Unfortunately the Australian market of refreshable braille displays has gotten a little smaller and slightly more expensive.
Humanware’s Brailliant Bi14, one of the cheapest refreshable braille displays on the market, is being discontinued.
Talking Tech podcast hosts, David Woodbridge and Stephen Jolley said the company will shift towards their larger models, the Brailliant BX20 and Brailliant BX40.
They have 20 and 40 individual braille cells respectively, compared to the 14 of the Brailliant Bi14.
“It's a bit sad because we've now gone from around a $1400 cell braille display, to about $2600,” David said in the latest Talking Tech episode.
“So we're now getting back into the realm of expensive braille displays again.”
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David hopes a new player or device will fill the gap in the market soon, but until then, the Brailliant BX20 is a great choice.
“The BX20 is fantastic, I can assure you of that,” Steven adds.
David’s favourite refreshable braille display:
Cost: $4,045
What is it? A combined Bluetooth keyboard and 40-cell refreshable braille display in one. It can be paired easily with screen readers and devices from computers, tablets and smartphones.
Stephen’s favourite refreshable braille display:
Cost: $2,695
What is it? Features a 20 cell refreshable braille display and connects to five Bluetooth devices and one USB as a braille display.
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