Well yes that's true. If I could get an infra-red to usb converter so I could somehow use my usb cell phone I'd be fine.
Josh > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:13:04 -0400 (EDT) >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] braillenote mobile power >Lisa, >Just because new hardware is here, doesn't mean anyone has to feel like >they have to upgrade. You're doing well with what you have. why change it? >I don't think I need wireless email now. maybe six or ten years from now I >might. But not now. Just like there're people who continue to use windows >95 at this late date, why couldn't you continue to use your present >hardware/software for years to come? >companies continue to upgrade, doesn't mean we have to try to keep up! >I have a powerbraille 40 for heavens sake! It works! I don't need a >bluetooth braille display to do what I do now. this is a game of choice! >You don't have to feel builty or pressured. That's all in the mind of the >beholder! After all, there're 1979 automobiles on the road today! Anything >wrong with that? Let's not feel overwhelmed just because something new >just hit the market! It has to be tested and the bugs worked ut.... >Isaac >On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Lisa Kozlik wrote: >> Sherry and Issac, >> I've had my BrailleNote since 2001. I've been very pleased with it and it >> has continued to serve me well all these years without a single problem. >> However, when I read about the initial release of the PK I couldn't help but >> ask myself what this means for those of us who own older BrailleNotes or >> VoiceNotes. >> Now that the mPower has been released, I'm even more concerned >> about where this will leave BrailleNote users in terms of upgradeability and >> support. Jonathan has always promised we won't be left behind -- I just >> hope that's true. >> Like many people on the list, I can't afford to purchase a new unit. I can't >> even afford an upgrade to GPS or 6.1. >> I don't want to be pessimistic here. I think it's *great* that Humanware >> continues to provide new and exciting products for the blind and >> deafblind -- and I applaud their efforts wholeheartedly!! However, I can't >> pretend that I'm not concerned about the future of the BrailleNote. >> Lisa >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
