I agree Brian, and most devices won't have 3.0 for a long time stil. Don't see the issue here. Its still good enough with 2.0, yes 3 is nice but not required.
On 01/06/2014, Adrien Collins <adriencollins22...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > For us in Europe I have just calculated that the cost of > this gadget will be around £400, not bad but as we already > have the internet radio on our vr streams mark 2, I am only > really interested in the ocr and epub and other reading > functions, apart from an I device what else would cover > these features? It looks very good though. > > Regards > > Adrien > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On > Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:00 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media > Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant > Access to Printed Text > > I can quite understand that, one of the most sensitive AM > radios on the planet today, you can then buy the other > product when your moneybox is full again to read the CC 2E > manual <smile>. > > > On 31 May 2014, at 4:21 am, Dennis <dennis...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> not a problem. you are one of my favorites.i think i would > rather spend my money on a new cc radio 2. >> On 5/30/2014 1:02 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> sorry about repeating everything you wrote <smile>. >>> >>> On 31 May 2014, at 3:49 am, Dennis <dennis...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>> >>>> for everyones information on price. i just looked at the > website and if you order before june 30 its $695 after that > its $749. if you order before may 31, you get free shipping. > it ships in late june. i almost dropped the hammer and > ordered one just now. but i cant help wanting to wait and > see the reviews on it sence i already have a booksence that > i payed $500 for and i just don't know if i'd get my monys > worth from buying the blaze.this is just my 2 penny's worth. >>>> On 5/30/2014 12:14 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: >>>>> Hello everyone. I'll have to see it and try it on > documents that really challenge solutions like Openbook, > Kurzweil 1000 and the combination of the IPhone 5S, Prizmo > and the standscan pro. Results need to be much much better > than the other solutions before I would buy it. >>>>> >>>>>> On May 30, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Gerardo Corripio > <gera1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone post the video? I guess I didn't pay attention > to the past thread, thus missed it. >>>>>> >>>>>> El 30/05/2014 09:30 a.m., Dane Trethowan escribió: >>>>>>> Only advantage in waiting a bit is that you hear what > others are saying, read reviews etc, I won't be able to get > one for quite some time - even if I wanted one - but - > judging by the Youtube video I referred to earlier - we're > going to see some most interesting chatter regarding this > machine in the weeks and months ahead. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 31 May 2014, at 12:27 am, > Dennis<dennis...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> well it clames it has internet radio listening > cabability. not sure what that means. it also has a fm > radio. it seams pretty interesting, but i don't know if i'll > drop the over $700 for the thing. its over $700 because they > charge shipping. the other thing that bothers me is unlike > other technology these things don't go down in price. so if > you don't buy it right away and want to wait, it doesn't > matter because the price won't go down. i guess they are > counting on a lot of agency perchases. >>>>>>>>> On 5/30/2014 9:15 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: >>>>>>>>> Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like > Ootunes like the victor. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Dennis >>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM >>>>>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized > Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired > Near-instant Access to Printed Text >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when > it came out i >>>>>>>>> figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to > $1000. i just wonder >>>>>>>>> if the media player is better than the booksence > was. it has a lot of >>>>>>>>> other features that the booksence does and i just > wonder if they are >>>>>>>>> improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 > less than when it came >>>>>>>>> out a few years ago. i would have thought it would > have come down a >>>>>>>>> little more than that. >>>>>>>>>> On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Did you think it would be more expensive? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will > be by the time it reaches the Land Downunder. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, > Dennis<dennis...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought > it would be. >>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> > http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS > -Inc/prweb11897781.htm >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>>>>>>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>>>>>>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>>>>>>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>>>>>>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>>>>>>>>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>>>>>>>>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>>>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>>>>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>>>>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>>>>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>>>>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>>>>>>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>>>>>>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>>>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>>>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>>>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Enviado desde mi lap >>>>>> Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki >>>>>> Saludos desde Tampico, Tamaulipas México >>>>>> RompiendoBarreras espacio de psicología/Superación > Personal Sábados 10PM México http://radiogeneral.com ¡los > esperamos! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >>> ********** >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> faceTime +61400494862 >>> Fax +61397437954 >>> Twitter: @grtdane >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > -- Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 Skype: andries4451 Twitter: smarttalk7 Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight
