I use mine all the time for reading books and writing. Just be aware that the whiz wheels don't have the functionality you might expect. The left one moves by increment in the rotor, and the right one does the equivalent of a Voiceover right swipe with one finger. The reverse commands naturally do the reverse.
HtH, Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Jan 16, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: > > Hi Don, > > The focus 40 Classic works great with the ipHone. All the iOS commands are > supported, and the Bluetooth conenction is very stable. Go for it. > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Jan 16, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Donald L. Roberts <donald.robert...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I have the original Focus 40 blue, the one with the whiz wheels and want to >> learn to use it with my 4S. I am writing in the hope that someone will post >> a capsule synopsis of the pros and cons of using the Focus 40 with an IOS >> device. I seem to recall reading that other braille displays support more >> of the IOS command set than the Focus, I hope to learn its strengths and its >> weaknesses. I did find a podcast from Freedom Scientific, but I didn't find >> it particularly comprehensive. >> >> Thanks in advance for feedback. >> >> Don Roberts >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
