(2) APH-Connecting the Refreshabraille Display: Bluetooth & USB

This training video highlights connecting the new Refreshabraille 18 Display using both Bluetooth and USB connections. Although it demonstrates connecting to the APH BraillePlus Mobile Manager, the Refreshabraille 18 will connect to a number of devices, including specific cell phones and computers!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• APH
• BraillePlus
• Mobile
• Manager
• Refreshabraille
• 18
• Display
• Braille
• Cell
• Phone
• computer

[BraillePlus]

If you prefer, there is a podcast on Blind Cool Tech that also describes the Refreshabraille. You might try that.

[Lachlant1984]

When you connect the Refreshbraille to the Icon or a PC via USB, does the host device charge the battery in the braille display? I believe this has been promised before, but it would be great to one day see a docking station for the Icon/Braille Plus that has a braille keyboard and integrated braille display, an all in one device, and then there's no need to mess about with bluetooth or worry about losing USB cables.

[BraillePlus]

Yes, the host serves as the charging device.

[kelbell456]

Can you turn off the speech on the braille plus and use the display?

[SababaSaliKnows]

@SkaOfCA Actually, you listen to it. It's not one of those "See? Do it like that" videos, he explains everything with words.

[SkaOfCA]

I'm blind. How do I watch this video?

[Lachlant1984]

Perhaps some people may see this as a good thing, but I'm somewhat surprised the braille display doesn't provide any kind of auditory feedback such as beeps or otehr tones when you turn it on or connect it to another device, I haven't actually used a braille display myself as I don't know braille, but I understand a lot of braille displays beep and play otehr tones when you turn them on, connect them to host devices and so on.