RE: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out

[Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>]

Don't know of a Korean (or any Asian) device aimed at blind users. Do you 
know any more?


On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Joel Zimba wrote:

> just to add to the competition, isn't there supposed to be another pda type
> device showing up soon?
> maybe from Korea?  someone mentioned to me it might run linux as well...
> 
> thanks,
> Joel
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:41 PM
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> Cc: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out
> 
> 
> Look at the web site:
> 
> http://www.sighted.com/elba2002.html
> 
> PS: I believe the screen reader in this device is UXDOTS which sells for
> 1000 Euros, supposedly. I would very much like to know more about UXDOTS.
> In particular, I would like to hear some justification of such a price,
> especially given that speakup is free. So, what does UXDOTS do that
> speakup doesn't?
> 
> To learn about UXDOTS, look at:
> 
>  http://www.c-lab.de/insb/uxdots_eng.htm
> 
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Brent Harding wrote:
> 
> > 	Is there any more about that Papenmeir device that's supposed to be
> coming
> > out soon that runs an embedded form of linux? Will it have line in and
> > outputs for sound on it? What kind of speech will it use?
> > Thanks.
> >
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper,
Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp

Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther
King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp

Learn how to make accessible software at
http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp