There is a serious delay when inputting braille on iOS 8. But reading braille is just fine. Hopefully the input problem will be resolved in iOS 8.1, but who knows. The new Vario Ultra braille displays from Baum are very nice. You have a choice of 20 or 40 cells. They have I think 32 GB of internal storage and you can flip between display mode and note taking mode by sliding a switch. So you can use the internal notes or use it as a display for your phone. If you have more than one bluetooth device it is a great choice because you can pair it with 4 different devices and switch devices on the fly with a keystroke. I work at an agency for the blind and just saw one about a month ago. I'd recommend checking them out. As I recall, the 20 cell is $2.395 and the 40 is $3.395.
Check them out here, http://www.baumusa.com/braille-solutions/varioultra.html HTH, Richard PS, no I do not get a commission, I'm just really impressed. I use a Braille Edge at work, which is also very nice. "The fact that an opinion is widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd." - Bertrand Russell *Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Oct 10, 2014, at 12:48 AM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Everyone: > > I am considering purchasing a braille display and pairing it with my > Iphone and using this as a notetaker. > Currently, I have a very old, very outdated Pacmate from 2007 that I > haven't used in like two years. > Because the cost of a traditional blindness notetaker (such as say the > Braille Sense u2) is like $5,000 I was considering purchasing a > braille display and just paring it with my Iphone. > Does anyone do this and if so how does it work for you? > Is it a viable option? > How does it do when you have to take notes in an hour-long class or meeting? > Do most of the braille displays have a way for you to take notes on > them internally or do you have to use an app on the Iphone for taking > notes? > Besides being able to take notes and read them in braille, another > thing I really miss doing is reading books from say Bookshare, BARD, > or I-Books with a braille display. > Does reading novels/books from these sites work well using a braille > display and an Iphone? > Thanks, > Kerri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
