That is my understanding as well, and it comes as no surprise. The pk has sadly outdated hardware (no wifi, no sd card slot, low ram/rom/processor, no usb, and so on). I would be surprised if hw did not come out with an updated unit to complement the Apex and compete with the BSO from GW Micro, but hw has surprised us in the past by not doing things that we thought they would, so who can say?
On 9/6/10, Sharon S <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, this is good to hear. Even though I now have an Apex and it > has become my main unit I still love my PK it is handy in some > situations where I can't take my Apex. > > >From Shaz > BN QT Apex and PK user. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Vicky Collins <[email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date sent: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:37:38 -0400 > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BrailleNote PK > > Oh, from what I understand, the PK is still going to be > supported, but it just isn't going to be made anymore, meaning no > more new units being made but support will continue for the > already existing units. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected] > To: "'Alex Hall'" <[email protected] > Date: Monday, Sep 6, 2010 15:32:13 > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BrailleNote PK > > > > Hi, > The specs of these two can be compared as though comparing an > mPower versus > Apex using miniaturization. As a connection to my site, if it is > true that > PK is not supported, then I intend to support it on my site > until end of > next year. > Cheers, > Jsoeph > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Hall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 12:27 PM > To: Joseph Lee > Cc: Vicky Collins; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BrailleNote PK > > I wonder if hw will use the new Baum product, whatever it is > called, > to make an updated pk? After all, the original PK is based on an > older > Baum device. Of course there is the Braille Sense On Hand, from > gwm, > which is basically the same as the pk but with much-needed > hardware > improvements. > > On 9/6/10, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Hmmm, good observations. I wonder if there will be any SMA > upgrades to PK. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Vicky Collins > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 11:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Braillenote] BrailleNote PK > > Well, I wasn't going to discuss this here, seeing as no one else > has > brought > it up; but, in the end, I just couldn't let the fact that > HumanWare have > stopped making the BrailleNote PK go by without saying a thing. > Now, > before > I go further, as Mike May mentioned over on the gps-talkusers > list, the PK > is still very much being supported, thus folks already having > the unit > don't > have to worry about it being maintained. > > At any rate, although the PK and I have pretty much come to the > end of the > line, so to speak, it was practically my constant companion for > the better > part of four years. For, its compact size, along with its > eighteen cell > Braille display, not to mention the Sendero GPS option, made the > perfect > traveling device for me in almost every situation. The unit > could easily > be > tucked out of the way when not needed, I could have the > convenience of > speech when I chose to use it, or I could opt for the more quiet > and > discrete use of the Braille when the situation warranted. > > Although I could never seem to trust its flash disk to stay > available as > it > should, the PK was a very wonderful device when it worked > correctly. It > was > the first device of its kind that I can recall, and I never did > regret > making the purchase. > > ___ > 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 > > > ___ > 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. 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