Hi Tom.
I'm not sure about the penfriend and the us I'm afraid, sinse I got one from
the rnib here directly rather than from a different company, indeed I've
been amazed that the rnib sold something so usefull :D.
As regards braille displays, well the main problem is that currently the
braille display works by having a small motor and a pin under each dot of a
sell, which means 240 in a 40 cell display. Apparently under production cost
each cell costs 25 pounds or about 40 dollars to make, which pretty much
means that dropping price is totally out the window.
The idea of a full sized display was based on actual developement of new
technology for showing braille, which is really my point. Unless the actual
technology! involved in braille changes it'll be left behind as much as pens
with ink wells, mimmiograph printing and manual typewriters have been left
behind, no matter how many blue tooth connections, snazzy cases or other
gimics it comes with, sinse it's the display technology itself which needs
to change, ---- though unfortunately I know change isn't exactly the forte
of a lot of people involved in accessible technology.
It's actually a little frustrating, sinse I'm fairly sure the technology to
create a functional large size display without! all those silly motors is
already being used, it's just that nobody seems to want to apply it yet.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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