Hi Isaac, You already questioned this; why are you questioning this again? Let the moderator deal with this if he wishes.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Isaac Obie Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:00 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Fw: New Talking Book Being developed what does this have to do with the braillenote list? Isaac On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Sarai D. Bucciarelli wrote: > This sounds neat.Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:26 PM > Subject: [alabama] New Talking Book Being developed > > > PR Newswire > > Monday, March 21, 2005 > > > > Battelle Leading Effort to Design Next-Generation Talking Book Player > > > > COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Library > Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of > Congress, has chosen a consortium led by Battelle to design and > develop its next-generation digital talking book players. > > Battelle is working with HumanWare, the National Federation of the > Blind, and the Trace Center to develop a new player to meet the needs > of the blind and physically handicapped and others with print > disabilities. The new > flash- based player will be lightweight, portable, and durable, and is > expected to be freely distributed to over 700,000 individuals in the U.S. > > "We are excited to have brought this exceptional group of > companies on board. We have great confidence in their capabilities > and we know that the product they design will be a success for our > patrons," says Frank Kurt Cylke, NLS director. > > Digital talking books revolutionize the reading experience by > providing advanced features such as ease of navigation, better audio > quality, and the ability to enter bookmarks. Additionally, a complete > book will fit on a single flash memory card. > > "Battelle has a 75-year history of leveraging technology for the > benefit of our customers and investing in the human community through > service to others. This opportunity sits squarely in this space and > we are very excited about it," says Battelle's Dave Easter, Vice > President of Product Development Solutions. "Battelle's Product > Development Solutions staff has extensive experience designing > products for the medical and consumer products industry. > > We bring strong skills in project management, product integration, > engineering, industrial design, and the translation of user needs into > critical design specifications." > > The consortium brings together a powerful, diverse group of experts. > > HumanWare, the new business created from the recent merger of VisuAide > and Pulse Data International, has designed and commercialized digital > talking book players since 1999 under the Victor Reader product line. > The Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin has been a pioneer in > technology for the disabled for more than 30 years. And the > involvement of the National Federation of the Blind ensures that those > individuals most affected by the new players have a voice in their design and development. > > "This project will enable the blind to actively participate in the > development of the next generation audio book player," says Dr. Marc > Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "Our > community has an opportunity to contribute directly to this important project." > > "We are excited to participate in the first redesign of the NLS > audiobook player in the last 30 years and to contribute HumanWare's > and our partner's experience toward the launch of a revolutionary > player to serve the visually impaired and print-disabled community," > says Dr. Gilles Pepin, President of HumanWare Canada. > > > > About Battelle > > Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. > Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes > technology and manages laboratories for customers. Battelle, with the > national labs it manages or co-manages, oversees 19,000 staff members > and conducts $3 billion in annual research and development. Battelle > innovations include the development of the office copier machine > (Xerox), pioneering work on compact disc technology, medical technology advancements, and fiber optic technologies. > > > > About HumanWare > > HumanWare combines two of the industry's most innovative companies > - VisuAide and Pulse Data International are recognized as world > leaders in their respective fields. Products like the SmartView video > magnifier and more recently myReader - the world's first low vision > auto-reader - are redefining the way people look at low vision while > the Victor Reader family of digital talking book players has been at > the forefront of the industry since its inception. The BrailleNote is > the best-known solution in the notetaker market today, and this market > will be expanded with the introduction of Maestro. > > Finally, the companies produce the world's only commercialized GPS > based orientation solutions for the blind - Trekker and BrailleNote GPS. > > > > About NLS > > NLS is in the midst of a full-scale transition from analog audio > cassettes to DTBs, a project that will involve creating 20,000 DTBs > (10,000 converted from cassette and 10,000 recorded digitally) and > developing a digital playback device to replace the four-track tape > player that has been in service for nearly three decades. NLS has > approximately 730,000 audio cassette players in use worldwide today > and maintains an inventory of more than 23 million cassettes > containing audio books and magazines that it circulates free of charge to blind and physically handicapped readers. > > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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