Thanks, Jason. I just read Scott Davert’s review from 2021, and he did mention that. I’d love to get a demo, just to evaluate the braille cells before I make a purchase decision. But I sure do like the price tag a lot better than the one for the Activator, which is the only other qwerty contender for me currently, since I can’t use the thumb keys on the Mantis. Cheers, Donna
> On Mar 23, 2024, at 10:20 AM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > On 23/3/24 09:07, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> 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? > As I recall, in an interview several years ago, Orbit Research acknowledged > reliability difficulties with their braille cell technology, but claimed > these problems had been rectified. To what extent that's true, I am not in > any position to verify independently. > > Orbit's cells are also noisier and slower to refresh than Piezoelectric > cells. I prefer the latter, but there are people who prefer Orbit Research > cells. > > > -- > 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/e7b6534a-711e-495b-a7f5-698003cc0143%40jasonjgw.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/e7b6534a-711e-495b-a7f5-698003cc0143%40jasonjgw.net?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/28497C4C-DFA1-42B5-B372-4DD1F930D321%40me.com.
