hello, since this post expressed something about pen friend sold by RNIB and my query relates to the comparison between pen friend and the talking touch memo for the blind, i do request the users of the pen friend device to kindly let me know if there are any additional features exist in the pend friend voice labler device than the touch memo for the blind. for your kind information, i am giving the brief discription of this device as below.
i have just got the talking touch memo for the blind and seek your valluable opinion on my query. Touch Memo - Voice Labeler Touch Memo Talking Label Maker: (Price Rs.8950/-): A pocket size pen like unit that records on labels which can be either tagged or stuck on items such as clothes, medicines, CDs, food packages, files, books, stores etc. for easy identification. Ideal for visually impaired accessibility at homes, schools, colleges, universities, offices, libraries etc. and even for visually challenged couples & persons staying alone. A low cost, light weight and portable pen like device that can easily fit in your shirt pocket! Comes with 600 tactile adhesive labels+ 60 Washable re-recordable labels+ 48x Reusable tags . Labels are re-usable, that is, you can record over labels that are not required anymore. + 2GB (Internal flash memory) + Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery + Approximately 6hrs of operating time + Approximately 2hrs of charging time Additional labels can also be purchased. Benefits + Slim lightweight attractive design / Weight 45g/1.6oz (incl. battery) – Appealing ergonomic design, lightweight yet unnoticeable in your shirt pocket + OID technology - easy to just touch and record / no barcodes to scan + Over 83 hours of recording time per label + Fewer buttons - On/Off - Delete - Record + Volume Dial - easy volume control + Rechargeable battery - no need for purchasing/replacing batteries + Easy to back-up recorded data - save your recorded data to your PC + Tactile labels - easy to locate tactile dots in center and on perimeter of labels/ reusable / to duplicate recordings on one label - record your message and cut the label in half and adhere to the two objects or more + Washable labels - sewn onto any fabrics, bed linens and clothing - easy to identify colored clothing articles straight from the washing machine + Reusable tags - just thread a rubber band through the plastic tag to use on different objects or stick onto magnets + 2 Methods of recharging the Touch Memo - Via AC adaptor or through a USB2.0 port via PC Other features: has an audible low battery warning. Auto shutdown function after 3 minutes of non-use. Both Sound and LED indicator Hold/Reset switch Back-up recorded data of WAV File on external drive The Touch Memo has many applications for both a person with low vision and totally blind. For kitchen: Make labels by Recording names and Expiry Dates on food products. One can even attach labels to magnetic tape for labeling canned food Use Touch Memo for Labeling content of shelves, cupboard and drawers For Medication: Record labels on medicine bottles, strips etc. with information such as name, dosage, expiry etc... For Hobbies: Use Touch Memo to label CD, Video or DVD collection For Clothes Selection: One can now easily select and match their clothes independently by recording on washable labels the color, design etc. on all their clothes in their wardrobe. For Dressing Up: o Labeling cosmetics with brand, colour etc. For offices, Banks: Labelling files, bills and other documents At Schools, Colleges, Universities:: Labeling books in the libraries for easy identification by visually challenged. labelling laboratory equipment andmaterials specially for science experiments, Physics, Chemistry etc.At Stores: Labeling of sections, shelves for easy identification and location of products for shopping and even shelf filling by low vision persons. For Vocational TTraining Institutes/Assembly lines: For identification of components by visually challenged. As a Memo / Note taker: One Can quickly record short messages, memos, Recipes, shopping lists, etc. As a Pendrive: You can simply connect the touch Memo to your laptop or PC and transfer data to and fro like a pen drive. And many more applications that one can thinkof or imagine! The package includes: Touch Memo device + AC Adaptor + USB Cable + Print/CD User Manual Neck strap to hand around your neck – useful for someone who has difficulty holding items for long periods. Protects the device from dropping accidentally. your kind cooperation in this regard would be highly obliged. On 12/13/10, Kiran Kaja <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies for being pessimistic but this idea seems to be a copycat of > Penfriend from RNIB and has been around for more than an year now. The > Penfriend costs £59 here in the UK but this includes the cost of shipping > and other things. I can't remember the name of the company but it is > actually manufactured in India. > > This is a decent solution for labelling objects. But using it for urban > navigation is stretching the idea a bit too far. How am I supposed to find > the exact spot on a wall where this plate is located? > > Regards, > Kiran > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amiyo Biswas > Sent: 13 December 2010 15:34 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Audio markers that read out to visually impaired > > Hello, > > I saw a demonstration of the marker reader when Professor Trivedi came to > Blind Persons' Association in Kolkata. He was then experimenting the system > on books. The idea is to put invisible markers on each line of a book. An > audio recording of the book will be loaded in the marker reader. The reader > is like a pen, slightly thicker. When you the pen touches the marker, it > reads aloud the line from its recording. It is used in China for teaching > foreign languages, professor Trivedi told me. He was then thinking of using > it for making public places accesible. the idea will be very useful for this > > purpose. We just have to carry an audio marker reader to read pre-designed > signs at important locations. > > Best regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: 91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shiv" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 6:41 PM > Subject: [AI] Audio markers that read out to visually impaired > > > Mumbai, December 12, 2010 > First Published: 01:24 IST(12/12/2010) > Last Updated: 01:25 IST(12/12/2010) > Audio markers that read out to visually impaired > It could change the way visually impaired move around their homes and in the > > city. > > The Industrial Design Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay > (IIT-B) has designed audio markers, a system of standardised plates with an > audio code identification, which can be easily be fitted anywhere. On > placing an audio pen over these markers, the visually impaired can hear the > preset audio information. > > "All environments must be barrier free. We need to evolve a standardised > system that will ensure all public places are accessible," said Professor > Kirti Trivedi, who has designed the audio markers. "These markers would > bring a great sense of independence to the visually impaired." > > The markers can be fixed on CD cases and medicine bottles as well as on > house doors and office cubicles. > > Having made the prototype in one month, Trivedi proposed his design as a > system for urban navigation in Vienna at Space X - an exchange forum on > information design for the visually impaired in October. > > At present, though there are similar markers available abroad, in countries > like Japan, they are very expensive and their cost runs into hundreds of > dollars. Pegging his design as an affordable solution and hence easily > diffusible, Trivedi said these audio marker labels would cost around Rs10, > while the one-time investment on the audio pen will be around $15 (approx > Rs700). > > Essentially, these labels are installed with an invisible code. When the MP3 > > audio pen equipped with an optical reader is placed on the code, the > visually impaired person can hear the audio message. For instance, at a bus > stop the label would have a bus number as the code and as the pen is placed > on the label the person would hear the bus route. > > Likewise, the audio marker when placed near a monument will read out its > history. With the aim to make existing buildings user-friendly for the > visually impaired, the audio markers can be fixed as house numbers as well > as at railways stations, airports and in offices. > > These labels could also be fixed on spines of Braille books. So rather than > moving his fingers through every book title in Braille, the visually > impaired person will just have to place the pen on the labels and listen to > the book. > > "In order to build a more accessible environment, both at home and > externally, such a concept is definitely needed," said Sam Taraporevala, > director, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged. "But what is > > essential is that it should have a cost advantage over its readily available > > counterparts, both in terms of the hand-held device and labels in order to > make it viable." > > Having designed these markers, Trivedi's next step is to conduct a pilot > test to check its effectiveness. "To design a comprehensive system, we need > a dedicated web-based support system and a portal where upgrades and > downloads for different cities can be obtained," said Trivedi. > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/637375.aspx > © Copyright 2010 Hindustan Times > 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 > -- Regards, Mukesh jain Email: [email protected] Skype: mukeshja Mob: 09977165123 "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. 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