Hi Mary, As you may recall, I own the fifth Generation Focus 40 Blue unit. In addition to the information you’ve already received, I’ll add some comments. I like typing on the Focus keyboard for note taking usually performed in Word 2016. It’s a Perkins-style keyboard and feels solid to the touch. The dots on the unit are crisp. Unlike with the prior unit, they provided a good carrying case for this unit. A Scratch Pad was recently implemented on the Focus. You can take some very basic notes, not meant fvor word processing and no advanced formatting is supported. With the Mini-SD slot, you can store and open books from Bard and other sources. As I mainly use Jaws, I like the support it has for the Focus displays. Additionally, I am awaiting the elBraille that will work with the Focus Fifth Gen. It’s supposed to have significant improvements over the unit that is already available for the Fourth Gen, but specifics are not available yet. I wanted to see the Q Braille, but never heard back from the distributor In my area. HIMS didn’t follow up either. That’s all I have for now. Best,
Les Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 10:29 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Braille edge or focus 40 latest generation with Mac and iPhone Hi all, and I acknowledge that this has been Cross posted to a couple of lists. I am interested in hearing from people who have recent experience with the displays I mentioned in the subject line with a Mac but particularly with iPhones, iPads etc. I’m also interested in the new device that’s coming out called the Q braille, but it’s not out yet, so of course nobody can really comment on it I guess. Of course I know that the focus is particularly well served by the jaws for windows screen reader, but that is outside the scope of any of these lists. I’m also interested in the note taking capability and how easy it might be to get say, bookshare books on and off of the device for independent use, but I suppose that too is outside the scope of these lists. Please feel free to reply to me off list about that stuff. What is on point is the stability of the Bluetooth connection, and the overall feel of the keyboard at Cetera, and the out of the box key assignments. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- 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: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
