The features are attractive, but the price is criminal.
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Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:28 AM
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HumanWare Launches the BrailleNoteApex
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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>Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:26 PM
>Subject: [Nfb-announce] HumanWare Launches the BrailleNote Apex
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>HumanWare logo. The power is in your hands
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>BrailleNote Apex - The thinnest, lightest notetaker available.
>
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>(a larger text-only version is available at
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/y>http://www.humanware
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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.
>
>For the latest news and information about BrailleNote products,
>subscribe to the BrailleNote Newswire at
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/j>www.humanware.com.
>And for more details about the BrailleNote Apex, visit
><http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/t>www.humanware.co
>m/ape
>x.
>
>About HumanWare
>
>HumanWare
>(<http://hcamarketing.cmail3.com/t/y/l/ujykhr/hludepi/i>www.humanware.c
>om) is the global leader in assistive technologies for the print
>disabled. HumanWare provides 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."
>
>
>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
>
>
>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.acbra
>dio.o
>rg/mainstream
>
>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.acces
>sible
>world.org
>Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
>
>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://accessibl
>eeven
>t.com/
>
>
>
>For more information about these or other HumanWare products, please
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