/2014/03/21/serotalk-podcast-192-thats-classified/ A podcast and interactive blog on the accessible digital lifestyle, produced by Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 /2014/03/21/serotalk-podcast-192-thats-classified/comment-page-1/#comment-32122 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:56:23 +0000 /?p=3881#comment-32122 Hello. I don’t often comment on your podcasts but I am a frequent and regular listener. I wanted to offer some comments on podcast 192, regarding using Braille displays with mobile devices. In that podcast, there were some negative comments regarding the Focus 14 Blue display from Freedom Scientific. Though a 14 cell Braille display is not practical for use with a computer, it is much more portable and works great when paired with an iPhone or other mobile device. Plus, paying $1,300 is much more affordable than nearly $3,000. I use a Focus 14 Blue display with my iPhone 5 regularly and love it. I can read books in iBooks, documents in Dropbox, play iAssociate 2, and even start/stop media and answer calls with one of the selector buttons on the display.
Some comments were made regarding the frequency of pressing the panning buttons on the smaller displays verses reading text on a larger display. I will admit that the right panning button probably gets more use on my Focus 14. However, I am still able to read books and other materials on the display. I just finished reading a book in iBooks in fact. Though I did hit the right panning button a lot more, I finished and very much enjoyed the book. I like reading books in iBooks since it helps to keep my Braille skills up. In addition, I am finding books there that I have not seen listed in the BARD Mobile app. If I had the resources, I would definitely get a Focus 40 Blue display, but honestly right now in my life, there are other things I can do with that $3,000. Thanks for all the good work and quality podcasting.

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