The RefreshaBraille is the size of a 4 by 6 card and about 3 times as thick as my iPhone 4. It is different from most other braille displays in that the 18 cell display is above the braille keypad. Reversing the braille display works, but the space bar and dots 7 and 8 are then above the braille keys, so I almost never use that feature. The left and right panning buttons are at the left and right ends of the display. They are thin rectangular buttons. The left button is between cursor routing buttons 1 and two above it, and dot 3 below it. The right panning button is between dots 17 and 18 above it and braille key 6 below it.
Between the 6-dot braille keys and the space bar is a cursor stick. This stick can be pushed in all four directions, and performs a double-tap when pushed straight down toward the display.. Dot 7 is left of the space bar and dot 8 is right of the space bar. It is a nice little display. My favourite feature is that it automatically connects to my iPhone, even when the phone is already unlocked, when I power it up. My least favourite aspect is that 8 dot braille is a little more complex because dot 7 is below dots 1 2 3, so not easy to press with my left pinky finger. I trained myself to use my left thumb for this as I prefer brailling in 8 dot braille (it is more precise). David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/09/2012, at 5:50, Traci <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm reading and comparing the refreshabraille18 & the focus14. I'd like some > further detail on what it is like using a braille display and navigating, say > the home screen. How do the app icons appear on the display? > > How about reading a text message on the lock screen and replying to it? > > I read that the focus14 has navigation rockers, where I refreshable18 doesn't > have these rockers or wiz-wheels. Is this something one might miss on the > refreshable18? > > I read that the Refreshable18 has cursor keys, are these handy to have? One > can also use the Refreshable18 in either direction, is this useful? > > Lastly, in my comparison, I was surprised to learn the 2 devices are nearly > identical in size, yet the refreshable18 has 4 more cells. Of course it also > costs $400 more. > > Can y'all shed some more light on all of this? > > Thank you, > Traci > Sent by Macbook Air Mail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en.
