Mike, Could you briefly describe the Brailliant. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:07 AM Subject: [Braillenote] Brailliant Pricing
Hello everyone, The pricing for the Brailliant Displays is as follows. Brailliant 24: $3695 USD Brailliant 40: $5895 USD HTH Mike >> 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 >> ___ >> 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 Mike Gibson Blindness Product Specialist Pulse Data HumanWare Tel: 800-722-3393 Direct: 303-617-0594 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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
