Yes quite, if and when it arrives. > On 9 Sep 2016, at 11:28 PM, Stores, Mary A. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > This is the one I'm excited about, because it's going to be pretty cheap and > still useful, I believe. http://www.aph.org/orbit-reader-20/ > > > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gordon Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 7:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Techno-Chat]: Freedom Scientific Embarrassed by Elitech > > Hello Everybody > > As you may be aware, Freedom Scientific and Russian developer, "Elitech" > recently merged, so that the latter could use the Freedom Scientific > facilities and market their ElBraille device. > > This device was scheduled for release during the third quarter of 2016. > However, dealers have had the device on order from Freedom since April, and > have been constantly given different information as to availability. > > It has now emerged that not only is the device not going to meet its > scheduled > release date, but even dealers have not been issued test units, and the > device > has not even gone into production yet. > > UK dealership Sight And SOUND Ltd. today cancelled their order with Freedom > for the units which customers have pre-ordered, and the device was removed > from their website. It now look likely that the earliest release date for > this > device will be the second quarter of 2017. > > Sight And Sound has had no option but to refund those customers, (including > myself) who pre-ordered the device. There Head Of Operations today called me > personally to apologise for the none-delivery of the device, and he explained > that Freedom is now involved in a dispute with the Russian developers who > have > failed to meet the required standards of proficiency for a Freedom Scientific > subsiduary. > > So now, we have absolutely no idea when or even ic this device will actually > ever see the light of day. > > For me personally, It isn't really a desaster. I'm going to look at other, > more conventional and, of course, cheaper solutions which give me a small > Windows-based machine which I can carry around with me to use as an > ultra-portable device. I have a Focus 14 Blue, so I'm looking for a really > small machine which packs a decent amount of power to boot. But I for sure > will not be purchased an ElBraille, even if and when it does hit the streets.
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