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BRAILLENOTETAKERS
Braillenotetakersaremobileinformationmanagementsystems,andthesedevicesuseeitheraBrailleorQWERTYkeyboardforinputandvoiceand/orrefreshableBrailleforoutput.Notetakerscanbeconnectedtootherstoragemediasuchasfloppydiscdrives,compactflashcards,USBmemorysticks,andSD(securedigital)cardstoexpandonboardmemorystoragecapacity.Theycanbeconnectedtodesktoporlaptopcomputerssothatinformationcanbetransferredbetweendevices.
BraillePlus:
Thishandheld,personaldigitalassistantboastsan80GBharddrive,wirelessInternet,Bluetooth,stereospeakers,abuilt-inmicrophone,andaMiniSecureDigitalstorageslot.Byusingthetelephone-styleinterface,theusercanaccessanaddressbook,music,digitalbooks(includingthosefromAudible,Bookshare.org,NFBNewsline®
andtheNationalLibraryServicefortheBlind),awordprocessor,acalculator,astopwatch,theInternet,RSSfeedsandpodcasts,andmore.TheBraillePlusincludesasetofPerkins-styleBrailleinputkeysforrapidtextentry.AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlind.Price:
$1,395.
BrailleNotemPower:
TheBrailleNotemPowerincludesmediaplayer,128MBofinternalmemory,CompactFlashandSDcardreader,USBports,andbuilt-inBluetoothcapability.Itcanbepurchasedwitheitheran18-or32-cellBrailledisplaywitheitheraQWERTYorBraillekeyboard.Bothbattery-powered(about20hours),notetakersuseeitherBrailleoraQWERTYkeyboardwitharefreshableBrailledisplayandspeechoutput.BothdevicesruntheWindowsCEoperatingsystemandprovidenumerousfunctionssuchasawordprocessor,scientificcalculator,appointmentplanner,addresslist,Internetaccess,andtheabilitytousePOP3e-mail.Thesemachinesalsofeatureanoptionalinternalmodem,aPCMCIAslot,aserialport,aparallelport,aCompactFlashslot,andaninfraredportaswellasanoptionalSuperDiskdriveandoptionalGPSsystem.BothcanfunctionasanexternalspeechsynthesizerorarefreshableBrailledisplaywhenconnectedtoacomputerrunningappropriatescreenaccesssoftware.HumanWare.Price(eitherkeyboard):
18cells,$4,395and32cells,$6,195.
BrailleNotePK:
TheBrailleNotePKfunctionsasamobileinformationsystemforblindusersthatgivesonetheuserinterfaceoftheKeysoftsystemcommontotheBrailleNotefamily,andtheconvenienceandportabilityofaPDA.Weighingunderonepound,itshipswithan18-cellBrailledisplayplusspeech,amediaplayer,andwirelessInternetbrowsingcapability,andcanconnecttootherdevicesviaBluetoothorwirelessaccess.Itcanbeusedtosynchronizefiles,e-mails,contacts,andcalendarwiththePC.HumanWare.Price:
$4,995.
BraillexELba:
ThisisaBraillenotetakerwith32cellsandQWERTYorBraillekeyboards.ThismodelhastheEasyAccessBarfornavigationwithoutremovinghandsfromtheBrailledisplay.Thestandardpackagecomeswithmodem,networkcard,serialandparallelinterface,USBport,andPCMCIAslot.ItcanbeoperatedoninternalbatteriesorACpower.Itismenu-drivenandhasquickkeycommandsforeasyentry.AuniquefeatureisthatthesoftwareisLinuxbased.ApplicationssuchastheLynxWebbrowserandane-mailprogramcalledPineareincludedinthesystem.ManufacturedbyPapenmeier.Price:
$4,795.
BrailleSensePlus:
ThenewesteditiontotheBrailleSenseline,thisNotetakerisbasedonWindowsCEtechnology.Hardwareincludesa32-cellBrailledisplay,CompactFlash,a4GBharddrive(enoughtostoretheentireSenseNavmapdatabase)USB,Ethernet,parallel,serial,andinfraredports.Thereisabuilt-insmallLCDdisplaythatshowswhatisbeingwrittenonthedevice.Softwareincludesfilemanagement,wordprocessor,scheduler,e-mail,mediaplayer,digitalaudiorecorder,Internetbrowser,DAISYplayer,andscientificcalculator.TheBrailleSensehasaremovablebatterypackanddoesnotrequirethereturnoftheproductforbatteryreplacement.
ManufacturedbyHIMSofKoreaanddistributedandsupportedintheU.S.byGWMicro,Inc.Price:
$5,995.
EasyLinkPocketPC:
Thisdeviceusesanoff-the-shelfPortableDataAssistantwithoptionalBluetoothBrailleorQWERTYkeyboard.Featuresincludedocumenteditingwitheasywordandabasiccalculator.Theusercansynchronizewithalaptopordesktopcomputertoreade-mail,andtomanagecalendarandcontacts.UsingtheDECTalksoftwaresynthesizer,onecancustomizevoiceandverbositysettings.ManufacturedbyOptelec;
distributedintheUnitedStatesbyVisionCue.PricewithoutBrailledisplay:
$495;
withBrailledisplay:
$1,995.
Maestro:
Aportabledataassistant,itusesatactilemembraneandspeechoutputtoallowtheusertointeractwiththedevice.TheusercaninputdatausinguncontractedorcontractedBraille.ContractedBrailleistranslatedseamlesslytouncontractedinallapplicationsexceptfortextnotes.Whenusingtextnotes,atranslatorisprovidedtotranslatefromtexttoBraille,andBrailletotext.ApplicationsincludetheVictorDAISYplayer,voicerecorder,note-takingapplication,calendarandcontacts,e-mail,andaWebbrowser.TheMaestrocanbesynchronizedwithaPCcomputer.OptionalaccessoriesincludeinfraredorBluetoothBrailleorQWERTYkeyboard,andTrekkerforaGPSsolution.HumanWare.Price:
Maestro,(withoutBraillekeyboard)$1,295;
MaestrowithBrailleKeyboard,$1,695;
TrekkerOption(withoutMaestroFeatures)$1,695;
MaestroTrekkerProcombination,(withoutBraillekeyboard,$1,995;
withBraillekeyboard,$2,395.
PACMateOmni:
PACMateOmni:
Twomodelsareavailableasofthispublication,theBX400modelwithaBraille-stylekeyboardandQX400withaQWERTY-stylekeyboard.A20-cellor40-cellBrailledisplaycanbepurchasedwitheitherunitoraddedlater.ThishandheldcomputerprovidesaccesstoeverydayWindows-baseddesktopdataandtheInternet(iftheuserhasanInternetserviceprovider).ItusesamodifiedversionofJAWSforpocketPC.ThebaseunitcomeswithacarryingcaseandanACadapter.Foranadditionalcharge,modemsareavailable,includinga56KmodemoranEthernetcardmodem.Office2007filetypesincludingWord2007andExcel2007arenowsupported.
UserscanreadPowerPointpresentations,buttheycannotbeedited.BoththeBX400OmniandQX400Omniarenowequippedwith128MBofinternalflashsonodataislostifthebatteryrunsflat.Thebatterywilllastover20hours.FreedomScientific.Price:
forModelsBX400andQX400withoutBrailledisplay,$2,395.BX420,QX420includesremovable20-cellBrailledisplay,$3,795;
BX440orQX440includesremovable40-cellBrailledisplay,$5,595;
56KCFModemcard,$155.10;
MPSEthernetCard,$155.Optionalapplicationsinclude:
FSTTYDeaf-BlindSolution,$1,200;
StreetTalkGPSSolution,$599;
FSReaderforPACMate,DAISYReadersolution,$79;
ScanTalkerbarcodescanningapplication$550,includingbarcodescanner$985.
OwnersofexistingPACMateunitscanupgradetotheOmnifor$699withoutmaintenanceagreementsandlessiftheuserhasahardwareorsoftwaremaintenanceagreement.
LevelStarIcon:
Thishandheldpersonaldigitalassistantboastsan80GBharddrive,wirelessInternet,Bluetooth,stereospeakers,abuilt-inmicrophone,andaMiniSecureDigitalstorageslot.Byusingthetelephone-styleinterfacetheusercanaccessanaddressbook,music,digitalbooks(includingthosefromAudible,Bookshare.org,NFB