Jonathan: I have been silently listening for someone to ask: What are the prices of the Brilliant displays?
Rich Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:34 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] instant messaging Hi Badih, good question. The answer to it is that we have no intention of running off-the-shelf Pocket PC applications. Here's why. Sighted people pay a few hundred bucks for a Pocket PC, and they expect that because it costs less than their full computer, they will get less functionality. But for the blind community, the paradigm is different. Our technology is more expensive. That's why we take the time to develop applications with blind people in mind. I have met so many people at the NFB Convention who tell me that the BrailleNote allows them as busy people to get on with their jobs without tinkering and messing about with semi-accessible or under-done applications. And we will of course be opening the platform in the near future so that it's not only us who can help the BrailleNote grow. But I'm really pleased you asked your question because it allows me to talk about one aspect of the announcements we made on Tuesday that has gone pretty much unremarked, and that is that we have the Brailliant, the very slim, trim, wireless or USB Braille display. Why are we pushing this? Because the Brailliant is our response to your very legitimate needs and questions. we know that there are customers of ours who want off-the-shelf applications. Given what Braille technology costs, we believe we've come up with the perfect solution for that group, especially with Centrino processors assisting in long battery life in laptops. So if you want off-the-shelf applications, boy, do we have the ultimate solution for you. Get a tiny Windows XP Laptop, put Window-eyes on it, use a Brailliant 24 or 40 display whether with Bluetooth or USB, and get Real Word, Real Excell, Real Outlook and whatever you want. We believe this represents real value for money for those who want an off-the-shelf solution. No compromises, no cut-down applications. Jonathan Mosen Blindness Product Marketing Manager Pulse Data International Ltd DDI: +64-3-373-6192 Fax: +64-3-384 4933 Mobile: +64-21 466 736 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.pulsedata.com ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
