Oh come on! Are you really saying that if only Freedom Scientific hadn't come up with the signed Braille driver that we'd have universal, inexpensive Braille displays?
I would say that Braille displays are expensive to produce and maintain, which is one big reason we don't have more affordable braille displays. I would also say there's been little demand for universal Braille displays, assuming universal means that it works with the HID protocal. JIm On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 11:40:54AM -0800, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yeppers. That's why. > > On 07/03/2011, at 11:05, "Cheree Heppe" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Cheree Heppe here: > > > > Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because > > intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to > > benefit current high priced offerings? > > > > > > Regards, > > Cheree Heppe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Granados" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32 > > Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2 > > > > > > Apple isn't going to car if some nat of a company like fS brings legal > > action. > > > > Apple can simply use stalling tactics and let them run out of money > > spinning their wheels. > > > > > > On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Jane wrote: > > > >> We're assuming they will do Braille. That'd be neat, *if* they can pull it > >> off and *if* Braille display makers don't push them out of the market by > >> constantly suing. > >> > >> Jane > >> > >> > >> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:07 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> > >>> Yeah don't forget it's thinner. When haptics comes out think of the > >>> screen room you wil have for braille right there. > >>> On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Cheree wrote: > >>> > >>>> Cheree Heppe here: > >>>> I like the IPad, actually. > >>>> > >>>> I went for the I-devicees first because they open a very intuitive, easy > >>>> entre into the Apple environment. No commands and keystroke chording > >>>> and what seemed to me a quick start interface. > >>>> > >>>> In a bit, I'm ggoing to get an Air or Mac, but would have done so with > >>>> much more trepidation if not having tried the I-devices first. > >>>> > >>>> As to the base measurements of a PacMate being smaller than an IPad, > >>>> true, but that's only a single dimension. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Cheree Heppe > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> On 05/03/2011, at 19:07, "David Tanner" <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Well, let's see, the iPad is clunkier to carry around than an iPhone or > >>>>> iTouch. The iPad is almost as expensive as buying the basic MacBook > >>>>> Pro 13 with two gigabytes of memory, and the processor in the new iPad > >>>>> is only a 1.0 gigahert duel core processor. The MacBook Pro 13 has a > >>>>> lot faster processor than that and so does the Ayer if you want to pay > >>>>> the higher price for solid state memory instead of a hard drive. > >>>>> > >>>>> The iPad makes me think of all the blind folks that have complained > >>>>> about the size of the PacMate QT. In fact, I don't think that the > >>>>> PacMate QT would be as large in flat area as the iPad. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:46 PM > >>>>> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Me personally, > >>>>> > >>>>> If I need to get work done, I would go with a Macbook air. Its a full > >>>>> fledged computer, and besides the added size, you will find yourself > >>>>> bumping up against less barriers when trying to get things done. > >>>>> Especially if you have an iPhone or iPod touch already. What are you > >>>>> really missing in not getting an iPad? > >>>>> > >>>>> JMO > >>>>> > >>>>> Ricardo Walker > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Denise Avant wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> hello all, > >>>>>> i am contemplating getting another apple device. i need something that > >>>>>> is light to take when i travel. i was thinking of the ipad 2 because > >>>>>> you can get pages to write with. the only problem here is that there > >>>>>> is no port for external media like a usb drive, is there? > >>>>>> my other alternative is that i can get the macbook air. but its a > >>>>>> little bigger. i really don't need a screen. but i would have a port > >>>>>> for external media. of course i would miss all of those apps you can > >>>>>> have on the ipad. > >>>>>> that can be negated by the fact that i have an iphone. > >>>>>> well, i would be interested in hearing from those with the air. i know > >>>>>> the ipad 2 is not out yet, but i'm sure there are some first > >>>>>> generation ipad users here. > >>>>>> thanks. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> 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. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> 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. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. 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