[access-uk] Bookport V Book Currier
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:08:47 -0000
Hi again. For those who feel my earlier post on this subject isn't up-to-date
enough, here's what I found on the respective sites for both players. (I still
feel that the review mentioned earlier is a good starting point.)
Ray
Personal emails: Email me at
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
Book Currier:
http://www.bookcourier.com/#Features
For such a compact device, BookCourier offers a surprisingly large number of
features. Each unit comes with thorough documentation and support to make it
easy to take advantage of BookCourier's many capabilities:
Advanced text-to-speech reader
MP3 player
Broad file type support: text, Bookshare.org (BKS), Grade 2 Braille (BRF),
Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom (DOC), MP3, Audible (AA).
Voice recorder
Smart navigation for advancing through each document
Fast forward/fast reverse controls
Virtually unlimited bookmarks in each document
Automatic bookmark that saves your place and lets you pick up exactly where you
left off
Where am I feature that tells you exactly where you are in the current file and
file system
Easy-to-use controls for adjusting voice type, reading speed, volume, and more
Sleep timer
Clock that can be set on BookCourier
PC software that allows you to select files on your PC and download them to
BookCourier
USB connection between BookCourier and your PC
"Plug and play" architecture that allows your BookCourier and PC to communicate
without configuring either one
Powered by two AA batteries
128MB of CompactFlash® storage space for text and audio files, with the option
of substituting another CompactFlash® card with up to 2 GB of space
Attached pocket clip
Built-in Talking Help for every key on the keypad and a built-in Talking User
Guide <BookCourierUserGuide.htm> that explains how to use all the features
Bookport:
http://www.aph.org/products/bp_bro.html
Features:
Read DAISY Digital Talking Books
Read contracted braille in Braille Ready Files
Play MP3s in stereo
Send web pages directly to Book Port from Internet Explorer (R)
Record audio memos
Navigate among files or within a book
Navigate by letter, word, sentence, paragraph, page, or section items (for
audio files, Book Port navigates by finding pauses in narration)
Control pitch, speed, and volume of speech
Choice of synthetic speech voices
Hear the file name, size, current position (as a percentage), page number, and
the last modified date
Add text to the search memory, then find every occurrence of that text in the
file
Delete files or lock to prevent deletion
Sleep timer turns unit off after a set amount of time
Lock keys so you can put it in your pocket or purse
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