Thanks for your comments. I have never seen any of the focus displays. A friend of mine has the 40 and loves it. I had a brilliant 32 and like the keyboard and the ergonomics. I wish I knew if the focus had similar layout in terms of the keys. I’m going to take this to a meeting tomorrow and try to take notes to see if I can get used to the mushy keyboard. If not, I will reluctantly not buy it and try to see if I can see a focus before laying out that kind of money. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2018, at 8:27 AM, Sadam Ahmed <li...@sadamahmed.com> wrote: > > > I did recently get the BI14 after waiting almost 6 months after order > placement. > > They sure did have lots of issues getting this one out the door. > > The compactness is appreciated, but the keyboard of the device is very mushy, > and not at all as pleasant as say, the larger BI40 that I use. > > It is however, much cheaper than the Focus 14 at least here in Australia. > > Maybe it's my imagination but the connection between the display and my phone > isn't cutting out as much as it used to. > > Overall not a bad display but I'd go for the Focus 14 if wanting to buy. just > a much nicer build quality than the HW offering. > > All the best, > > Sadam Ahmed > >> On 8/13/2018 12:51 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I have to admit, I have never thought of connecting a braille display to an >> Apple TV. I have used a Bluetooth keyboard in the past, because it is so >> much faster to enter necessary passwords etc. That new touch remote that >> they have on the fourth generation and following has not appeal to me. I >> haven’t figured out how to make that as efficient as the old system was, >> which wasn’t great. Obviously, I missing something. I would be curious to >> know how you are making things efficient with your BI 14 on your Apple TV. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 12, 2018, at 5:09 PM, Barry Abbott <bpabbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mary. I just received the BI14 this week. I have a first generation >>> focus 40 and a Braille Sense 40 display which was my wife's. I decided to >>> keep the Braille Sense as I like keeping : fidential information on it. It >>> has some note taking capability and works very well with the computer. >>> >>> I wanted a small display that I could use with my iPhone and my two Apple >>> TVGGS). I could not see myself doing any extensive reading on the 14 cell >>> display. But I do like the portability and the joystick when using it with >>> the iPhone and Apple TV(S) around the house. I also like being able to >>> connect it to several devices at once. >>> >>> My focus 40 was recently cleaned however some of the cells are still not >>> working correctly and I am not willing to put any money into fixing it as I >>> already have the Braille Sense. >>> >>> One thing I notice with the Bi14 is that if you type very fast you >>> sometimes get a different letter. When I typed the letters p and e in the >>> word "type" they came that as the letter quite. I have found this to be the >>> case on other displays as well. >>> >>> Barry >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Barry Abbott’s iPhone >>> >>>> On Aug 12, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you, Barry. How are you dealing with the short display length? Have >>>> you used other displays, those from humanware or capability. My do you >>>> think of the input keys on this compared with other displays you might >>>> have used? >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 12, 2018, at 6:27 AM, Barry Abbott <bpabbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Mary. What you have to do first is one if using Gmail for example >>>>> go into your google Account and make sure that notes is turned on. >>>>> >>>>> Two on your BIA 14 when you’re in your notes application make sure that >>>>> you are in the Gmail folder when you write the note. >>>>> >>>>> Then if you want to force a sink press space with S. Otherwise your note >>>>> should link up the next time you turn the device on. >>>>> >>>>> The manual did not point out that you are supposed to ensure that the >>>>> notes are turned on within your account. >>>>> >>>>> I hope this helps. >>>>> >>>>> Barryy >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Barry Abbott’s iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 11, 2018, at 3:00 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I have a humanware bei14 on loan for a week or two. I like the >>>>>> compactness, but I just haven’t been able so far to get used to having >>>>>> so few cells. Especially with word wrap I guess, where sometimes, >>>>>> several cells are blank because the next whole word won’t fit on the >>>>>> line. I also don’t quite understand how the notes feature works. I have >>>>>> entered both my Google and Comcast accounts into the brailliant device. >>>>>> But I’m not sure what happens next. I have read the manual. My other >>>>>> comment is that I preferred the keyboard on the older humanware braille >>>>>> displays. The typing keys on this one are to my way of thinking, mushy. >>>>>> I’m thinking I probably won’t buy it, but I do want to give it a fair >>>>>> chance. I like the price, and I like the idea of having notetaking >>>>>> ability which I could, or not, sync up with my phone. But I’m just not >>>>>> getting the mechanics of it I guess. >>>>>> Mary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>>>> list. >>>>>> >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>>>>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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