Yeah, it is an interesting device. I wish it had a user-replaceable battery,
though. Don't know why these days companies don't build that into a
user-friendly design. It kind of sucks to be without a unit for a couple weeks
to get a battery replaced.
But, I like the info you passed along; I had assumed that, although the Sendero
maps worked on the PC, I didn't realize the real-time navigation did.
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael May
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 11:17 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Sendero GPS and ElBraille
As many of you know, I am a hold-out PK user because of its size. The ElBraille
running Windows 10, Jaws and the Focus is about the same footprint at the PK
but
a bit thicker. I just got mine last weekend. I am not too proficient with it
yet
but so far I really enjoy it. The trick is learning all the shortcut keys
because it has a Braille keyboard.
Sendero GPS and Maps sort of works on it. Note that you use the Chord M to
toggle the Speech box mode on. That helps read in Braille what the screen
reader
says.
For some odd reason, when you press the single letter commands like A for
address and C for City, you hear the letter but not the related information.
However, if you plug in an external keyboard, these single letter commands work
same as they do on any PC. We are looking into fixing this.
The ElBraille has a GPS receiver built in but I haven't figured out how to
access it yet. I have been able to connect an external receiver.
This is a pretty suite package, especially for those of us who already have
Jaws
and a Focus 14.
Stay tuned.
Mike
Michael May,
President and CEO,
Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
http://www.SeattleLH.org/
Founder and Chairman of Sendero,
http://www.senderogroup.com
Office: (206)-436-2110
Cell: (530)-304-0007