sorry Bob but Alex and the rest are correct. Although I do see what David and you are talking about. I do agree that it should be cheeper. But hey, we can dreem of the day for it to be cheeper. Timothy WTCN Radio Owner and Maniger
On 6/26/10, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- Timothy Clark, WTCN Owner and Maniger ___ 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
