The Braille Sense OnHand from HIMS-Inc is a device similar in function and size to the PK. The OnHand does have more up to date hardware, can stream audio unlike the PK and has built in WiFi also unlike the PK.
As for my own PK; yes, it did lock up completely, doing so only a day or two after I had purchased the upgrade to the V 2010 GPS and SMA. The unit would turn on, but it would hang and just wouldn't boot up, although it would let me know on the Braille display when the battery was low, as well as when the unit was turned off. You all might recall that I had purchased this unit used, after selling my original PK, and that there were several dots, including the dot one in cell one, that were very often showing up quite faintly. So, what with those dots being so annoying, the PK being over four years old, not to mention being pretty much useless once it had the problem with the GPS, I just decided I didn't want to put any money into it to get it repaired. So, I sent it to Sendero, and they very nicely let me apply my SMA's that I had just purchased for the PK as additional ones for my Apex. I really do like my OnHand; but, the PK, even though I no longer use one due to the things I've mentioned in this and my prior message, I still kind of feel a bit of excitement and wonder nearly every time I think or hear about the unit. I mean, such a small and portable device that did so much, and had a Braille display to boot. ----- Original Message ----- From: alice dampman humel <[email protected]> To: "Vicky Collins" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Date: Monday, Jul 18, 2011 02:00:11 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] PK, Any Good These Days? > > > Hi, Vicky, > What is the OnHand from HIMS, and did your PK die completely > after the gps lockup? > Thanks. > Alice > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vicky Collins" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] PK, Any Good These Days? > > > Hasn't the BNPK been discontinued? Although, I haven't heard > whether or not there will be anymore SMA releases for that unit. > Sure hope so, though, for any folks who may have gotten the SMA > before they stopped making the PK. > > As for the size of the PK, it was quite wonderful and suited my > needs just fine. It weighed about a pound, and was much smaller > than the Apex. > > I found the PK good for taking notes, for using the planner and > for using the Internet on sites that weren't too complicated. > The email, though, once I started putting more than fifty or > sixty messages on the unit, would very often make my flash disk > disappear. Oh, yes, until version 10 locked up my unit for good, > I also used it quite a bit for the Sendero GPS. > > I no longer have a PK, though, as I no longer have a computer > with a serial port to bring back the flash disk after its > disappearing act. So, when the PK locked up with the GPS, I just > stopped using it for good and now have the OnHand from HIMS, as > well as my Apex. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, Jul 17, 2011 02:18:53 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] PK, Any Good These Days? > > > > > > > I know the technology is behind the Apex, but how does the > > size, weight = > > and general usefulness stack up? Are they even available > > still, and = > > what are they mostly good for? > > > > Cheers, > > Sabahattin > > > > ___ > > 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 > ___ 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
