Yeah, but it is very expensive indeed. If I recall; the cost is around USD $3495. which is beyond affordibility Asif
----- Original Message ----- From: "Atul R Sahay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [AI] portable reader This really sounds exciting. And the parties involved in developing the device are very credible ones in deed. Conceptually it's not a very difficult product to come up with. It's just marriage of existing technologies but of immense relevance to persons with visual impairment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anjali Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:17 AM Subject: [AI] portable reader hi friends, I came across this portable reader. from the specification and description it appears great to me. ..or may be everything that is an improvisation brings excitement to me. from the point of technology, utility for blind and any other aspect, reviews are welcomed from the experts of this list on the portable reader as described below -- Technology that scans and reads printed material to the blind is nothing new, but this personal reader is the first truly handheld device to do the job. Combining a state-ofthe- art digital camera with a powerful personal data assistant housed in a customdesigned, attractive case, the Kurzweil- National Federation of the Blind Reader puts the best available character recognition software together with text-to-speech conversion technology, all in the palm of your hand. Hold the Reader’s camera over print—a restaurant menu, directions, or a memo from your boss—and snap a picture. In seconds you can hear the contents of the printed document in clear synthetic speech. Capture, read, and discard pages; store them for later reading; or transfer files to a computer or Braille-aware PDA. The Reader even has a headphone jack so you won’t disturb your neighbors. The Reader’s convenient size, simple design, and powerful technology deliver unprecedented access to printed matter. The Kurzweil–National Federation of the Blind Reader • Reads most printed documents from letters and memos to pages in a book. • Reads address labels and package information and instructions. • Reads an entire page or a few lines for identification. • Stores thousands of printed pages with easily obtainable extra memory. • Transfers files to desktop and laptop computers or Braille notetakers. • Reads documents from computers or other devices. Imagine how the Reader will change your life. A colleague hands you a document for review in the next hour? No problem. You come back from vacation to an overflowing in-basket? Put the Reader to work, and the clutter is gone. Need to check your seat assignment in the airport? The information can be a snapshot away. You’ll find hundreds of uses for the Reader every day—all in one small package and for less than you would pay for a portable notetaker with a Braille display. No other device in the history of adaptive technology for the blind has provided quicker access to more information than the Kurzweil–National Federation of the Blind Reader. The world of the printed word is about to be opened to the blind in a way it has never been before. Get ready; the revolution begins today. ******************************************************** To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in