KS8, as announced so far anyway, includes only anupdate to KS,
not CE; we are, as you put it, still stuck with Windows CE 4.2.
Have a great day,
Alex
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From: Jahmal Lovato <[email protected]
To: [email protected],"BrailleNote List"
<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,
Date sent: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:44:39 -0700
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Press Release: KeySoft 8.0
Hi, is an operating system upgrade included?
Or, are we still stuck with windows CE 4.2?
Just wondering.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:36:32 -0800, Maurice Sloane wrote:
Unveiling KeySoft 8.0
Longueuil, January 29, 2009 - HumanWare is pleased to announce
KeySoft version
8.0, the latest upgrade to the KeySoft software suite. Version
8.0 will be
available for mPower and PK platforms in March. KeySoft 8.0
requires one count
of a Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA).
What's new in KeySoft 8.0?
Experience new ways to communicate in real time and enrich your
book reading
experience with this new KeySoft version. Are you interested in
learning more
about GPS navigation? You now have the opportunity to try for a
period of 90
days the acclaimed Sendero GPS. Version 8.0 is packed with a
wide range of
features to enhance the way you work and learn.
1.1 KeyChat
Communicate in real time with colleagues, friends and family
using state of the
art instant messaging (IM) services. Designed using the newest
open instant
messaging standards, KeyChat can communicate through Google Talk,
iChat and
other chatting services. Google Talk is an innovative and free
IM service. It
offers an efficient, clutter-free, and easy way to chat. Google
Talk smoothly
integrates with the popular Gmail system, allowing you to chat in
real time
with your email contacts as well. Read and write messages in
your preferred
grade of Braille, manage conversations and follow chat history
with familiar
KeySoft commands. Receive an Audio or Braille notice when a
message arrives.
Add new friends or select from your KeyList contacts, or simply
go online and
enjoy!
1.2 Reading Audible.com books
KeySoft 8.0 will support Audible.com books. Audible.com offers a
wide audio
book collection for general and specialized audiences, including
the latest
best sellers. Teachers and parents can also join their new
Audible Kids service
to access fun and educational content for school age kids or get
tips and ideas
on how to help children get the most out of their listening
experience. Fully
integrated into KeyBook, you can listen to Audible books and
customize various
settings such as narration speed and audio tone. Set bookmarks,
create text
notes, and jump to any place in the book. To obtain Audible
books, you will
need to become a member of the Audible service and use the
Audible manager to
authorize your BrailleNote to play the protected Audible books.
HumanWare
customers can enjoy the complete Audible collection for a free 14
day period
1.3 Direct access to the new Bookshare site
The existing support for unpacking electronic books from
Bookshare.org is
enhanced to include the new .zip or bks2 formats adopted by
Bookshare. KeySoft
provides everything necessary to wirelessly access the
Bookshare.org web site,
download the text, Braille or DAISY electronic book and unpack
and read the
book, without having to use a PC.
1.4 Support for NIMAS books
KeySoft will now play NIMAS books. NIMAS books are text files
with a structure
that is similar to that of DAISY books. KeyBook's rich
navigation used with
DAISY files is also available for NIMAS files. NIMAS books are
instantly
translated into your preferred Braille grade. Choose to read in
Braille or let
Eloquence speech read to you. Move through DAISY elements or use
the familiar
KeySoft sentence and paragraph navigation commands. NIMAS
(National
Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) is the format for
educational
textbooks in the United States. NIMAS guides the production and
electronic
distribution of digital versions of textbooks and other
instructional materials
so they can be more easily converted into accessible formats.
For more
information, please visit: http://nimas.cast.org/
<http://nimas.cast.org/> .
1.5 Get a taste of GPS
KeySoft version 8.0 represents a great opportunity to get
familiar with GPS. It
includes the latest version of Sendero GPS and users can take
advantage of a
90-day free trial period to browse their preferred map or
navigate outdoors.
After this trial period, users can continue to enjoy their system
at a
preferred price. Users are required to download the desired maps
from the
Sendero site. For real time navigation, you will need a GPS
receiver.
1.6 More printers available to students
Students and teachers can now select from a wide range of Hewlett
Packard
printers. Most new models from the Deskjet, Officejet, Laser jet
and Photosmart
product lines are supported. Printers supported via the KeySoft
generic
printing engine must have a USB port. This functionality is only
available to
mPower users.
The new printing engine can create images of documents in JPEG
format. As JPEG
files are compatible formats, users can transfer documents to the
PC or to
non-BrailleNote users without losing the rich formatting
available in Keyword.
1.7 Eloquence speech is now supported in the PK
Use the highly responsive and accurate KeyNote Gold speech that
has been one of
KeySoft's strongest features or switch to the familiar Eloquence
speech that is
now widely available on access technology products.
1.8 French Version
KeySoft 8.0 will be released simultaneously in English and
French. The same
functions are available on both versions.
Recent mPower & PK Purchases
Customers that have purchased a new mPower or PK units after
January 1st 2009
are eligible to receive a free KeySoft 8 upgrade.
Compatibility
KeySoft 8.0 is not supported by the Classic models of the
BrailleNote and
VoiceNote. As previously stated, KeySoft 7.5 was the last
release for these
Classic devices.
Contact
Please contact your regional HumanWare office in the USA, Canada,
the UK, New
Zealand and Australia for regional pricing and orders.
USA: 1 800 722-3393 or 925 680-7100
UK/Europe: +44 1933 415 800
Canada: 1 888 723-7273 or +1 450 463 1717
Australia/Asia: +61 2 9686 2600
New Zealand: +64 3 384 4555
Posted by:
Maurice Sloane
HumanWare NZ
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