Just to add something here about the focus 14 blue 5th gen. For those of you that own an older model, you may be able to turn it in for a bit of credit towards a new one. I asked about my particular unit and I would get $200. I’m just not sure if this is the route I want to go.
Traci Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:05 AM, <llump...@austin.rr.com> > <llump...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > Mystic access did a braille me presentation several months ago and the device > in our opinion had serious flaws and wasn’t on our list to buy. We bought the > orbit and it has done everything we asked for. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Kay > Malmquist > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Braille displays > > So, I realize we are mostly talking about the Orbit, but I wondered what ever > happened with the Braille Me. I really liked the looks of it but only got a > short chance to play with them both. I like the cursor routing keys on the > Braille Me and honestly thought that might be the way to go. I am curious to > hear what anyone has to say on this. > Kay Malmquist > kay.malmqu...@gmail.com > > Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what a > reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you > can control is your character. > - Wayne Walter Dyer (1940-2015) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: Braille displays > > The MPower will probably not be supported by the newer computers/screen > Readers. > There is perhaps one or two displays with autoscroll, but then you are > talking $2500 or more. > From everything I've read, the Orbit Reader 20 is the best display for the > money, $449 plus shipping. > It uses an SD card for reading books, or connects via bluetooth to mobile > devices or computers that have bluetooth, or USB cable to a computer. > I do not know about NVDA, but I believe it works with Jaws, though it may > need to be in a mode where you only get 18 cells unless Freedom Scientific > has an updated driver for it. > You can read more about it by searching for the Orbit Reader user guide on > the American Printing House web site: www.aph.org > > Richard > > > > "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." > — Jane Wagner > > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 8:49 PM, Yohandy Rodriguez <yohand...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey guys, > I mostly lurk on this list, however Braille displays are something I've been > interested in purchasing for quite a while now. They're very useful if one is > left without speech, which happened to me a couple months back. it was a > nightmare to fix without one. I'm also interested in reading off a display, > as Braille books are way too bulky. with that said, which would you guys > recommend that's relatively cheap? I've seen the displays go for thousands, > which is a little insane. Is the orbit reader the cheapest display on the > market? does it work with all screen readers like Jaws and NVDA< and does it > work on mobile devices as well? what's the speed on it, and do you guys know > of any displays that will auto scroll? that is, will detect the position of > your hands on the display and scroll accordingly? is that a thing? if not, it > definitely should be. having to press a button repeatedly to scroll is a > little crazy. I have a device with a built in display, really old device, the > Braillenote MPower. I've no idea how to go about connecting the device to a > computer though. I think it used a serial connection if I'm not mistaken, it > was a while back. I still have the device here so if you guys know if those > old devices will work, and a way to use them on modern operating systems, let > me know. thanks so much for your help! tc all > > > > On 10/22/2018 9:03 PM, Richard Turner wrote: > Since the refreshabraille was mentioned, I checked to see what the price is > now. It is the same as always, $1695 for 18 cells, no internal memory or > stand-alone functions. > Orbit Reader, $449 for 20-cells and an SD card for onboard storage. Both > getting good reviews now. > Richard > > > > "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." > — Jane Wagner > > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 4:12 PM, "k...@axistech.net" <k...@axistech.net> wrote: > > The BI-14 has 8GB of on board storage and there is a local mode for storing > information on the unit only with nothing being transferred to your iPhone or > other device through your e-mail. It is really a nice unit overall. > Karl > __________ > Karl Smith > Access Technology Consultant > Axis > 4304 South El Camino St. > Taylorsville, Utah 84129 > Phone: 866-824-7885 > Fax: 866-824-7885 > E-mail: k...@axistech.net > Alternate E-mail: karl.axist...@gmail.com > Twitter http://twitter.com/axistech > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of kitty > hevener > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 1:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Braille displays > can u leave notes on brailliant forever? How much storage space on it? If u > don’t want notes to go to I phone, does it have an sd card slot or usb port > where u could transfer files from brailliant to other device? > From: Ed Worrell > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 3:31 PM > To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone > Subject: Re: Braille displays > Hey Anthony, > To answer your questions. > 1. Yes it can be used as a stand alone notetaker. The interesting part of > this function is there is two modes for the Brailliant > A. Bluetooth mode - this is when the device is connected to the iPhone or > iPad. This will allow you to use the Braille display to control every aspect > of the I > Device. So you could use the iDevice and another app for note taking tasks. > B. Offline mode - This allows you to use the device as a stand alone > notetaker. There is a simple interface to navigate files, and there is a > clock and stop watch in this mode as well. > Note - To switch between these modes there is a physical switch on the back > of the device. To sync the notes that have been taken with the notetaker > functions you will have to flip the switch on the back of the device to > bluetooth mode and the braille display will sync with the companion app on > your iOS device. You must be signed in with an iCloud account or Gmail > account to have it sync. If you are signed in with your iCloud account it > will sync notes with the Notes application that is now on all of Apple's > operating systems. You then can edit, print or view them from your iPad, > iPhone and Mac. It’s a really cool feature. All of your notes that are saved > in the Notes Application will be synced back and forth between your iDevices > and the Brailliant 14. This is the feature that really sells me on the device. > HTH > Ed Worrell > > > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 11:40 AM, Anthony Vece <ajv...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ed; > Does the brailliant 14 have note taking capabilities? If it does notcan you > use notetaking capabilities on the iPhone as a substitute? Also,is there > anyway to put files on the brailliant 14 so that it could possibly be used as > a standalone device? thank you Anthony > Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Ed Worrell <blindworr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I am a HumanWare Brailliant 14 user and I love it. Before I had the > Brailliant 14 I was using the Freedom Scientific Focus 14 (This was on loan > from a program in my state). I found this braille display to have amazing > braille but there were just simply too many buttons on the device. I am > loving the simplicity of the Brailliant 14. As you said in your email every > person has their preferences for braille displays. > HTH > Ed Worrell > > > On Oct 20, 2018, at 3:16 AM, Robert Wright <yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > What I find interesting about what I read about the Orbit is that it has the > same features as the HIMS BrailleEdge 40. > character is found in how you treat people who cannot do anything for you! > *** > From: llump...@austin.rr.com > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 5:25 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays > We have an orbit reader and absolutely love it. It has no fancy bells and > whistles but displays Braille beautifully and pairs beautifully with phones > so I hear though we don't do that. It won't scroll but will take any braille > file you put in it. > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Susie > Stageberg > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 6:18 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays > Hello Lelia. My condolences. > I have a Brailliant 14 for my phone. You do have to pan, and since It only > has 14 cells, the speech is usually ahead of how fast the Braille displays. > But I really like it. I tried the new BrailleMe from a company in India and > could never get it to pair with the phone. I have seen a demo of something > called El Braille from Freedom Scientific, or whatever they are calling > themselves now, and it is really cool---it's a Windows 10 tablet dressed up > to look like a notetaker. > But on my desktop I use an Alva Satellite 570, which I bought used. So I am > not the source of the latest and greatest. Of course the Alva will have > nothing to do with the phone. (grin) > Hope you can find something that will work well for you. Braille with the > computer has become so essential to me that I can't imagine trying to do > without it. > Susie > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Lelia Struve > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 4:26 PM > To: Viphone > Subject: Braille displays > Well, this is a very sad day. My braille display said goodbye to me. I > shocked it and I shocked it goodbye. So there is a few things that I am > wondering, do any braille displays automatically pan to the next page or > line or do you have to manually do that with all of them? Another thing I’m > wondering is if anyone has used many braille displays which do you think is > the best for you? I do realize that what is best for one is it best for all. > I am just wondering. > Lelia > 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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