I was told that the reason the battery prompt keeps showing is that once you actually let the battery go down completely it really does take a while for it to recharge. As for the USB cable a lot of people seem to be complaining about that but I really have had very little problem with it. I find that I have learned how to slide the USB cable in and probe with the edge to find where to slide it in. You kind of have to hold on at the end of the actual USB plug or even a little further up on the cord in order to guide it in correctly. It might be harder for people with larger hands than I have but I don't actually try to extend my finger in to feel where to put the USB plug. At any rate, experimenting with it a little bit seems to make it easier to use.
-- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14, HCSB) On Nov 2, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I find navigating the various screens with the joystick on the RB 18 > to be very effective. The only 2 flaws with the RB 18 that I have > found are the USB plug and the fact that when the battery gets down to > 1 third remaining, it will flash a battery low message in uncontracted > braille that will stay there for about 15 seconds. While hitting keys > on the display will move the screen accordingly, that battery low > message will stay on the display. Quite counterproductive when you're > trying to get work done. Other than those 2 things, I love the > display. I like that it's bigger than the Focus 14, smaller than the > 32 cell displays, and has a fare amount of navigation options. For > portable use, I still would choose this over any others on the market. > For those wanting a bigger display, I'm a huge fan of the Braille Edge > 40. Lots of navigation options, plenty of braille real estate if you > want to read things like books, and it has a notetaker built in which > also allows you to read books and things like that independent of an > externally connected device.They have some things that need to be > improved on, like being able to read text files loaded on the internal > notepad in contracted braille and the case, which I hate. > > Scott > > On 11/2/12, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> For the most part, all braille displays function the same with the iPhone. >> The command structure is the same. The only differences are the panning keys >> that iOS uses. >> >> For the Refreshabraille 18, the Braille keys are small squares. Dots 7 and 8 >> are to either side of the spacebar. this is because the Refreshabraille is >> the size of a 3x5 card and contains 18 Braille cells across the top. The >> joystick allows vertical and horizontal single-finger flicks. The left and >> right panning buttons are just below the cursor buttons. >> >> In my opinion, the greatest strength of the RefreshaBraille is the fact that >> it can connect to the iPhone while the screen is unlocked if you turn it on. >> I have used an Alva BC640 and a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue. Both of >> those displays required me to lock the iPhone before turning them on in >> order to connect. >> >> Brailling, of course, is a little cramped because of the maximum width of >> the display. >> >> If your Braille display is activated, iPhone will usually connect in a few >> seconds whenever the screen unlocks. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 02/11/2012, at 12:27, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd love to hear your review of the RB18. >>> >>> Navigating and replying to text messages. >>> Navigating the iPhone screen. >>> Are you comfortable typing on it? >>> When the phone is locked, what is it like reading a notification that >>> comes through, thus unlocking the phone? >>> >>> Thank you so much, >>> Traci >>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >>> >>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Stacey Robinson <stacey...@bellsouth.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ah, ok. >>>> I just wondered. >>>> I have the Braillepen 12. >>>> >>>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Rebecca Ilniski wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm borrowing a refreshabraille 18 right now from work so am playing >>>>> with it and may eventually get one of my own. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Rebecca and Zeb >>>>> email: rilni...@gmail.com >>>>> facebook: www.facebook.com/rebeccai5 >>>>> Zeb's facebook: www.facebook.com/zeb.ilniski >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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