I've never seen a Victor Stream before, but I saw one the other day, and it looks great! I think it's very handy, and even more so, since it's no bigger than the average remote! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'GUI Talk'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:50 AM Subject: FWd: Victor Reader Stream is Now AudibleReady
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > VICTOR READER STREAM DAISY, MP3 AND NISO PLAYER IS NOW AUDIBLE READY > > Portable MP3 Player Specifically Designed for the Blind and Visually > Impaired now Compatible with Audible.com > > Longueuil(Canada), November 15, 2007 > > Victor Reader Stream, the pocket-sized portable MP3 player designed for > blind and low-vision people now has the capability to play the popular > Audible.com books. In addition to the variety of audio formats (MP3, > DAISY, > and NISO books and music) supported by Victor Reader Stream, the Audible > format will provide a huge additional choice of content to the users. > Audible is the leading provider of spoken audio on the internet, providing > over 140,000 hours of digital audio editions of books, newspapers and > magazines. > > The Stream has extensive navigation features for moving through audio > books > and text files, including functions that allow you to move to the next > chapter, section or page, or to set bookmarks. For Audible books, the > user > will be able to navigate from one Audible heading to the next, move by > increments of one-, five-, or ten-minute time jumps, and move with an > accelerated fast forward feature that announces the amount of time lapsed. > Blind and low-vision people who listen to talking books on a regular basis > often prefer to speed up the playback. For all audio book formats that > Stream plays, including Audible, variable speed control with digital pitch > correction allows the reader to accurately listen at higher than normal > playback speed. > > The player is completely accessible by blind and low-vision users. All > keys > and messages are provided through audio feedback. The player has a > built-in > User Guide and a Key Describer mode to remind the user of keypad > functions. > It comes with integrated text-to-speech voice, allowing it to play > text-only > files and announce the track names of music files. It uses an SD memory > card > to store books and music transferred from a computer. > > "We are very happy to bring the advanced navigation features of Stream to > the Audible listener experience", says Gerry Chevalier, HumanWare Victor > Reader Product Manager. "I know of no other Audible-ready player that > offers > accessibility, variable speed playback, and advanced navigation, all in > one > package." > > "We are very much aware of the value and popularity of Audible books for > the blind and visually impaired", says Will Lopes, Vice President for > Business Development at Audible. "We are pleased to work with HumanWare to > bring the benefits of the accessible Victor Reader Stream player to > Audible > listeners". > > Victor Reader Stream can be purchased online at www.humanware.com (in > USA). > Current Victor Reader Stream users will need to upgrade their player to > software version 1.1 in order to play Audible books. The latest version > 1.1 > software upgrade is also available online at www.humanware.com. > > About HumanWare > HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive > technologies > for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to people who are > blind > and have low vision and students with learning disabilities. HumanWare > offers a collection of innovative products including BrailleNote, the > leading productivity device for the blind in education, business and for > personal use; 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 further information: > > HumanWare Canada > Nicolas Lagace > tel.: (450) 463-1717 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
