It also doesn't have keyboard input. On Nov 4, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
> But I don't think it has Bluetooth connectivity. > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Milton Ota [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 8:48 PM > To: 'Vaughan Dodd'; 'Dave bahr'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Focus blue braille display > > You could look into the Seiki from Perkins. Price is around $2,500. > Still > cheaper than the Focus Blu from Freedom Scientific and it doesn't > require > specific drivers by the screen reader manufacturer. > > Though, I have heard that the response of the dots refreshing might be > slightly slow. It does have keyboard entry on that unit. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vaughan Dodd [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 5:20 PM > To: 'Dave bahr'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Focus blue braille display > > I have similar interests to your good self. > > Sometime ago, when this topic came up on the list, Doug commented that > Gw > had not seen a Focus Blue, and did not know anything about drivers. Of > course: things may have changed between then and now. I was left with > the > conclusion that Freedom Scientific won't share and that is its right in > the > competitive market and we can choose not to buy their products. > > Currently - it is not possible to use any Freedom Scientific Braille > display > for direct input with Window-eyes, and quite frankly - it should be. > > Whereas Braille display output from Window-eyes is generally better > (with > one or two exceptions) than what is offered by Freedom Scientific, > Braille > input puts JAWS 12 in a new league, so long as you use their displays. > > What I hope is that with Window-eyes version 8 coming - Braille input > will > be addressed properly and they have solved the problems associated with > the > interfaces with the Focus displays. I have the earlier edition to the > Blue, > and it is frustrating to not be able to have direct input as the > controls > and keys on the unit are almost perfect. > > We might just have to get used to the fact that Freedom and GW are > competitors and whilst GW supports things like open standards and > agreeing > to some basic principles of accessibility and device support, Freedom > Scientific appears to be wanting to go its own way. > > I have looked or used five different Braille displays, and the one I > liked > most is by far and away the most expensive - the Alva bc640 supported > direct > input using Window-eyes, but like you, I am attracted to the Focus > Blue, > (which I have still to see) as I do need an updated display at an > affordable > price. > \Vaughan. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave bahr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 4:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Focus blue braille display > > Hello all, > > I am interested in purchasing a braille display and have been looking at > the > focus blue by freedom scientific. why? because it's affordable, as far > as > displays go. I'm wondering if anyone has had luck with it and > window-eyes? > It would be great to write in grade two braille but I'm not sure if > there is > a translation table. To upgrade the version of jfw that I do have would > be > too costly on top of the braille display's price. > > If there is something comprable, I'm open to suggestions but I really > haven't found much that's at least a grand or two more than FS is > asking. > I've been a diehard WE user since v2.0 and I don't really want to learn > jfw > just to use a braille display. So, any help and/or advice is welcome on > this > topic. > > thanks, > > -- > > Dave C. Bahr > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. 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