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Braille PDA??

Wow! this thing does practically everything but play MP3s, video files, make phone calls, and surf the web. Oh wait, it CAN do all these functions with a few mod (i.e. VOIP). If the darn unit wasn’t so expensive, I might purchase the BrailleNote PK when I upgrade my Sony Clie (PDA).

HumanWare - BrailleNote PK

The BrailleNote PK is the worlds smallest Braille and speech personal digital assistant. This 18-cell model combines a crisp, high definition Braille display with clear responsive speech output.

Features Bluetooth technology - talk to wireless devices including cell phones and keyboards plus have a wireless ActiveSync connection with your PC.

USB functionality – connect effortlessly to your PC for ActiveSync

WiFi connectivity – surf the net wirelessly at high speed. Connect to a wireless hotspot or securely over a corporate wireless network when you plug in a supported wireless network card sold separately.

Internet Explorer v6 – KeyWeb just got faster, and works with many more web pages, thanks to the latest browser technology.

Enhanced KeySoft media player. Listen to music (in stereo) while working, with independent synthesized speech and music volumes.

All this new functionality plus all the product features you have already come to know and love.

• 18-cell Braille display
• Eight key Braille keyboard
• Speech output
• Effortless thumb navigation by line, sentence, or paragraph
• Context sensitive help and indexed user guide
• USB client (slave)
• Bluetooth
• Nominal operating time (speech only) 20 hours
• Weight: 0.45kg/0.99lbs
• Dimensions: 17.4cm x 9.2cm x 3.2cm/6.8″ x 3.6″ x 1.3″

Price: $4,995

http://www.pulsedata.com/Products/Notetakers/braillenotepk.asp

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