Susie, should you ever decide to try connecting the apex, the number you
probably need is 0000. I would like to talk with you a little more about
your experience using the brailliant. Wud u mind emailing me offline at
khevener@earthlink and put brailliant in subject line? Thanks.
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From: Susie Stageberg
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 12:46 PM
To: 'Bill Gallik' via VIPhone
Subject: Re: Braille Keyboards & Displays with iDevices
Bill,
I have experience with three Braille devices and my iPhone. I bought a
BrailleMe from National Braille Press, but could never get it to pair with
the phone. It's a cute little device and the price, well, ya gotta love it
($500 or so). Except that mine refused to play with the phone. So it went
back to Boston.
I now use a Brailliant BI14 from Humanware. Cost was about $1000. 14 cells
are fewer than you'd think, which means you do a lot of panning. For
instance, when reading e-mail, the word "unread" in front of a message takes
up half the Braille real estate on the display. However, this little device
works beautifully with the phone and has what they call a joy stick, with
which you can swipe between items and double-tap to select something. I like
mine a lot. You do have to have the Brailliant turned on before you boot up
the phone, and sometimes and connection goes in and out.
I also have a Focus Blue 40 from Freedom Scientific, or whatever they call
themselves these days. I bought this display myself (just under $3000) to
use with my computer when my old Alva Satellite went off to wherever old
devices go. The Focus is a lovely, trim little display which works great
with JAWS, but also pairs with the phone without a hiccup. No joy stick
here, but 40 cells of beautiful Braille.
I also have a BrailleNote Apex, which is supposed to work with the phone,
but I could never get it to pair. You have to enter a PIN, and my lack of
prowess entering numbers on the phone itself meant it always timed out
before I could get it entered. Then you have to restart everything and try
again. Most annoying.
So these are the ones I know about firsthand. Having Braille on the phone
makes a lot of tasks quicker and easier. It ain't always cheap, but to me
Braille is worth it.
Susie
On Aug 21, 2019 5:45 AM, 'Bill Gallik' via VIPhone
<[email protected]> wrote:
Good Morning All,
A friend is looking to update his technology and is considering an iPhone,
iPad or iPod for his personal needs. However, he insists that he must
have Braille I/O capabilities. To this end, I have several questions:
- Who sells Braille keyboards and displays that are compatible with
iDevices?
- If you can, please give some evaluation as to quality of such items (per
model please).
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