New Linux PDA For Blind People

Janina Sajka janina at rednote.net
Thu Mar 30 10:27:16 EST 2006


Lorenzo, You're speculating. This is not knowledge, just speculation.

You're asking for competitive pricing with mainstream devices, and I may
add at the lower end of mainstream devices. That just ain't gonna happen
with assistive technology that sells in the thousands, and becomes a
great success when it sells in the tens of thousands. Mainstream
success, on the other hand, is measured in the millions of units.

So, when I say "competitively priced," I'm not talking about Game Boys,
I'm talking about Packmates and Braille Notes and the like.


Oh, and about the speculation as to what sets the device apart, it's far
more than a $50 voice. You've got your head wrapped around an off the
shelf unit from one of those lots of millions with a voice added to it.
Not so. As I said, designed from the ground up. Please recalibrate your
thinking on this.




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