[nfb-talk] Voice Note verses Pac-mate.

[James Aldrich]

Hello!

If you wish to have a simpler interface and system to read books, do Email, 
go on web pages, the Voice Note would be a very good choice.  I have the 
M-power myself and am quite pleased with it.  I like the braille display 
better on my M-power than what I saw on the Packmate.  Even though the 
M-power or BN family of products uses a closed system, that is, it can't use 
off the shelf applications, the system it uses (keysoft) works very well and 
is simple to use.  I think I'd give the Packmate another year now that 
Jonathan Mosen is on the scene with FS.  Some applications work well from 
what I understand with Packmate and some do not so it depends on what you 
would need to do with your notetaker since they aren't full fledged 
computers.

Jim Aldrich


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Voice Note verses Pac-mate.


> Alan,
>
> I think the experiences of people with devices is very useful.  How about 
> explaining further why you feel the PacMate is
> the best option.
>
> On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:05:43 -0500, Alan Wheeler wrote:
>
>>Personally, I think that the Pac Mate is the way to go.  Then again, I'm 
>>not
>>so worried about the GPS stuff, but some sacrifices need to be made for
>>overall quality.  Just my opinion, though.
>
>>
>
>
>>Alan Wheeler
>>awheeler at neb.rr.com or alan_wheeler at neb.rr.com
>>redwheel1 on skype
>>http://alan-wheeler.blogspot.com/
>>"Tell the people the truth and the country will be free"
>>  --Abraham Lincoln
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of David Evans
>>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 10:26 PM
>>To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [nfb-talk] Voice Note verses Pac-mate.
>
>>Dear All,
>
>>I am considering getting a new note taker and I am looking for feed back 
>>as
>>to how you feel about these two note takers, the Voice Note by human Ware
>>and the Pac-Mate by Freedom Scientific.
>
>>I will likely get a Braille Display and a G.P.S. unit to use with the note
>>taker.
>>I like the size of the keyboard on the Pac-Mate better, but could live 
>>with
>>the smaller one.   I like  the fact that with the Pac-Mate the Braille
>>display can be detached and sent in for service without having to send my
>>note taker too as would be needed with the Voice Note.
>>The Pac-Mate can also use "off the shelf" software with Windows PC so I 
>>can
>>accessorize it more easily than the Voice Note.  It will run scanners,
>>cameras, and bar code scanners.
>
>>The GO.P.S. for the Voice Note, made by Sendera, on the other hand, seems 
>>to
>>be better than the one available for the Pac-Mate called "Street Talk."
>>I was impressed with Sendera's G.P.S. program as it has a feature that 
>>will
>>inform you of "Points of Interest" around your location as you travel.
>>This could be very useful to some one from out of town who is looking for 
>>a
>>place to get a meal, information or a place to do some business.
>>I just want to hear back what you think about them pro and con if you have
>>one.
>>You can write me off list at drevans at bellsouth.net so as not to tie up the
>>list.
>>Thanks for your help.
>
>>David Evans, NFBF
>
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