Hello Jean, You are quite correct when you suggest that the BrailleNote and Maestro products provide different levels of functionality for perhaps different users with different needs.
While Maestro is under quite active developement, and has a rapidly growing feature set, it is not intended to serve the same purpose or in any way replace the extensive and powerful functionality offered in BrailleNote mPower. We are delighted to be able to offer such a range of tools and solutions to our customers, allowing them to choose the product that will best serve their information access needs. Maestro could very likely be the ideal solution for a person needing to quickly reference some piece of information, or quickly confirm an appointment from a tiny device that comfortably fits in their shirt pocket, while BrailleNote mPower would be ideal when reviewing, editing, and composing complex documents in any grade of braille, or surfing the internet with the powerful, yet intuitive and streamlined access in speech and braille that the KeyWeb browser provides. Regards, Matthew Janusauskas Blindness Product Specialist HumanWare USA, Inc. 656 N. Kennedy Drive Kankakee, IL 60901 Phone: (800) 722-3393 Ext. 204 Fax: (815) 939-3194 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pulse Data and VisuAide have recently merged to form "HumanWare". For more details visit our website) http://www.humanware.com Jean Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED] a> To Sent by: Braillenote List braillenote-bounc <[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc .com Subject Re: [Braillenote] BN and Maestro 07/22/2005 12:29 PM Please respond to Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .humanware.com> Hi Andy Well, you certainly have a point, but let me give my side of it. First, I didn't choose the PK for other reasons, so a small unit for GPS is still apealing. For my lifestyle, I don't invision taking the BN mPower with me outside much. So, size of the Trekker PDA is important. Last I checked, the Sendero GPS Canadian maps didn't include points of interest. A company rep, I forget who or where from, said they were working on that. Based on that, I figure that the Sendero Group GPS focuses largely on American maps. I listened to Mike May's car demo and it drove me crazy. Too much information. Smile. GPS with the BrailleNote has never been demonstrated or promoted anywhere near me. It's all been Trekker. Now, is that because Sendero Group has poor Canadian maps, or focuses strictly on the American market? I don't know. In fact, our local agency for the blind, CNIB doesn't even promote the BN much. They try to steer people to the PacMate. If I skip Maestro, which I agree is kind of a joke right now, the basic Trekker is a lot cheaper than the Sendero Group GPS. At least I've seen Trekker and know the maps work, etc. for my area. I can't say the same for Sendero. It's all about marketing and company presence. For the few extra hundred bucks, if I did get Trekker, I may as well put Maestro on it for the bit of functionality it would give me as a pocket device. Now, if you have some constructive or enlightening input, I'd be glad to hear it. But not all market development is given the same priority, and Canadian maps seem to have been an afterthought by Sendero. For me, they would be two devices with two very different purposes. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 10:59 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BN and Maestro > Why would you want both? Your BN can do everything the other product > can > do, and do more of it, and do it better. The Gsendero GPS system is > far > superior to that of the Trekker, and the Maistro,well, that's nothing > more > than a bad joke. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean > Menzies > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:22 AM > To: Braille Note list > Subject: [Braillenote] BN and Maestro > > I'm still waiting for my mPower to arrive, but I do apreciate that > Humanware > allowed me to substitute the new machine instead of the old one that > had > been shipped just prior to the new release. > > I'm also considering getting a Maestro with Trekker, once they have > the blue > tooth stuff worked out with that. Since these are both Humanware > products, > can someone tell me if they can be cinked together for file transfers, > etc.? > > Jean > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.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.humanware.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.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
