Hi there,
First, welcome to this list.
Indeed, all this "units" - that is,
BrailleNote and Braille Sense - have almost
same command stvocture as far as I can
recall. The Braille keyboard machine follows
standard Blazie set of navigation commands
with slight differences from vendor to
vendor. Also, these devices have somewhat
same but different targets: BrailleNote is
designed for those who need efficiency,
whereas Braille Sense was designed for faster
assimilation by using interface elements
which are similar to Windows environment such
as using menus and dialog controls. I myself
have experimented with both machines (I used
Korean version of these two machines) and
came to this conclusion: HW and GW Micro have
different aims, although their target is
same: new users. I don't want to go into
much technical comparisons here (that would
be more towards general blindness tech lists
which talks about notetakers in general).
These are just my conclusions and feelings
after using BrailleNote and Braille Sense for
some time. There are people who've
"experimented" with other products from other
companies and can tell you their feelings.
Since it is a mailing list about a specific
phoduct, I'll not go into deeper thoughts.
Cheers,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheree Heppe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:08:49 -0800
Subject: [Braillenote] deciding on a note
taker
Cheree Heppe here:
When I first started looking into Braille
aware note takers, I first saw the Braille
Sense when it first came into the country.
It seemed the right choice. When I got my
Braille Sense a year later, the unit did not
demonstrate the same command structure it
seemed to first have and it had lots of
repair issues.
I found that many of its features I could not
initiate and that I preferred a lighter,
smaller unit.
I could not migrate to a speech only device
because in high ambient noise environments, I
could not hear critical directions, phone
numbers, addresses and so on.
I sold the Braille Sense privately and
obtained a PK by the same means. I am more
satisfied with the PK, although I have
handled the MPower and find it also a bit
large for my requirements.
It seems to me that blindness computing
stands where standard computing did years
ago, with every maker employing proprietary
command structures, configurations, etc. to
try to differentiate it from its competition.
What would happen, in terms of testing
relative features if we could learn one
command structure, then test all of the
devices? I suspect we might see real
comparisons.
The dismissal of so many employees at
Humanware gives the possibly mistaken
impression that anything goes, as long as the
individual does not stand in the way and that
unilateral decision-making permeates all
areas of Humanware structure regardless of
customer preferences or loyalty.
I worry about having invested a very high
level of personal resources into a
specialized device that will go unsupported
or obsolete within several years of my
purchase.
Until I make my first million, I can't change
note takers as easily as I now change pocket
books, so, my migration to Humanware devices
must play out over years of user time.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
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