I did see this Braille Display at Sight Village which is held in the UK every
year. Although I liked the Braille, I thought the device rather expensive and a
bit chunky for my tastes. But pairing it to 3 or 4 devices will be good for
someone if they can afford the heavy price tag. Just my
Having the thumb keys is definitely a feature I'll miss, but I can get used to
using the navigation buttons for panning. I already have them on the
Brailliant, so it won't be too hard of a transition. Having the joystick might
be interesting. I remember seeing it on the Refreshabraille, but I
I saw the Ultra Vario 20 cell braille display today.
The cost is $2395.00 and is made by Baum.
In my opinion, it is one of the best braille displays I've seen.
It has a switch to toggle from display mode to notetaker mode.
In the notetaker mode, it has a word processor that can read the standard
I've been wanting one of these ever since I heard about it. I'd even pick it
over the Braille Edge because there's a smaller model available.
Right now, I have a Brailliant BI 32. I'd like the Vario Ultra for its ability
to take notes independently of an iDevice, without having to worry about
The Vario does not have the thumb keys in the front of the display. The panning
is done with the navigation keys to the right and left of the braille display.
The It has two space bars with a joy stick between them.
It is surprisingly light. The keys are fanned out in such a way that feels more
