RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
Hi Dane I don't know if you know, last year sometime humanware did a survey of what the users of the vr stream wanted, I think there was more demand for wifi than bluetooth, I think bluetooth would mean another hardware up-grade, I am not sure. I think bluetooth would have been great but as we can use an adapter for listening to bluetooth earphones, it is not much of a problem, not for me in any case. Regards Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:49 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
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 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
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
Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text
something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used. All current portable book readers use USB 2.0. this includes the next generation Victor Stream. The current version of USB is 3.0, which has significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. I sent an e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response. If Hims opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0. this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last generation of portable book players. the Plextalk Pocket and Book Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder. I have since used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio stations. with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for the Book Port Plus. Kelly On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb118977 81.htm ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Yeah you're right. Since you bring up Plextalk, I wish they'd overhall the PTR2. Ah the good old PTR2. An oldy but goody. But seriously dudes, it's time to update it. Get rid of all CF limits, make it suport the new CF cards or go for SD XC then. Then let's upgrade the DVD writer for a Blu-Ray writer shall we? Let's make it actually write DVDs and BDs whilst we are at it. Think of all one can put on a DVD or better yet a BD. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:53 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used. All current portable book readers use USB 2.0. this includes the next generation Victor Stream. The current version of USB is 3.0, which has significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. I sent an e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response. If Hims opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0. this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last generation of portable book players. the Plextalk Pocket and Book Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder. I have since used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio stations. with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for the Book Port Plus. Kelly On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb 118977 81.htm ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438
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Interesting point. I don't know many mobile devices that support USB 3.0 and that includes the iPhone and my Samsung Galaxy S4, I don't think the latter even supports USB 3.0, the only small device around I have which does support it - via a firmware update - is the Zoom H1 Recorder, don't even think the Olympus DM4 supports USB 3.0. On 2 Jun 2014, at 2:53 am, Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used. All current portable book readers use USB 2.0. this includes the next generation Victor Stream. The current version of USB is 3.0, which has significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. I sent an e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response. If Hims opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0. this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last generation of portable book players. the Plextalk Pocket and Book Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder. I have since used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio stations. with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for the Book Port Plus. Kelly On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb118977 81.htm ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile
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Apple re imagines its iPhone hardware every two years. this year is on schedule for a new iPhone hardware design. I am quite interested to learn if the iPhone 6 will include USB 3 this fall. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Interesting point. I don't know many mobile devices that support USB 3.0 and that includes the iPhone and my Samsung Galaxy S4, I don't think the latter even supports USB 3.0, the only small device around I have which does support it - via a firmware update - is the Zoom H1 Recorder, don't even think the Olympus DM4 supports USB 3.0. On 2 Jun 2014, at 2:53 am, Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used. All current portable book readers use USB 2.0. this includes the next generation Victor Stream. The current version of USB is 3.0, which has significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. I sent an e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response. If Hims opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0. this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last generation of portable book players. the Plextalk Pocket and Book Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder. I have since used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio stations. with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for the Book Port Plus. Kelly On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb118977 81.htm ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile
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Its going to have to include something, the iPhone is falling behind the rest of the pack as far as Tech Specs are concerned, of course that statement probably isn't a concern to most iPhone users smile, they think of an iPhone as a Christian thinks of the Lord Above smile. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:33 am, Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: Apple re imagines its iPhone hardware every two years. this year is on schedule for a new iPhone hardware design. I am quite interested to learn if the iPhone 6 will include USB 3 this fall. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Interesting point. I don't know many mobile devices that support USB 3.0 and that includes the iPhone and my Samsung Galaxy S4, I don't think the latter even supports USB 3.0, the only small device around I have which does support it - via a firmware update - is the Zoom H1 Recorder, don't even think the Olympus DM4 supports USB 3.0. On 2 Jun 2014, at 2:53 am, Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used. All current portable book readers use USB 2.0. this includes the next generation Victor Stream. The current version of USB is 3.0, which has significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. I sent an e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response. If Hims opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0. this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last generation of portable book players. the Plextalk Pocket and Book Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder. I have since used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio stations. with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for the Book Port Plus. Kelly On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc
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you and me both. Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the KNFB reader. If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied. I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then. On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio. P. -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text hi, Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of a little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very soon. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the victor. -Original Message- From: Dennis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a little more than that. On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Did you think it would be more expensive? That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis dennis...@gmail.com wrote: wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be. On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb118977 81.htm ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
