. On 6/3/2014 11:23 AM, Gary King wrote: The Blaze EZ will have Bluetooth, but not the latest version. I hope it will be better implemented than it is in the BookSense XT. You can't control the BookSense from a headset. I've had trouble keeping a Bluetooth connection with my XT and my Plantronics 590 headset. I have no such trouble with the same headset and my iPad or iPod Touch. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:27 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGivesBlindandVisuallyImpaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
thanks gary. i didn't know that. they didn't even give it enough time to clame that i don't think. and why they thought it would in the first place is strange. On 6/3/2014 12:37 PM, Gary King wrote: Dennis, The Voice Recognition feature went away because HIMS claimed that it wasn't being used by many of their customers. They licensed voice recognition from another company, and they didn't want to continue paying the license fee. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Dennis dennis...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:28 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGivesBlindandVisuallyImpaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text this along with the mp3 player in the xt not being as good really makes me edgy about this being a good product. when they added voice commands to the xt it worked for a short time. then they did another fermware upgrade and the voice commands went away. at least on mine. they should have a much easier method of upgrading fermware on those devices. On 6/3/2014 11:23 AM, Gary King wrote: The Blaze EZ will have Bluetooth, but not the latest version. I hope it will be better implemented than it is in the BookSense XT. You can't control the BookSense from a headset. I've had trouble keeping a Bluetooth connection with my XT and my Plantronics 590 headset. I have no such trouble with the same headset and my iPad or iPod Touch. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:27 AM Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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 To: PC Audio Discussion List 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
Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Better Bluetooth 3.0 than Bluetooth 2.0, at least the band width's better. Yes Bluetooth 4.01 would be most refreshing but perhaps there are some issues in the implementation or perhaps the hardware could be updated in the future? I'm only speculating of course but perhaps some compromises have yet again been made to get the product out the door for the price it is and - as has been stated - I'm more interested in the OCR side of things but still very pleased that a version of Bluetooth better than 2.0 is being used. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:40 am, Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net wrote: But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ’s wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters “M”, “R” and “B” give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter “O” for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more… Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59” x 2.31” x 0.64” / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Flash Card. This card will work in the Blaze EZ. Speed Class Rating: UHS Speed Class 1. Read Speed: up to 90MB/s. Write Speed: up to 35MB/s. Features: 128GB capacity for superior storage vs. SDHC Ideal for SDXC capable Ultrabooks, Hi-Megapixel cameras, DSLRs and HD video recorders Class 10 rating; Great for action photography, burst mode shooting and recording hours of
RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Oh yeah that would be even more epic! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary King Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 1:41 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ's wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters M, R and B give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter O for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59 x 2.31 x 0.64 / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Flash Card. This card will work in the Blaze EZ. Speed Class Rating: UHS Speed Class 1. Read Speed: up to 90MB/s. Write Speed: up to 35MB/s. Features: 128GB capacity for superior storage vs. SDHC Ideal for SDXC capable Ultrabooks, Hi-Megapixel cameras, DSLRs and HD video recorders Class 10 rating; Great for action photography, burst mode shooting and recording hours of HD video. SDXC-12800. $99.99 For additional questions, or any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone during our business hours, or by email any time. Thank you very much. Kind Regards, Pat Ferguson v/p Marketing and Sales Ferguson Technologies, Inc. 205 Joliet Ave., S. E. Suite 101 De Smet, SD. 57231-2411
RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Very true. I don't like that idea of compromising just to get the thing out the door though. Dude, just take your time with it, make it way epic, and it'll be even more cool. If it is so they did that that is. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Better Bluetooth 3.0 than Bluetooth 2.0, at least the band width's better. Yes Bluetooth 4.01 would be most refreshing but perhaps there are some issues in the implementation or perhaps the hardware could be updated in the future? I'm only speculating of course but perhaps some compromises have yet again been made to get the product out the door for the price it is and - as has been stated - I'm more interested in the OCR side of things but still very pleased that a version of Bluetooth better than 2.0 is being used. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:40 am, Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net wrote: But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ's wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters M, R and B give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter O for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Battery Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Ion battery. More than 12 hours battery life, Free spare battery included. Size 4.59 x 2.31 x 0.64 / 116.7 x 58.9 x 16.3 mm Weight 0.30 lbs / 138g. Shipping Weight: Aprox 3 LBS. Shipping/handling is Extra. HWBZ-7495. $695.00 128GB SDXC Flash Card: 128GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity
RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
A storage card capacity of 128GB sounds good though. You could get a lot of audio books and music on that. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 03 June 2014 19:45 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very true. I don't like that idea of compromising just to get the thing out the door though. Dude, just take your time with it, make it way epic, and it'll be even more cool. If it is so they did that that is. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Better Bluetooth 3.0 than Bluetooth 2.0, at least the band width's better. Yes Bluetooth 4.01 would be most refreshing but perhaps there are some issues in the implementation or perhaps the hardware could be updated in the future? I'm only speculating of course but perhaps some compromises have yet again been made to get the product out the door for the price it is and - as has been stated - I'm more interested in the OCR side of things but still very pleased that a version of Bluetooth better than 2.0 is being used. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:40 am, Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net wrote: But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ's wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters M, R and B give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter O for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services. Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3, WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included,
RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
yep, they'd really cause some excitement if they added a vibrater, (lol) ok maybe the wrong kind, but excitement nonetheless. Sorry, couldn't resist. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Indeed, that's the very least they could do. On 4 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gosh! The least they could do would be to include a gps with realtime updates, lol. oh and... naah, better not suggest that as this is a family friendly list lol. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Ah you're just too funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
Yeah man, that is epic. Sure it's an old hard drive from the early melinum, but it's a lot for an SD card. It's also your basic SSD too. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:01 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies A storage card capacity of 128GB sounds good though. You could get a lot of audio books and music on that. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 03 June 2014 19:45 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very true. I don't like that idea of compromising just to get the thing out the door though. Dude, just take your time with it, make it way epic, and it'll be even more cool. If it is so they did that that is. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Better Bluetooth 3.0 than Bluetooth 2.0, at least the band width's better. Yes Bluetooth 4.01 would be most refreshing but perhaps there are some issues in the implementation or perhaps the hardware could be updated in the future? I'm only speculating of course but perhaps some compromises have yet again been made to get the product out the door for the price it is and - as has been stated - I'm more interested in the OCR side of things but still very pleased that a version of Bluetooth better than 2.0 is being used. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:40 am, Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net wrote: But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing? 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: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing. On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s jschw...@cox.net wrote: Here is some more about the Blaze EZ. text of forwarded message follows: From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic blindat...@blindtreasures.com Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders for the following item to be shipped in Late June. Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email. Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze EZ's wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR text-to-speech ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features Highlights Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file system. Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters M, R and B give quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square button with a Braille letter O for OCR. A single press enters OCR mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process. Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory 16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader
RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
Ah you are mad funny too man. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave McElroy Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 5:34 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text yep, they'd really cause some excitement if they added a vibrater, (lol) ok maybe the wrong kind, but excitement nonetheless. Sorry, couldn't resist. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Indeed, that's the very least they could do. On 4 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gosh! The least they could do would be to include a gps with realtime updates, lol. oh and... naah, better not suggest that as this is a family friendly list lol. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text Ah you're just too funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got smile. On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, Yup he definately is! :-D Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text heheheh I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for us, and take it one step further. Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's easyer to get materials from folks on a usb stick then it was earlier. But it's a must have for me. That's for sure. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I think it is smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: hi, and the wireless connectivity. it's gonna be a cool device! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text 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
Re: lossless wireless streaming of music
On 03/06/2014 09:10, André van Deventer wrote: I’m perhaps considering streaming music from my computer to my hifi system in another room. At present I have a too long cable doing the same but I am picking up a slight hum on the system. Possibly poor quality cable, or it's too close to a mains cable. I have a wireless adaptor on my computer. Could I use it to do this or do I need something else on the computer side. Then of course at the the wifi side you would need some kind of DAC wireless capability? The existing wireless adaptor on the PC will be fine, but you will need something similar at the Amplifier end. If you have the space for it, a small laptop would probably be the easiest solution; you can then share the music folder on the main PC and just browse to it on the laptop in the same way. The laptop's headphone socket will feed your hifi nicely. Option two is to use something like an internet radio, but this will need extra sending software on your PC - and not all internet radios will work in this type of setup. Sound quality is very important to me so I am wondering whether it is possible to stream music wirelessly in lossless format? In other words is the quality the same as using a direct cable connection? If you use the first method, it will be exactly the same; the limiting factors will be the player software (which can be the same as what you're using) and the audio circuitry in the laptop. For the second, the quality will depend on how you set up the system, but there should be no problem using the highest quality setting. Again, the main limiter will be the reproduction of the receiver. -- rgds LAurence ...Bother said Pooh, as he wiped his flash BIOS. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
