dear list member, it is exciting to note about this device. however, i doubt if it may read indian languages too but if it does so, pl send its contact address. this kind of reader i saw in national federation of the blind u.k. site. regards drun
On 7/22/07, nikitavaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi anjali thanx so much for posting such an informative article this device > really sounds a boon for us if it promises to do wot ever is mentioned in > this article. > but is there any ways i can find out about its cost? and whether it is > available in india? > regds nikita > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anjali Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:17 AM > Subject: [AI] portable reader > > > hi friends, > I came across this portable reader. from the specification and description > it appears great to me. ..or may be everything that is an improvisation > brings excitement to me. > > from the point of technology, utility for blind and any other aspect, > reviews are welcomed from the experts of this list on the portable reader > as described below > -- > Technology that scans and reads printed > material to the blind is nothing new, but this > personal reader is the first truly handheld > device to do the job. Combining a state-ofthe- > art digital camera with a powerful > personal data assistant housed in a customdesigned, > attractive case, the Kurzweil- > National Federation of the Blind Reader puts > the best available character recognition software > together with text-to-speech conversion > technology, all in the palm of your hand. > Hold the Reader's camera over print—a > restaurant menu, directions, or a memo from > your boss—and snap a picture. In seconds you > can hear the contents of the printed document > in clear synthetic speech. Capture, read, and > discard pages; store them for later reading; or > transfer files to a computer or Braille-aware > PDA. The Reader even has a headphone jack > so you won't disturb your neighbors. > The Reader's convenient size, simple design, > and powerful technology deliver unprecedented > access to printed matter. > The Kurzweil–National Federation of > the Blind Reader > • Reads most printed documents from > letters and memos to pages in a book. > • Reads address labels and package > information and instructions. > • Reads an entire page or a few lines for > identification. > • Stores thousands of printed pages > with easily obtainable extra memory. > • Transfers files to desktop and laptop > computers or Braille notetakers. > • Reads documents from computers or > other devices. > Imagine how the Reader will change your life. > A colleague hands you a document for review > in the next hour? No problem. You come > back from vacation to an overflowing in-basket? > Put the Reader to work, and the clutter is > gone. Need to check your seat assignment in > the airport? The information can be a > snapshot away. > You'll find hundreds of uses for the Reader > every day—all in one small package and for > less than you would pay for a portable notetaker > with a Braille display. > No other device in the history of adaptive > technology for the blind has provided quicker > access to more information than the > Kurzweil–National Federation of the Blind > Reader. The world of the printed word is > about to be opened to the blind in a way it has > never been before. Get ready; the revolution > begins today. > ******************************************************** > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
