I've not got a Kindle Fire to play with, but judging from the spec, it
doesn't have Bluetooth. It does have a micro USB, with might be used
directly for interfacing, but the blurb states that that is just for
download and charging?
Cheers
jeremy
Jeremy Linskell CEng, CSci, MIPEM
Principal Clinical Scientist
Electronic Assistive Technology Service
Ninewells Hospital
NHS Tayside
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> Hi Colin,
>
> No, but...
>
> If it is truly an Android Tablet, does it/should it work with Tecla?
> (Jorge?).
>
> We have been reviewing Tecla, and the other alt-access options and will
> post about this at some point soonish on our blog [1]... It should work
> nicely if it is an Android tablet - though it does require a fair level of
> cognition/understanding of the operating system.
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> The other option would be to hack a bluetooth keyboard page up/down
> buttons?
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> Cheers
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> Simon
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> At present there is the Page Bot for Kindle DX, Kindle 2 and Kindle
> keyboard but I cannot find any way to access the Kindle Fire via external
> switches. Obviously the Kindle Fire is very different, an android tablet
> so I expect any switch interface will be via Bluetooth/wi-fi.
>
> Has anybody found a way of operating the Kindle Fire via external
> switches?
>
>
> regards
>
>
> Colin Geggie
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