Hello Jean, I am confident that everyone will be amazed to see the very exciting and innovative product road maps rapidly unfold for Braillenote mPower, PK, Maestro, Trekker, and all other HumanWare products. We have every intention of continuing to innovate and change the way that blind people access information and empower them to be competitive and productive in today's fast-paced information age.
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 07/23/2005 02:20 PM Please respond to Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .humanware.com> Hello Matthew, Thank you for supporting my choice of using mPower and Maestro with Trekker for two very different purposes. Yes, Maestro is totally different and is not meant to be a power-house like the BN family, but yet it will provide that quick bit of access and functionality in a very small package. And since it is in its infancy in development, I'm sure much will be done to increase what it can do. I'm very interested to see its continued development along with Trekker. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN and Maestro > 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 > > > > > ___ > 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
