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From: "Stephen Guerra" <[email protected]> (by way of
DavidAndrews <[email protected]>)
Subject: [Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press Release
regardingTalks
Date sent: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:05:35 -0400
TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind
and
Visually Impaired Customers
Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless
Gives Blind and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback
Support
for Writing and Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and
operator
of the nation's most reliable wireless network announced today
the
availability of TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive
technology that converts displayed text into highly intelligible
speech for Verizon Wireless customers who are blind or visually
impaired. Available initially on MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones
beginning
March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio feedback for
writing and reading text messages, e-mail and notes.
Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for
Verizon Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software --
similar to other screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC
platforms
-- to offer visually impaired and blind customers instant
familiarity
and the highest intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the
MOTO
Q 9c from Verizon Wireless can:
Read the caller ID of an incoming call
Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory
Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory
Read and write text messages and e-mail
Read and write documents using Mobile Office
Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages
Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet
Control speech volume and rate of speech
"The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best
wireless experience for our customers who are visually impaired,"
said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for
Verizon Wireless. "TALKS for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q
9c
smartphone into a communications tool that will help customers
with
impaired vision stay connected to family, friends and colleagues
through methods beyond voice calls."
The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available
online at www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a
$70
online instant rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish to add the TALKS
application
should contact Verizon Wireless Customer Service at 800-922-0204.
Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by
visiting
www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information
about
Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless
Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest
wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million
customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than
85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture
of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD).
For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview
and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution
stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless
Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or
its
licensors and is used under license.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Link:
<http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&S
TORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE>http://news.prnewswir
e.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-12-
2009/0004987528&EDATE=
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