You are still paying for all the development that goes into such a specialized system, the license for Windows CE, the license for the Eloquence software, the components (likely including a custom-made motherboard, and those are not cheap), the research into upgrades and fixes, and so on. Remember that, while a laptop may be a quarter the price of a VoiceNote, there are hundreds of thousands of people buying laptops, maybe millions, and there are not a quarter of that buying VoiceNotes, so the price has to go up accordingly.
On 6/26/10, Bob Cavanaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > Well why does the BN have to be so expensive in the first place? > I would totally agree with what David over at radio360 says, that > a sighted person can purchase a computer that can do much more > than the BN can and pays less than a quarter of the price. Why > would a VoiceNote be like $2,000 if it doesn't have a braille > display? > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: jd <[email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Date sent: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:21:19 -0400 >>Subject: [Braillenote] Dreaming > > > >>The silly teasers from Humanware do not upset me; >>they do open me up to dream of devices possible and >>impossible. > >>My current favorite is a camera for the Braillenote >>line that performs as a scanner, connects to the >>Braillenote by bluetooth and the Braillenote does >>the ocr work, reading whatever the camera is pointed >>at. And, as this is a dream, the cost for the >>camera and software is affordable for every one. > > > >> JD Townsend >> Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth >>Helping the light dependent to see. > >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>copy to the list as well. > >>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 > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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 > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
