Hi Brian and List:
Is this the same machine you are talking about? On this
particular one, it shows a price of $329. It mentions a pc, but
in your opinion, do you need one?
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From: HumanWare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Introducing the Victor Reader Stream
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:46:46 -0700
Concord, CA July 10, 2007
HumanWare is proud to introduce its most compact, most powerful
DAISY player to date, the Victor Reader Stream. Blind and low
vision people can comfortably hold this new player in the palm of
their hand (4.6 inches x 2.6 inches x 0.9 inches) and have the
flexibility to quickly and accurately access content from digital
audio books.
Developed with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the
Victor Reader Stream uses the latest technology from HumanWare to
be able to read digital talking books. The Stream has a USB port
to connect to your computer so you can transfer download books
and music from your PC to the Stream's SD flash memory card.
As the newest member of the family of Victor Reader digital
talking book players, the Stream offers the same powerful and
simple to use user interface made popular by the Victor Reader
Classic+ and Wave players used by thousands worldwide. The
Victor Reader Stream can play various electronic book formats,
including DAISY, BookShare, text, wav, MP3 and OGG Vorbis audio
files. As well, the ability to play the popular commercial books
from Audible.com will be added by September. The player also
provides integrated text-to-speech for reading books in text
format, such as those from BookShare. It uses a removable SD
flash memory card to store books, music as well as electronic
text, and can even record voice notes.
"The VR Stream benefits from our many years of expertise learned
through developing and marketing tens of thousands of our Victor
Reader digital talking book players all over the world," says
Gerry Chevalier, Product Manager. "No other DAISY player has
offered so much in such a small device."
The Stream offers the most advanced DAISY functions, as well as
navigation capabilities for all kinds of books, from textbooks to
fiction. Students will definitely appreciate Victor Reader
Stream for quickly and effectively consulting their school books,
making voice notes or recording their teacher during class. This
tool is indispensable for people who are required to use
reference books as a regular part of their job.
"This new player was designed to meet the needs of the increasing
number of on-the-go blind and low vision students and
professionals," said Gerry Chevalier. "Its small size and
flexible SD card storage allow our customers to take their entire
book and music library with them anywhere, anytime."
The best news of all... priced at only $329, the Stream is your
best buy for DAISY players, offering so much performance and
functionality at such a low price. Don't forget all NFB and ACB
members receive a 5% discount through July 31, 2007. But that's
not all. If you purchase one before July 31, 2007, you have a
10% chance of getting your Stream for free. HumanWare will
randomly choose one out of ten July purchasers to receive their
Stream at no cost.
Victor Reader Stream is available for purchase online in the USA
at http://www.humanware.com. The new Stream will become
available in other countries over the next several months.
About HumanWare
HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for
vision, providing products to blind and low-vision people and
students with learning disabilities. Our many innovative
products include BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for
blind people in education, in business and in their personal
lives; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading
digital audiobook players, and SmartView Xtend, the first fully
modular and upgradeable CCTV-based video magnifier.
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