Orbit has just announced a display with a qwerty keyboard that will start shipping in June.
I had a Mantis, but sold it. I loved the unit, but had trouble using the thumb keys due to arthritis in my thumbs. Donna > On Mar 23, 2024, at 9:30 AM, 'Kliph Miller Sr' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> Orbit has a qwerty keyboard? I thought it was a braille style keyboard? >> Donna, have you tried the mantis? I have been using it for 3 years and love >> it. Even has a note taker and some of the bookshare sites built into it. >> >> Check out the TechTalk <http://tech-talk-coast2coast.sturitup.com/>Podcast >> <http://tech-talk-coast2coast.sturitup.com/> >> Sturitup on <https://www.youtube.com/@SturItUpStudios>Youtube >> <https://www.youtube.com/@SturItUpStudios> Page >> The MacForTheBlind Podcast <https://mac-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/> >> And iPad for All computing on th TTJ Tech Talk Podcast >> <https://ttj-tech-talk.pinecast.co/> >> Check out our Apple Tutorials Playlist >> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOefEEZcxAG8moG3VArcYdLDjMq6mLRTB> >> for all class audio >> >>> On Mar 23, 2024, at 8:07 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am still on a quest to find a braille display with a qwerty keyboard, and >>> I just saw that Orbit is about to release a forty cell display with a >>> qwerty keyboard. I’d love to hear about people’s experience with the Orbit >>> reader. I realize it won’t be the new display, but I do remember that at >>> least early on, people had a lot of negative things to say about the Orbit >>> reader. Is that still the case? In the blurb I read, it said it’s >>> compatible with Voiceover. Has anyone used an Orbit with either a Mac or >>> an iPhone? >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/4F45129C-3CE7-4F4D-A907-83F98823F586%40me.com. >> > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1F4F118B-5891-480A-B765-E98AFAD7C267%40icloud.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1F4F118B-5891-480A-B765-E98AFAD7C267%40icloud.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/78686708-6091-44D5-9813-94182EE4B4EF%40me.com.
