The iphone does have support for braille displays. I don't think however
that one needs a braille keyboard for the iphone itsself. You can use a blue
tooth keyboard or the keys on a braille display.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Duarte" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: RE: [GWN] comments about future of Braille Notetakers on Adelaide
Radio
Hello Erik,
no it is not hard at all. the problem is that there are next to no
programmers out there that care enough to take the time to write a program
for the blind. this is the exact reason why it cost 6000 for a blind
product
that is about half as functional as a 200 dollar device. the programming
community that is programming for the iPhone is sighted therefore
Braille,
support, and apps that are accessible for the blind are few and far
between,
or nonexistent.
-----Original Message-----
From: erik burggraaf [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GWN] comments about future of braille Notetakers on Adelaide
Radio
Hi, suggest it to the Solona people. I mean, could it really be that hard
to write a braille keyboard for the IPhone? If you had the translation
tables which are already supported by apple it doesn't seem that it should
be a tough trick for some one who knows the ins and outs of coding for
IOS.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
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box.
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On 2010-08-12, at 12:40 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
I know about these. The problem is that they are QWERTY only. If Apple
built a braille keyboard option into the iOS platform, then an overlay
could be made for it, and you essentially have a Voice Sense, but
running mainstream software. The major advantage would be that even
the high-end iPad only costs $700 or so, as opposed to a couple
thousand for a VS.
On 8/12/10, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, some one is way ahead of you, smile.
http://www.solona.net/tactile-screen-protectors-for-apple-products-by-solona
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
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braille
box.
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On 2010-08-12, at 11:56 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
Just a thought/something to consider: if the iPod or iPad ever got an
on-screen braille keyboard, someone could make a screen overlay for it
so you could feel where the keys are, and then you have what amounts
to a mainstream voice-only notetaker. Use a braille display if you
want to, and you have the same thing you get with a Voice Sense. Apple
has done such a good job making the iTouch line accessible that I
could imagine many people in the future switching from a propriatary
device to a mainstream one like the iTouch with a braille keyboard.
On 8/12/10, Joe Orozco <[email protected]> wrote:
Man, I hope you're wrong about the death of the notetaker. True,
there
are
a lot of limitations, but there are so many benefits to a unit that
boots
up
quickly and is in one piece versus separate units. This is partly my
beef
with GPS solutions on the smart phones that require the phone, the
software
and a separate bluetooth receiver even though the smart phones's
internal
GPS receiver and software work quite well on their own for sighted
people.
Me, I'm thinking the projection is more applicable to the Pac Mate
that
physically can no longer compete with HIMS and others.
Joe
"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
-----Original Message-----
From: erik burggraaf [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GWN] comments about future of braille Notetakers
on Adelaide Radio
Hum, Mr. Drummond isn't news on the death of the portable note
taker. I kind'a hate to see it go, but It's just not
economical in the current technology market. A lot of us have
been saying that for years, even as we rejoice that people who
need them still buy.
What's interesting about this guy is, he's toting jaws and the
focus 40 blue, which are about 5 years behind the technology
curve, as the advent of the death of the note taker. Now
whether you're a fan of freedom scientific or not, and you all
know I come firmly down on the side of not, You have to admit
that window-eyes, mobile speak, talks, humanware devices like
the braille connect, and alva devices like the bc640 have been
around a whole lot longer than the focus 40 blue, and do a far
better job on the portability and compatibility fronts than
jaws and focus.
Did you also notice that the north american scanner manufacture
was pointedly not mentioned by name, and that the model of the
optelec scanner was conspicuously left out, but jaws and the
focus 40 blue were mentioned repeatedly? Would any one in the
class like to tell me who has exclusivity on freedom scientific
products in Australia?
I could be making too much of it, But I guarantee you that is
how the top brass of the freedom scientific distributer in
Canada would have handled that interview, and I don't have
anything against the guy personally. That's just the way it is
with FS and the people who work for them.
Have fun,
Erik Burggraaf
Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using
the braille box.
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more and subscribe.
On 2010-08-11, at 9:32 PM, peter greco wrote:
I interviewed Rob Drummond from Quantum Technology in
Australia and he made some interesting comments about the
future of braille notetakers.
You can hear these comments go to,
www.rphadelaide.org.au/Webcast.html
Rob's on the program Focal Point about 10 or 12 minutes in.
Peter
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