Mke, did you read the release? it sure doesn't sound like it. this is one of the questions asked and answered at the bottom of the release. isaac
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Mike Arrigo wrote: > What about the price for someone who has purchased a new unit in the last 3 > months? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 4:06 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] HumanWare Announces BrailleNote mPower > > > > Hi Beth, > > > > Effectively, the transplant service is a kind of trade-in programme of > > sorts. This is the best means we could find of allowing our existing loyal > > customers to keep current. > > > > Yes, you can print and emboss from BrailleNote mPower, and of course you > > can do that through the USB, infra-red, serial port, and even through > > Bluetooth which is very cool. > > > > We're selling BrailleNote mPower for the same prices we were selling the > > previous version. Hope this helps. > > Jonathan Mosen > > BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager > > HumanWare > > > > DDI: +64-3-373-6192 > > Fax: +64-3-384 4933 > > Mobile: +64-21 466 736 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.humanware.com > > > > > > > > "Beth Hatch" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > t.net> To > > Sent by: <[email protected]> > > braillenote-bounc cc > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > .com Subject > > RE: [Braillenote] HumanWare > > Announces BrailleNote mPower > > 28/06/2005 10:00 > > a.m. > > > > > > Please respond to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > pulsedata.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Jonathan, > > > > > > Thanks for posting the news about this great new product!! If you don't > > mind, I have a couple of questions after reading the press release. > > > > I currently have a BrailleNote BT32. I see that you can > > transplant > > the Braille display from the BT to the new Mpower. Will you also be > > offering any means of trading from the older unit to the newer unit? > > > > Also, if I were to get the new machine, could I print from > the > > BrailleNote Mpower? I find it extremely useful to be able to print > without > > having to move everything to my computer or use a card reader to print > work > > I've done on the BrailleNote. > > > > How much will one of these new BrailleNotes cost brand new? > > > > Thanks for your time in answering my questions. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Beth > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan > Mosen > > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:07 PM > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: [Braillenote] HumanWare Announces BrailleNote mPower > > > > HUMANWARE ANNOUNCES BRAILLENOTE MPOWOWER, THE NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION > > MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE BLIND > > > > > > HumanWare, the world leader in information technology for the blind and > > visually impaired, is proud to announce BrailleNote mPower and VoiceNote > > mPower, the next generation of the BrailleNote family of products. > > > > Shipping immediately, BrailleNote mPower is available in 18 and 32 cell > > versions, with Braille or QWERTY keyboards. VoiceNote mPower is also > > available with a Braille or QWERTY keyboard. With state-of-the-art > > connectivity, BrailleNote mPower provides the functionality and ease of > use > > required by today's blind students, professionals, and anyone who needs to > > access information anywhere with efficiency. > > > > Key new features include: > > > > * expanded on-board storage > > * USB host and client > > * great quality stereo sound > > * streaming media > > * audio recorder > > * built-in Bluetooth > > * and a fast Intel X-scale processor. > > > > > > Expanded On board Storage. The previous generation of BrailleNote offered > > 16 megabytes of user storage by default, expandable to 48 MB. BrailleNote > > mPower allows you to take more information and entertainment with you > > without even needing a storage card, thanks to its 128 MB flash disk. > > Because your data is precious, our disk on chip technology means that your > > data is preserved, even if the battery goes completely flat. > > > > SD Card Support. > > > > Secure Digital cards are becoming increasingly popular, and BrailleNote > > mPower is the first information management tool for the blind to offer > > built-in support for them. About the size of a postage stamp, these tiny > > cards can store up to a couple of gigabytes of information. SD cards are > > ideal for taking your media on the go. With the SD card slot, compact > > flash > > slot, and PCMCIA slot, BrailleNote mPower offers you the ability easily to > > carry well over 10 gigabytes of storage on cards alone. > > > > USB. BrailleNote mPower features two USB host ports. Connect printers, > > embossers, keyboards and storage media to BrailleNote mPower for maximum > > power and convenience. A separate minnie USB client port makes connecting > > to your PC with Microsoft ActiveSync a snap. > > > > Great Quality Stereo Audio. How does this sound? If you're an audiofile, > > you'll love the clean, high quality stereo audio you get when you connect > a > > set of headphones to BrailleNote mPower. Whether it's mp3, Windows Media > > or > > wave files, on your flash disk, across a network or over the web, > > BrailleNote mPower provides a superior listening experience. > > > > Streaming Media. Listen to the world! BrailleNote mPower offers you > access > > to thousands of Internet radio stations with its enhanced Media Player. > > Its > > support for mp3 and Windows Media streaming means you can listen to > > Internet > > radio anywhere you have an Internet connection. The new "create favourite > > from link" feature in KeyWeb makes it easy for you to quickly assemble a > > collection of your favourite Internet radio stations, and surf between > > them. > > Braille-note mPower's streaming media capability includes full support for > > ACB Radio. > > > > The new Media Player not only allows you to adjust the volume of the media > > separately from the speech anywhere in KeySoft, but you can also pause and > > resume the playing of audio anywhere, without the need to switch back into > > the Media Player application. > > > > Audio Recording. Use the microphone built into BrailleNote mPower, or the > > external microphone of your choice, to record voice memos. You have full > > control over the quality of your recordings, and the ability to set your > > recording levels from within the Media Centre. Just press the handy > record > > button on the side of BrailleNote mPower, and the virtual tape is rolling. > > Replay your last recording from anywhere in KeySoft with a single key > > press. > > It's ideal for recording a phone number or appointment and then easily > > playing it back later when you need to enter the data into KeySoft. > > > > Built-in Bluetooth. Use a printer, a cell phone as a modem, an external > > keyboard and more with our completely integrated Bluetooth technology. No > > need to consume a valuable card slot for this important feature, Bluetooth > > is with you wherever you go. > > > > Fast Intel X-scale processor. With the fast processor in BrailleNote > > mPower, documents load faster, BrailleNote GPS routes are plotted quicker, > > and performance all round is snappy. > > > > BrailleNote mPower includes an updated version of HumanWare's > award-winning > > KeySoft suite of applications, now at version 6.2. > > > > Quick Summary of connectivity. BrailleNote mPower includes: SD card slot, > > two USB host ports, one USB client port, serial port, infra-red port, > > compact flash slot, external microphone jack, headphone jack, PCMCIA slot, > > 56k dial-up modem, Bluetooth transceiver. Wireless and Ethernet are > > supported through optional cards sold separately. > > > > BrailleNote mPower and VoiceNote mPower will be available for hands-on > > demonstrations at the national conventions of the American Council of the > > Blind, and the National Federation of the Blind during the first week of > > July. It will also be demonstrated at Sight Village in the UK in > mid-July. > > Frequently Asked Questions. > > > > Q. Does BrailleNote mPower replace any existing products? A. Yes, > > BrailleNote mPower replaces the BrailleNote BT, BrailleNote QT, VoiceNote > > BT, and VoiceNote QT. BrailleNote PK continues to be sold and developed > as > > our ultra-portable solution. > > > > Q. I just purchased one of the products BrailleNote mPower replaces. Can > > you do anything for me? A. Yes. Products will be updated occasionally, > > and > > sadly, there will always be those who purchase just before this happens. > > However, your existing product is not obsolete (see the next question). > If > > you've purchased one of the older products in the last three months, IE on > > or after 1 April 2005, we have a very competitive upgrade package for you. > > Contact HumanWare for details. > > > > Q. So does this mean that if I want new versions of KeySoft, I have to > buy > > BrailleNote mPower? A. Not at all. We're sure you'll like BrailleNote > > mPower. It's hardware means that there's so much more we can offer you > > with > > this product. However, KeySoft will be updated for the existing product > > for > > the foreseeable future. Because of hardware limitations however, we > cannot > > offer all features of new KeySoft versions on the older product. > > > > Q. Is there anything special you can do for existing BrailleNote users > who > > want a BrailleNote mPower? A. There certainly is. The HumanWare way is > to > > make sure you have a clear upgrade path to keep your technology current. > > BrailleNote mPower is a brand new product. However, there is one > important > > part of your existing BrailleNote we can use, your Braille display. We > > will > > be offering a Braille display transplant service. Send us your old > > BrailleNote, and we'll take the Braille display out of it and transplant > it > > into a brand spanking new BrailleNote mPower. This service will be > > available from 1 October 2005. We will offer further details, including > > pricing, shortly. > > > > Q. If I get my Braille display transplanted into a BrailleNote mPower, > > what > > about my SMA? A. Your SMA will carry over, so you will be entitled to > > KeySoft for BrailleNote mPower. > > > > Q. I note that there is no parallel port on BrailleNote mPower, but I have > > a > > parallel printer that works with my existing BrailleNote. What can I do? > A. > > You can purchase a USB to parallel converter, which will allow you to use > > printers and embossers that require a parallel port. > > > > Q. I'm curious, what does the m in mPower stand for? A. Mobile. > > BrailleNote mPower gives you true mobile power. But obviously, it is a > > tool > > that is empowering blind people to succeed in all walks of life. > > > > > > For more information on BrailleNote or VoiceNote mPower, shipping > > immediately, please contact your nearest HumanWare office or visit us on > > the > > web at http://www.humanware.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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 >
