The Braille Sense is slightly larger than the BNMP, but then
again the one I saw had a DSl port and VGA port, plus other
things the BN does not have. As far as the hardware upgrade,
maybe they could bundle it with a bunch of other stuff (WIFI,
DSL, stereo mic, a bigger flash disk/processor, and so on) to
make it more worth the money. Those features are just my personal
requests, BTW. I am not saying it would be easier to afford, but
once one could it would give them more features than just a
different battery. I am not sure why HT abandoned an idea I heard
of back in 2003 or 2004: a battery that can be charged
independantly and plugged into the AC adapter port of the BN to
act as another power supply. I see some issues with this (closing
the case, keeping the battery plugged in during over-the-shoulder
use...) but it seems like a better solution than reworking the
entire BN.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "JD Townsend"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected]
Date sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:53:22 -0500
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] The Battery
I don't believe that the unit would have to be larger and
heavier. I
have seen the Braille Sense from GW-Micro via HIMS, and it is no
larger
than the Braillenote and it is certainly not heavier.
However, it would mean that we would have to pay again for a
hardware
upgrade, and I know I can't afford it at this time.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JD
Townsend
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Braillenote] The Battery
Hi List:
This discussion is interesting but has avoided a most important
factor. To upgrade to a unit with a user replaceable battery
would require a complete re-working of the unit architecture.
We would need to change our mPowers in for a newer unit.
Myself, I would certainly enjoy having a slide in battery, but
this time I could not justify the cost in time and money. In
addition it would seem to me that such a unit would be larger and
heavier - sacrifices that I would not be happy to make.
JD Townsend
Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth
Helping the light dependent to see.
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