[bcab] Fw: v i p news.org.u k assistive tech news update, July 08

This is it for July assistive tech folks.  I'll be making at start on August 08 
soon hopefully... 
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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
News about all kinds of technology that may be helpful to blind or partially 
sighted people, from new hardware and software coming to market, to news of 
some of the very latest developments in the pipeline not quite with us yet.   

July 2008 (46 Links) 

  a.. Touch Sight - Digital Camera for the Visually Impaired SOURCE 
Magnifiers.org, 31/7/08 
  b.. Shinano Kenshi Corporation SKC Announces Launch of PLEXTALK Pocket 
Digital Recorder/Player SOURCE Press Release, 31/7/08 
  c.. Volunteer Anthony Loeff is writing about software for people suffering 
from blindness SOURCE UK Talent Agencies blog, 29/7/08 
  d.. Samsung Anycall Haptic Technology SOURCE Sharing Zone Blog, 28/7/08 
  e.. Invention: Smart Specs for the blind SOURCE New Scientist, 28/7/08 
  f.. Ofcom publishes research on visually impaired people's use & awareness of 
communications services SOURCE It only matters if you care blog, 25/7/08 
  g.. Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Micro 
SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 24/7/08 
  h.. FREE update for v9 users of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus SOURCE 
Dolphin Computer Access, 24/7/08 
  i.. Dolphin and Sight Village, a great combination! SOURCE Dolphin Computer 
Access, 24/7/08 
  j.. OKI Offers Polluxstar(R , a Text-to-Speech Software That Reproduces One's 
Real Voice SOURCE Press Release, 24/7/08 
  k.. Accessibility: low-vision Firefox add-on, mp3 players, creating RSS 
feeds, more SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 24/7/08 
  l.. Enhanced Screen Reader Ltd SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 24/7/08 
  m.. Prestigious prize for crafty pair's unique embossing board invention 
SOURCE Halesowen News, 22/7/08 
  n.. Accessible game news: Puppy Power, oh and Sound RTS SOURCE 
Audiogames.net, 20/7/08 
  o.. Our Annual Montage! A review of Sight Village 2008 SOURCE T&T Consultancy 
blog & podcast, 19/7/08 
  p.. Opinion of Hal. SOURCE Truth Objective blog, 19/7/08 
  q.. Sight Village SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 17/7/08 
  r.. Isn't it ironic? SOURCE Serotek blog, 17/7/08 
  s.. J-Say 6.1 Feature Pack * features audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & 
podcast, 18/7/08 
  t.. Dolphin Computer Access Presentation Regarding Scripting * features audio 
* SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 17/7/08 
  u.. Portable Digital Magnifier from ThinkGeek SOURCE The Fred's Head 
Companion, 17/7/08 
  v.. Presentation from Dolphin Computer Access * features audio * SOURCE T&T 
Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08 
  w.. Presentation from GW Micro SOURCE * with audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy 
blog & podcast, 16/7/08 
  x.. Presentation from Plextor SOURCE * with audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy 
blog & podcast, 16/7/08 
  y.. Wireless for the Blind presentation * with audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy 
blog & podcast, 16/7/08 
  z.. Pulse Smartpen, WebAnywhere among affordable new technologies SOURCE 
MSNBC News, 15/7/08 
  aa.. Victor Reader Stream Version 2.0 has been re-released! SOURCE Talking 
Books Librarian blog, 15/7/08 
  ab.. New BT Home Hub has up to twice the wireless range of other UK broadband 
providers * and inclusive features * SOURCE Wi-Fi Technology Forum, 15/7/08 
  ac.. Blackberry Thunder mobile phone to feature Haptic technology SOURCE 
Mobile Choice UK, 14/7/08 
  ad.. Project to help blind use internet hailed a success SOURCE Portsmouth 
Today, 14/7/08 
  ae.. Digital books for libraries SOURCE Hillingdon Times, 11/7/08 
  af.. Photocopiers Become More Accessible SOURCE PR-Inside.com, 9/7/08 
  ag.. Serotek introduces SA Mobile Network add-on for Icon and Braille-Plus 
SOURCE ESight Community News, 9/7/08 
  ah.. Version 3.60 of Mobile Speak For Symbian Phones Released SOURCE Code 
Factory, 8/7/08 
  ai.. HumanWare Introduces Four New Portable Video Magnifiers for Low Vision 
SOURCE Press Release, 8/7/08 
  aj.. Ai Squared Releases ZoomWare SOURCE ESight Community News, 8/7/08 
  ak.. NVDA 0.6p2 released! SOURCE NVDA blog, 7/7/08 
  al.. New Subscription-free Audio Books for iPods Launched by BooksOnBoard 
SOURCE Fox Business, 7/7/08 
  am.. Reviews For UK Audio Network version n/a SOURCE AccessWatch, 4/7/08 
  an.. POWER UP: THE GAME * IBM develops new accessible game * SOURCE Second 
Life for the Visually Impaired blog, 4/7/08 
  ao.. Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice with the 
Mainstream Developer Community SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 3/7/08 
  ap.. Software enables blind people to surf on the go SOURCE Computer Shopper, 
2/7/08 
  aq.. 6th Report on International ICT Accessibility Standards Proposed, Being 
Developed and Recently Published SOURCE Tiresias.org, 2/7/08 
  ar.. NVDA Hack Fest June 2009 SOURCE NVDA blog, 1/7/08 
  as.. A Review of the Accessibility of Digital Audio Players, Part 1 SOURCE 
AFB Accessworld blog, July issue 
(Ends)

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