If you use jaws, then the focus is a good thing, because it has a lot of jaws functionality that the BI 14 doesn’t have. If you don’t use jaws, then of course that’s not a big deal. Since I have not seen either of these devices in person, I can’t comment on the ergonomics, how quiet they are, etc. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 22, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > How does the Brailliant BI 14 compare to the focus 14 in terms of > functionality? It will be nice if anyone who has seen both to tell me a > little about that. Certainly the Brailliant BI 14 is less expensive, and > this is a big plus. > > Regards, > > Cris > > Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy > > > From: 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 2:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Brailliant BI 14 display > > Hi Mary and Chris > > If it’s any help, I ordered and have received a Brailliant BI14, and am > pleased with what I saw. I like the size and weight of it - it makes it very > portable (much more so than other displays out there). I also really like the > stand-alone note taking feature on it - it just means you can get it out and > make notes really quickly/easily and then link those notes to your apple > devices when you have time/if you want to. Also, obviously, I like the fact > it will act as both a display and keyboard for my IPhone and IPad. There are > a couple of things I’d like to see improved, and I hope HumanWare will take > them on board. > > Eleanor > > Sent from my iPad > > On 20 Apr 2018, at 04:00, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > No, I don’t have a demo. I have just heard demos. For the price, it’s a great > thing. But it wouldn’t be something I would want. The only reason I would > even consider this new 14 sell display is for the notetaking capability. I’m > really not thrilled with only 14 S. But the notetaking capabilities. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 7:38 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Mary, > I have not heard the sound of the orbit refresh sound. I am very curious. > What I did not like about the orbit from the description is the weight, and > that it has no cursor routing keys. But I am curious to hear the refresh > sound. Do you have a demo? > > Cheers, > > Cris > > Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 10:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Brailliant BI 14 display > > Hi Chris, > Well, those displays like the orbit 20 that are available for less than $500, > have compromises. Have you listened to demonstration of that thing? The sound > of the line refreshing would drive me crazy. It’s great that it exists, but > it’s not something I want. And I’m glad I have the choice. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Mary, > It is not much to expect. Now with the talk about braille displays for less > than five hundred dollars, It is not much to expect to add few mainly > software features, other than the microphone and a speaker. > I will see if it is on display anywhere close to where I live and go to have > a feel of the device. > > Cheers, > > Cris > > Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Brailliant BI 14 display > > No. For just under $1000, you were expecting it to duplicate the > functionality of devices costing double or more? It does not have the > capabilities you wanted. If you want that, be prepared to pay many thousands. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello folks, > I am thinking of ordering a brailliant BI Braille display to use with my > iPhone and iPad. From the description it sounds like a nice neat device. > However, I like to know if it can be used as a stand-alone device, not merely > a display. The Human ware description states that it can be used as a > stand-alone device, but it does not say much on what it can do in this mode > other than taking notes and having a timer and a stop watch. That is not > that attractive. I like to know what else it can do in the stand alone mode. > Does it have a calculator? Does it have a microphone and recording > capabilities? Does it have an audio player? 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