You can purchase the Orbit Reader 20 from http://www.orbitresearch.com/product/tactile-products/orbit-reader-20/
Sent from my iPhone X > On Mar 16, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Bill Outman <wout...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Agreed. It would be good to know who will pick up the sales and distribution > if APH is going to be out of the picture. > > Bill Outman > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kay Malmquist > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 6:26 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Test Drive an Orbits Reader Display Anyone? I Don't think so > > Apparently there is a problem between the Transforming Braille group and the > manufacturer and as I was told by someone at APH yesterday, they don't think > they will be selling the Orbit reader any time soon, if at all. That is all > I was told. I think someone needs to come out and let everybody know what is > actually going on. > > Kay Malmquist > kay.malmqu...@gmail.com > > Till we speak again, > may the warm winds of Heaven > blow softly upon your house, > may the great spirit bless all who enter there, may your moccasins make happy > tracks in many snows, And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Outman" <wout...@earthlink.net> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:46 AM > Subject: RE: Test Drive an Orbits Reader Display Anyone? I Don't think so > > > That's surprising, because I know they had one at the NFB national > convention last year, and I looked it over. > > I'm interested in one, just need to work on financing, as my funds are > tight. > > One of my fellow local chapter members has one that I looked at again > recently. I am impressed by the crispness of the display, the fact the > cells can be easily felt, a factor for me in attempting to read Braille. > > It could double as my Bluetooth keyboard. > > Bill Outman > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of M. Taylor > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:18 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Test Drive an Orbits Reader Display Anyone? I Don't think so > > Hello Everyone, > > Today, I went to the exhibit hall at the 2019 CSUN Assistive Technology > Conference here in southern California. > > Among other goals, I was interested in test driving a few Braille displays > for use with my iOS devices. > > Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the A.P.H. booth and discovered that > they had no Orbit Reader 20s on hand for visitors to explore. While I was > there, 2 other people walked up and asked about the Orbit Reader 20 and were > equally disappointed at the lack of a demo model. > > I did, however, get a look at an entire host of other BRaile displays, from > other companies, including the latest version of the Focus 40. Now, that, > is a beautiful device. > > Regardless, I was sorely disappointed at not having an opportunity to test > drive the Orbit Reader 20 Braille display. > > And the beat goes on, > > Mark > > -- > 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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