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
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Jean Menzies
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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
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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
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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
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