Rich, I have had my BookSense XT for the same length of time. I haven't heard anyone say that no improvements have occurred since its release. What I and others are saying is that particular features have been requested for over a year that have not yet been implemented. What's more, we, the users, don't know if they will be, or can be implemented. For example, can the sensitivity of the internal microphone be further reduced to avoid distortion through firmware changes, or is the microphone circuit just poorly designed? Can the pronunciation problems with the Neospeech voices be fixed by HIMS, by Neospeech or not at all? With the BookSense hardware, is it even possible to have separate volume settings for TTS and audio? If features can't be implemented because of the hardware limitations of the BookSense, it would be good to know, since we could then quit looking forward to seeing them in the next firmware update.
Communication is virtually one way. GW Micro says they are listening, and I believe them, but HIMS, the manufacturer of the hardware, says nothing. What HIMS can do, and what they will do to further improve the BookSense is somewhere out there in the Twilight Zone, and I don't see any signpost up ahead. If anyone admits to getting the reference at the end of the last sentence, they're telling their age! Gary King [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich Ring To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:20 PM Subject: [GW-Booksense] Features I have had a Booksense since early July, 2009. And I must agree with Raul here. The feature set has vastly improved since the product was first released. I would like to see the ability to directly input radio frequencies, and I would definitely like to see the ability to set independent volume for TTS and audio, but to say that no improvements have occurred since this product was released is simply untrue. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
