The BrailleSense 6, Braille note taker from HIMS | Henshaws Knowledge Village

In this video, Alice and Mark talk about the BrailleSense 6 from HIMS, which can be bought from Sight And Sound in the UK.
It is a powerful and versatile braille note taker that has 32 Braille cells, running the Android operating system (Android 10). It has many features including a word processor, notepad, email client, web browser and calculator, as well as the Play Store so you can download apps that run on the Android platform.
It is a perfect example of specialist and mainstream technology coming together!
Alice gives her personal view of the device and what she likes about it, as well as where she feels it fits into her daily life, and how it fits alongside other technology she uses.
Keystrokes for functions mentioned in the video (as copied from the user manual):
Voice on/off: Backspace-F2
Braille on/off: Backspace-F3
Move to the next control in a dialog box: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3)
Move to the previous control in the dialog box: Shift-tab (Space-1-2 or Space-F3)
Move to the previous line/item: Space-1
Move to the next line/item: Space-4
Scroll back: Up scroll button
Scroll forward: Down scroll button
Move the cursor to a specific cell or list item: press the corresponding cursor routing key
Escape: Space-e (Space-1-5) or F4
Exit: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)
For more information about the BrailleSense 6 you can visit the two links below.
HIMS, Inc. hims-inc.com/product/brailles...
Sight and Sound. www.sightandsound.co.uk/produ...
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[@sailinggnomes2116]

Brilliant video! Lots of useful info. Seriously considered the Braille Sense. Fabulous bit o’ kit.
Looking forward to getting a braille display in the not too distant. Opted for a Mantis by Humanware. I work out and about. Laptop is heavy and word processing on the phone isn’t up to scratch.
Wanted the option of a qwerty keyboard as commands are easier and I’m much more used to thinking in qwerty.
The braille display is going to be great for reading things to people on visits. Hoping I can turn the voice on Jaws off a bit with it connected to the PC.

[@Henshaws]

Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful.

[@lynnenicholson6968]

Alice if you think technology is harder to learn as you get older try being me I’m nearly 61 (my birthday is about a week away) living in my SciFi future (mobile phones, and personal computers were pipe dreams when I was at school).
As a new braille reader I’m still working on my reading proficiency in grade 1, trying to get voiceover proficient, and getting better with my Hable One.
Thank you for this insight on using this braille display. (Mine is the Orbit 20 plus… because it connects by Bluetooth to my iPad and my neighbour’s tv is always trying to join up it can be hit or miss if I can connect them up… so frustrating).

[@Henshaws]

Hi Lynne, firstly Happy Birthday from Henshaws. Everything gets easier the more you use it, at least that's what I tell myself.

[@lynnenicholson6968]

@@Henshaws thank you.

[@towdcheshiretup7671]

Other than Sound & Vision, where can one get help in using this in the Greater Manchester area? Does Henshaws undertake training?

[@Henshaws]

Hello, I'll check with the Digital Enablement team and get back to you.