The HIMS notetaker is quite a decent device. It's definitely worth getting if you can get the funding for it.
On 4/1/2017 8:43 PM, Richard Turner wrote: > > It was almost believable, other than the price. > Both Humanware and HIMS are touting android devices with a braille > display, of course they are 4 to 5 thousand dollars. > > Science fiction has proven to be possible in the past, so one could > only hope, grin. > Richard > > > On Apr 1, 2017, at 4:51 PM, Evan Reese <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Well, I admit it, I was taken in. I guess my judgment was clouded by >> wishful thinking. It would sure be cool to have such a device. >> Feeling a bit sad, >> Evan >> >> *From:* Merv Keck <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Saturday, April 01, 2017 6:49 PM >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Subject:* RE: Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind >> with integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >> >> >> Considering how many resources Facebook and other companies spend >> each year trying to eliminate fake news, I am constantly amazed at >> the number of people who are amused by these obviously fake and not >> amusing stories. If someone posted a fake story about a blind >> friendly device on May 22^nd or a new Cumulative update on March >> fourteenth and then at the end of the message they said. Hey only >> kidding. Everyone would be angry. Not the least bit amused. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andy Baracco >> *Sent:* Saturday, April 1, 2017 6:33 PM >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind >> with integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >> >> >> >> April fools! >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:*Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> *To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:*Saturday, April 01, 2017 3:23 PM >> >> *Subject:*Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind with >> integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> In the most recent Today in iOS Podcast which I listened to this >> morning at around the 32 minute mark, Rob mentioned that >> apparently reliable sources from Mac Rumours and 9to5Mac said >> Apple is working on a special iPhone for the blind with a 20-cell >> braille display. This may be available as early as this fall, the >> braille cells would take up part of the screen, but of course >> there still would be a smaller area which accepts the familiar >> touch gestures as well and it will be priced similarly to the >> rumoured iPhone 8 at just over $1,000 US. Below is a direct link >> to the Podcast, if you subscribe to Today in iOS you can quickly >> skip ahead and start listening at around 32 minutes into the >> Podcast. I am not much of a braille user myself, but I know many >> on this list use braille all the time and this would probably be >> a big hit for braille users. 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