Re: optacon on ipaq
- From: "sharron kennedy" <shelena@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:51:45 -0500
Hi there!
Well, I freely admit I'm not extremely savvy technically speaking, but I am
certain I have read on some web pages regarding the PacMate that the Ipaq is
the
base technology for palm devices such as the PacMate and also the Maestro,
which
Visuaide manufactures for its global positioning system program. I realize
Freedom Scientific was not interested in the Optacon Project initially and
perhaps they may not be the ones to work on it now, but I still wonder if it
could become one of the accessories which could be used with the PacMate in the
future. If the print reading display needs to be used in conjunction with a
Braille display, that could exclude many people who are not fortunate enough to
own a Braille display, although it appears prices of smaller Braille displays
are comings down and if a print reading display could be added to the Pacmate,
it may be a good reason to invest in one.
I appreciate the fact that right now, I can use my Optacon independent of any
other technology and I find that extremely handy, but one of these days, my
faithful Optacon is going to fail me. I feel it would be most preferred if an
Optacon type device could still be able to function on its own, but made to
hook
to other devices if desired.
Perhaps that is too much to hope for.
Just my thoughts.
Sharron. .
----- Original Message -----
From: <philwh@xxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:39 AM
Subject: optacon on ipaq
> Sharon, the ipaq or however it is spelled
> isn't anything like
> the pacmate.
> the ipaq is a commercially available
> pda made by hp.
> the pacmate is a proprietary device manufactured by fs.
> I doubt that fs would be interested in developint
> a tactile display for the pacmate.
> they had that chance a few years ago,
> and canceled the project to
> develop a new optacon.
>
> by the way charls, the approach
> that you have suggested is
> essentially what oleg is doing with the
> p2rd.
> he uses a standard digital camera, either a 7 megapixel or 8
> megapixel camera, users choice,
> and plugs it into an off the shelf
> pda.
> the only thing missing on his machine, is the tactile display
> like the optaco has.
> he claims he is still developing a display,
> but no info on what it will be like.
> he doesn't say if it will be
> like the one he originally talked about, the
> one that uses relatively widely spaced
> braille dots, or if it will be
> more like the optacon display.
> he does say, his device can be connected to a braille display
> as it stands now.
>
> phil
>
>
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