[optacon-l] Re: optacon / braille PDA combination
- From: Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:50:38 -0400 (EDT)
Charles,
We've all been down this road many times. In response to questions about a
device that "deos it all", no thanks. That being said, if there is any
sort of new Optacon technology that continues to show print in real time
without pre-interpretation, I'd be interested. If there were an
inexpensive way to produce a braille dislay that was affordable for
individuals a lot of people and many organizations would be interested but
it would not have to be in the same device as the Optacon. Audio of any
sort and scanning of any sort added to such a device would make it
unworkable and, for those of us with hearing loss, probably not very
useful.
Knowing that our engineers, programmers, and software experts would be
delighted to help with any promising new design for an Optacon, I urge you
to continue your explorations. Knowing that an affordable braille display
would benefit many people, I urge you to continue work in this direction
with the assistance of those organizations that have worked on this
technology for years without success so that you don't duplicate efforts
that have already been tried.
In case somebody tries to persuade you that an all-in-one device is where
it's at today, look at the iphone, ipads, ipods, etc. that seem to be
upgraded every five minutes because they really don't do what is wanted.
The above of course is my opinion but I think most of the listers agree.
The less complex the device, the better chance it has of doing at least
one thing well. Optacon? Braille? Either one would be of great benfit to
users. Best of luck to you and your sponsors. Technical help is available
for you. Just ask.
Catherine
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