I am lucky, aren`t I? I had the new C12 with the CEye here with me for almost two whole days! I could say, that I was the guinea pig, testing the unit, giving feedback to tobii about the product; both hardware and software. Let me just tell you what it felt like to be a guinea pig for tobii. :)

You can imagine all the excitement building up as I waited for Lisa and Angela to arrive with the C12. Well before they were due to arrive, I was already looking through the window, checking if a car pulled up onto our drive. And when at last they arrived I was over the moon!

Everything happened so quickly. We introduced ourselves to eachother. Not because we all not have known eachother for a while via emails. :) Chatted for a while, then it was my time showing them the way my P10 is set up and all the softwares and grid sets I use. The girls were amazed, that I use all sorts of programmes for different things. Because I started off with the Grid, I still use this software to communicate, though I tend to shift to use the Communicator a lot more often now to talk to people. I still prefer the MyTobii software for chatting, emailing and surfing the internet. I don`t know about other users, but I find it natural to make use of every little possibility on the P10. And if this means, that I have to use a different software, then let it be. :)

After this, it was the girls time. They got the C12 out, set it up on my pool table - yes, I do have one -, and demonstrated what is different on it. I fell in love with the C12 for the very first time. It`s neat, perfect in size, much faster than the P10, and the level of usability is just amazing. The mouse control is fabolous, the magnifier is so much easier to control, the position of the off-screen button can be changed even by me, more accurate, etc. It is just a lot more sophisticated.
Guys, our dreams are becoming reality! Now, with the C12, we can access all of the settings on our own. How does it sound? A bit scary? No! Give us full control! :) As opposed to the software on the P10, everything is accessible through the Communicator. Calibration is easy, to change user profiles takes no time at all, click types are now available for us. Brilliant!

I also tried the Sono Keys grid set and I liked it so much, that I now have it running on my P10. To combine phrases is no trouble either. I am already building my phrase collection up for the time I am going to have a C12. ;)

I worked till late as the device had to go back the following day. Loved every moment of spending time with the C12 and I would like to thank tobii for the opportunity of letting me try their new product.

All in all, how do you think I felt being a guinea pig tester of the C12? It was FANTASTIC :D:D:D

Please check out my gallery here: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/chris147/TobiiC120708102009#

And my video here: