Hi All,
This is what I learned when I called Humanware.
The price of the new BrailleNote Apex is $6100.
If you have an Empower, you can trade it in and, for a 32-cell
Empower with a braille display, Humanware will deduct $1700 from the
price of the Apex; for an 18-cell trade-in, Humanware will deduct $1400.
At the moment, there is only the 32-cell option on the new
Apex. Veiled promises of more options to come during 2010 are
being bandied about.
I am very interested in this new unit. The built-in WIFI, the thin
form factor, the USB ports, and the fact that I already know how to
use a BrailleNote and the operating system has not significantly
changed are all very appealing to me. If they come out with an
18-cell model, or even better, a form factor that mimicks the
BrailleNote PK in size, along with the thinner body, I may be
contacting Maryland's Technology Assistance Program to apply for a
low-interest loan. (That's how I was able to purchase the
BrailleNote I am using now). Most state technology assistance
programs offer similar loan programs.
Yes, one can do a lot with one of those, by comparison, extremely
inexpensive NetBooks, but the refreshable braille display and the
braille keyboard for inputting information and data make the
BrailleNote very appealing to me, along with the lighter weight and
the thinner size.
So, that's your technology update for the morning!
Penny
At 11:04 AM 11/12/2009, Peter Altschul wrote:
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>BrailleNote Apex - The thinnest, lightest notetaker available.
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>HumanWare Launches the BrailleNote Apex - Shipping December 1st, 2009
>
>Longueuil, November 11, 2009 -- HumanWare has
>launched the BrailleNote Apex, the thinnest and
>lightest notetaker especially for professionals and students who are blind.
>
>Powerful and sleek at just 2 cm (0.78") thick and
>weighing only 812 grams (1.8 lbs), the
>BrailleNote Apex is designed for portability and
>functionality. Intelligent ergonomics have always
>been the benchmark of HumanWare products, and the
>BrailleNote Apex performs with comfort and
>agility. A comfortable full-size Braille keyboard
>makes notetaking quick and easy, while
>HumanWare's signature thumb keys make extensive reading effortless.
>Student in a classroom using a BrailleNote Apex BT
>
>
>"As a proud supporter of Braille literacy,
>HumanWare is committed to developing products
>that help blind people to fully participate in
>the quickly evolving, digital world around them.
>Because we believe that communication is the key
>to success, we strive to put every opportunity in
>the hands of our customers with Braille products
>that meet their needs every day. The BrailleNote
>Apex puts the power of digital communication at
>everyone's fingertips," says Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare.
>
>Added horsepower and multiple storage options
>define the BrailleNote Apex's productivity with
>its 8 GB of internal memory and support for high
>capacity SDHC cards, along with 4 high-speed USB
>2.0 ports, built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Bluetooth.
>
>The advanced technology is driven by the new
>Windows CE 6.0 operating system which enables the
>expansion of KeySoft, a comprehensive,
>user-friendly suite of productivity applications
>with feature-rich content that is 100%
>accessible. This powerful software combination
>will facilitate future enhancements and ongoing
>improvements in response to user requests.
>
>Almost ten years after the introduction of the
>BrailleNote, the revolutionary BrailleNote Apex
>is the ninth notetaking device in a line of
>products that has been helping people who are
>blind to be a vital part of the global information age since 2000.
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>For the latest news and information about
>BrailleNote products, subscribe to the
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>And for more details about the BrailleNote Apex,
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>products to people who are blind or have low
>vision and students with learning disabilities.
>HumanWare offers a collection of innovative
>products, including BrailleNote, the leading
>productivity device for the blind in education,
>business and for personal use; the Victor Reader
>product line, the world's leading digital
>audiobook players; the SmartView family of
>handheld and desktop electronic magnifiers; and
>myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader."
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>See the product at:
>
>November 11 2009
>
>QAC Sight Village London
>Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, W8 7NX
>November 11 2009, 10am - 4.30pm
>
>November 12-15, 2009
>
>The Biennial Getting In Touch With Literacy
>Conference at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, California
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>Hear about the Apex in the next couple of days:
>
>November 13th
>
>ACB Radio, an internet radio station sponsored by
>the American Council of the Blind, will air a
>2-hour live special program featuring Matthew
>Janasauskas, HumanWare's Director of Technical Support on Friday, November
>13
>
>Time: 9:00 PM. EST. Listeners will have an
>opportunity to call and ask individual questions
>regarding the BrailleNote Apex. To listen, please
>visit
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/d>http://www.acbradio.o
>rg/mainstream
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>November 16th
>
>Accessible World Tek Talk will presents the Apex Braillenote, November 16,
>2009
>Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, and 8:00 PM EST
>and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 1:00 GMT
>
>Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/h>http://www.accessible
>world.org
>Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
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>November 24th
>
>HumanWare has scheduled an Apex introduction webinar on Tuesday, November
>24th
>
>Time: 7 PM. EST on
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/k>http://accessibleeven
>t.com/
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