>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >HUMANWARE LAUNCHES VICTOR READER STREAM, A POWERFUL, PALM-SIZE >DAISY-MP3 PLAYER FOR PLAYING BOOKS AND MUSIC >Une version française est disponible à : >http://www.humanware.com/fr-canada/about_us/press_releases/290607_vr_stream_ >launch > >Longueuil (Quebec, Canada), June 29, 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 x 2.6 x 0.9) 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 >from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped >(NLS). >Not only will you be able to play and navigate the NLS books on cartridges, >but you >will also have access to NLS download 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. But that's not all. >If you >purchase online at HumanWare 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. >HumanWare provides >products to blind and low-vision people and students with learning >disabilities. >HumanWare's 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. >For more information: >HumanWare Canada >Nicolas Lagace >Tel.: (450) 463-1717 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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