Every time I pull out my BrailleNote Touch Plus, I’m reminded of how pitifully stagnated blindness-related products are compared to mainstream systems. Turns out I can no longer install Box because HumanWare has backed themselves into a corner and will not be updating past Android 8.1. This would not be a big deal… except for the fact that it’s the only #Braille display I have at the moment, and literally every BRF file I need at Eastman is stored in Box.

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  • Tech Singer@tweesecake.social
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    10 months ago

    @NoahCarver @main I agree. This is why I haven’t bought, or used, a blindness related product other than stand-alone braille displays for a bit longer than fifteen years now. It’s almost by the necessity of the case that they will not be upgraded, will cost a huge amount to upgrade, will not work well with newer technology even if they are upgraded… I don’t even blame the manufacturers, they just don’t want to spend the money to keep up and financially, that almost makes sense. I just don’t want the headache anymore and, with braille displays, I don’t get it. There are units from the 90s still working with the latest software. I don’t think you could say the same about note taking/book reading/internet access products.