Brailliant BI 40X

HumanWare’s new Brailliant B40X display is designed for extensive reading with the full comfort and intuitive display navigation of HumanWare’s signature thumb keys.

A world of communication and information at your fingertips

Simply brailliant

HumanWare’s new Brailliant B40X display is designed for extensive reading with the full comfort and intuitive display navigation of HumanWare’s signature thumb keys. This new generation of Brailliant B40X braille displays features the excellent, sharp and crisp braille cell technology that users have praised on the BrailleNote Apex.

Simply better

Light, compact, portable, yet sturdy and durable, this new display ergonomically fits in front of your laptop or desktop keyboard, and can be used with your preferred mobile devices. Built with lightweight, long lasting aluminum housing, the Brailliant B40X will stand up to daily wear and tear.

Simply easier

Precise and efficient, the new Brailliant B40X features a responsive braille input keyboard* and command keys located on each side of the display. This simple layout facilitates navigation by letting you control the screen reader without removing your hands from the display.


Technical specification Brailliant B40X

Precise navigation

  • 8 dot Perkins keyboard with 2 space bars
  • 6 command keys
  • 40 Cursor router keys

Outstanding connectivity

  • USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 5 technology
  • Wi–Fi connectivity (801.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 

Total compatibility

  • Windows computers (32 & 64 bit)
  • Jaws, Window-Eyes
  • iOS (Apple devices)
  • Mac computers
  • NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)
  • System Access (Serotek)

Long-life battery

  • Lasts up to 20 hours with Bluetooth
  • Recharges from the PC through the USB port
  • Auto-shut off
  • Lithium-ion polymer battery
  • Compatible with any standard USB A/C adapter

Practical portability

  • Device dimensions (w x d x h): 304 x 89 x 20 mm / 12’’ x 3.5’’ x 0.8‘’
  • Device weight: 690 g (1.5 lbs)

Practical portability

  • Connect via Bluetooth to popular mainstream idevices (iPads, iPod Touch, iPhones)
  • Supports full keyboard emulation with braille input
  • Access to variety of educational and content rich applications and resources

Student Benefits

  • Allows integrating both specialized technology tools and popular mainstream devices used by other sighted students
  • Braille input improves accuracy and efficiency over touch screen gestures
  • Improves participation and inclusion in mainstream classroom activities