Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-28 Thread Gordon Smith
; Debbie >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gor...@mac-access.net] >>> Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 1:42 AM >>> To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <techno-chat@techno-chat.net> >>> Subje

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-28 Thread Gordon Smith
rd. The Polaris' keyboard is super quiet and in my >>>>> opinion, a lot quicker to type on than using touch braille. That is why I >>>>> prefer the Polaris. I like that we now have choice with our notetakers, >>>>> one that's designed for touch braille an

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
inal Message- From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gor...@mac-access.net] Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 1:42 AM To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <techno-chat@techno-chat.net> Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions That is utterly the wrong approach. The Touch,

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-25 Thread Gordon Smith
choice with our notetakers, one >>> that's designed for touch braille and one that is designed for people who >>> want a quiet and fast braille keyboard. >>> >>> Debbie >>> >>> -----Original Message- >>> From: Gordon Smith [mailto

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
signed for people who want a quiet and fast braille keyboard. Debbie -Original Message- From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gor...@mac-access.net] Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 1:42 AM To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <techno-chat@techno-chat.net> Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille S

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-25 Thread Gordon Smith
-Original Message- > From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gor...@mac-access.net] > Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 1:42 AM > To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <techno-chat@techno-chat.net> > Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions > > Tha

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-23 Thread Debbie Yuille
hat@techno-chat.net> Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions That is utterly the wrong approach. The Touch, for example, gives you the option. You don’t have to use the touch screen at all, but it’s there if you want too. The device is intended for the use of the

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Humanware Man through and through? Sounds like a good made up lot of flapdoodle. On 24/06/2017 1:41 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: That is utterly the wrong approach. The Touch, for example, gives you the option. You don’t have to use the touch screen at all, but it’s there if you want too. The

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-23 Thread Gordon Smith
That is utterly the wrong approach. The Touch, for example, gives you the option. You don’t have to use the touch screen at all, but it’s there if you want too. The device is intended for the use of the vision impaired and the blind and, of course, the deaf blind. Like the Hims tablet, the

Re: [Techno-Chat]: Braille Sense Polaris: First Impressions

2017-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
I think the absence of a touch screen on a device may very well be a blessing for Hims Inc as not everyone is interested in a touch screen. 3GB of RAM is more than enough, though some of the newer Android devices have 4GB - and some 6GB - 3 is still ample, my absolute minimum would be 1GB,