You are right, but that assumes you can get use to the touch screens on 
these devices, and I never have, just not comfortable.  I need keys or 
buttons.  Some day I'm going to take my IPod out and blow it away with 
my judge.  Question is should I use a 45 hollow point or 410.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Fri, 4 
Dec 2015, Russ Kiehne wrote:

> In my case, I'm using an ipad mini first generation.  It does everything the
> Blaze will do minus the ocr.  It has more volume, better sound than my first
> generation Stream, plextalk pocket and Booksense standard.  Much better
> battery life than my specialized devices.  It does everything a Stream will
> do and a lot more.  You can buy a 6th generation ipod touch and KNFB reader
> and do everything a Blaze will do and a lot more for half the price of the
> Blaze.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jordan Gallacher
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 7:04 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Blaze ET
>
> The Hims Inc. book players are far better than the Stream.  First and
> foremost, the Stream does not get loud enough to be able to be heard well
> without using earbuds or external speakers.  That was and still is the main
> reason I will not go near the Stream unless this has been fixed recently,
> and I don't know about it.  The one product I have of HumanWare's started
> having problems very early after I got it, and HumanWare would not help me
> figure out the problem nor take it in to be looked at even though at the
> time, there was still plenty of warranty left on it.  Hims Inc. has always
> been helpful, and my BookCense is still working as well as it did almost six
> years ago when I purchased it, and I am planning on purchasing a Blaze at
> some point when money allows.
> Jordan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne
> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Blaze ET
>
> Here are some things to be aware  of about the Blaze.  internet radio and
> downloading podcasts work very much like the bookport plus and plextalk
> pocket.
> The Stream has a much better implementation of internet radio and podcasts.
> I
> feel that the Stream has a better way of organizing it's content.
> At this point in time, the Blaze won't play content from Audible.  Learning
> Ally has no plans at this point in time to support playback of there content
> on the Blaze.  The Blaze doesn't have NFB Newsline like the Stream.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Gammon
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 1:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Blaze ET
>
> Hi list, just wondering if any of you have experience with the Blaze ET unit
> that has OCR built in as well as a host of other ways to read stuff?
> Thanks, Jim WA6EKS
>
>