Just checked out HW's website. What we've been speculating is indeed correct: // Source: HumanWare website.
You're going to hear from the VoiceNote Apex Longueuil, July 2, 2010 ?HumanWare proudly announces a noteworthy extension to the Apex family of products. The VoiceNote Apex is a practical, portable and affordable productivity tool designed for users who are blind and are accustomed to using speech output. With the VoiceNote Apex, you can take advantage of a superior notetaker and enjoy accomplishing productivity tasks without the complexity of ever changing operating systems, screen readers and updated applications. Just 2 cm (0.78") thick and weighing only 612 grams (1.35 lbs), the VoiceNote Apex is simply perfect for keeping track of appointments, creating grocery or to-do lists, printing or embossing letters, notes or recipes, surfing the Web, listening to audio books, and exchanging information and documents with other computer users. The VoiceNote runs with the user-friendly KeySoft suite of applications, which includes content sensitive help, easy access to the user's manual via index or table of content, along with many other tools that make digital communication easy. Speech users will especially enjoy the high-quality stereo speakers. In addition, a trial version of the Sendero 2010 GPS extension is included and can be purchased as an option. "At HumanWare, we understand that some of our customers are interested in devices designed with speech output but would still like to participate in the digital world and take advantage of the productivity of KeySoft that is offered on the BrailleNote Apex. The VoiceNote Apex offers all of the advantages of the BrailleNote Apex without the expense of a Braille display or the complexity of a computer with screen reader," says Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare. Featuring a long battery life and superior connectivity, the VoiceNote Apex can access email and the Internet with built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet. Itė© easy to use and can store electronic books using one of the multiple storage options, including 8 GB of internal memory and support for high capacity SDHC cards or USB thumb drives. VoiceNote Apex users can take advantage of the ergonomic standards established by the BrailleNote Apex line and select the most comfortable QWERTY keyboard or full sized Perkins style keys for input. Join the thousands of BrailleNote users without the expense of a braille display while still having the opportunity to upgrade the VoiceNote Apex by adding a Braille display in the future. Orders for the new VoiceNote Apex are being taken now through the sales locations listed below and shipping will begin in September 2010. For the latest news and information about BrailleNote products, subscribe to the BrailleNote Newswire at www.humanware.com. And for more details about the BrailleNote Apex, visit www.humanware.com/apex. // End of website body... ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
