Price is high compared to what?

[James Aldrich]

Hi Curtis,

It is my understanding  that files can be exported from the KNFB READER and 
I suspect this is the case when using Mobile Speaks.  Mobile Speaks gives 
the phone this capability of reading braille files so they say.  One might 
need a PC or notetaker to get the NLS books but they probably can be 
imported into the phone.  That's my take for what it is worth.

Jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis at calweb.com>
To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: Price is high compared to what?


Adding the potential of playing NLS  books? I wonder ...

Curtis Delzer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jkaldrich at qwest.net>
To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <Blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: Price is high compared to what?


Hello!

Well, a Voice Sense has gone up from its introductory price of $1795 to
$2395.  A Small Talk Ultra is close to $2600.  This is certainly better than
the $5000 and $6000 and more we have been paying for some of these products.
When one considers the KNFB Reader has many of the features of the above
mentioned products complete with Book Share and being able to read
translated braille files, well, I'd say the KNFB reader is well into the
price range of many of these products I mentioned!  Yes!  If one has any
number of these products, it adds up fast!  But then, $500 for a phone isn't
exactly a low cost phone either!  This brings me to one of my questions!
Will Talks be able to allow one to download and read book Share files?  If
not, Mobile Speaks would have the edge for me.  I think when one considers
all the notetaker capabilities these newer phones have thanks to the
software in question, I'd say the price isn't all that out of line and it
could go down.  The price for the original KNFB Reader has dropped but maybe
this is due to the present cell phone unit.  Okay!  It is high when
comparing cell phone products only but not so high when considering all
possible choices!  I think the idea of a portable product is to have
everything in one package since we also are talking about surfing the web,
Email and text messaging!  So how high is too high?  I'm afraid we won't
solve this issue for some time to come but I think competition is slowly
moving these prices down!  Of course, a braille display will always bring
the price up but a number of the newer ones work with bluetooth!  Okay!  The
Icon or Braille Plus is around $1300 to $1400 but it uses Linux and it isn't
a scanner nor does it have a camera!  I understand they may incorporate a
phone into this device as well as GPS so who knows what may come of it!

I can't speak for FS since I no longer use any FS products myself.

Just some food for thought!

Jim Aldrich


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