Would really be cool if one of the display companies made their own keyboard dock with integrated display. The iPad battery would support running it for a long time. I suppose that the Bluetooth model is better for them, though, as one model can be used with lots of different devices.
In general, the iPad needs a better dock. The keyboard dock is nice, but, for one, I wish it included better speakers. There is the line-out port, of course, but would be good if they were integrated. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Lambert Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: iPad and bluetooth refreshable braille If they do make it I'd be surprised. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: OH they still make the alva? I was looking at that for a braille desplay and have started to save for it.? Take care. On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:26 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi sean, your student is going to be brailleless for a little while longer yet. When braille arrives in IPhone OS4, there's not a guarantee that it's going to be as functional as say, braille on the mac, although it will almost sertainly support bluetooth which mac OS didn't support until snowleopard. > > If it were me, my first choice of display would be a braille connect, followed closely by the alva bc640. The braille connect is far and away the better of the two displays imho, but braille displays are a matter of strong personal preference. What feels good in one man's hand doesn't necessarily feel good in another's. I suggest you let your student hold and use both of these displays and pick the one that feels good in his hand. Otherwise, you might buy something he's not comfortable with and it will go into a closet. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > APlus certified technician and user support consultant > Call toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > Visit my all new website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > Email: [email protected] > > On 2010-04-28, at 3:35 PM, Sean Tikkun wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> >> One of my students just jumped and convinced his grandparents to get him an iPad. As his teacher I obviously need to support him. Our district is willing to get a bluetooth refreshable braille display, but I have no idea which ones might/will work. Not only that, they want to know ASAP... guess they have some money available. Any ideas or experiences? >> >> >> Your Friend, >> Sean Richards Tikkun >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> <ADE_Logo_graysingle.png>-- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:macvisionaries%[email protected]> . >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:macvisionaries%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:macvisionaries%[email protected]> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
