I still think it depends on what you want out of your devices and what 
you're willing to pay. If a device does what you want then there's the 
old addidge of if it isn't broken don't fix it. I mean do you know the 
Linux kernel running on all of your IOT devices, like your home theater 
system, MP3 player, InstantPot and so on? Obviously, if you're going to 
want to upgrade your device and take advantage of new features then 
you'll definitely want to check on what operating systems are running 
and what the upgrade plans are for the device you're interested in. BTW, 
I also don't think this is unique to blindness devices.



On 01/19/2018 04:04 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This from IAcast 65.
>
> "these blindness specific devices are out of date. Did you know that 
> the braille note touch is still using kitcat?
>
> Also, the el braille works with a processor that Microsoft no longer 
> supports, and the only updates it's going to get, are from Freedom 
> Scientific."
>
> I'll tell you all, I have learned something, and that is, any time I'm 
> thinking about buying blindness specific tech products, I better ask 
> that all important question, "so, tell me, what operating system does 
> it use, and what version is it using?"
>
> It just blew my mind when those great folks mentioned in their 
> podcast, that these 2 things are out of date, already, wow.
>
> Harry
>
>
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