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Bob Tinney <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi,

I have a VR Stream second gen and I love it.  It is much louder than my 
Nexus 6 phone and easier to use.

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

On 12/5/2015 9:26 AM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> 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
>>
>>

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