[access-uk] Bookport V Book Currier

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

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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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