Dear Doug and List, I agree with your comments on proprietary zeal. Additionally, consider that the Braillenote 32 is really competing with the new sub-notebooks. $6000.00 for a Braillenote 32. Say you combine a Brailleient with a sub-notebook? This combination might be competitive with a Braillenote 32 price wise. And the majority of the issues discussed on this list would dissolve. You could change the batteries yourself. You could read PDF files. You could have e-mail rules. You could have first class braille support. You could click on a link within an e-mail and get to the browser to see that page. You would have USB and wireless. Pick the word processor that you want. You could run Audible, Real Player, and MP3. And the entire package is small. You could even record something with your device. I can only imagine that the adaptive device companies know this. Possibly that is why PDI introduced the Brailleiant.
Sincerely, Jerry Weinger
