[aarontech] Re: Fw: it's here. Cell phones that read.
- From: Tyler Wood <tcwood12@xxxxxxx>
- To: aarontech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:20:41 -0600
Rofl yeah, I don't doubt there cheap, but stil, I'd love to see one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valiant (on laptop)" <valiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aarontech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:56 AM
Subject: [aarontech] Re: Fw: it's here. Cell phones that read.
Awww, how about I send in the 545000 dollars to purchase one, then I send
it to you and I say you can have it absolutely free, right? right right
right?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Wood" <tcwood12@xxxxxxx>
To: <aarontech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:51 AM
Subject: [aarontech] Re: Fw: it's here. Cell phones that read.
Blah, and i am guessing it'll only be in the united states, like them
barcode readers, ARGHH! Us canadians are so deprived!
Tyler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valiant (on laptop)" <valiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aarontech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:10 AM
Subject: [aarontech] Fw: it's here. Cell phones that read.
K-NFB Reading Technology's text-to-speech program will be available
starting on the Nokia N82 handset.
By
Elena Malykhina
InformationWeek
January 28, 2008 11:00 AM
K-NFB Reading Technology, a developer of assistive technologies,
introduced what it claims to be the first mobile phone software that
reads to the blind
and the disabled.
K-NFB, a joint venture between Kurzweil Technologies and the National
Federation of the Blind, is making its reading software available on the
Nokia (NYSE:
NOK
) N82 mobile phone. It will be the smallest text-to-speech reading
device to date, the company said.
The software is part of a new product line called Reader Mobile that
includes the knfbReader and the kReader, which allow a person to take
pictures using
the N82's built-in camera and read printed materials. This is enabled
through image processing software developed by Kurzweil.
"So many people already carry cell phones. This innovation is exciting
because it puts all of the functions that users need into one product,
eliminating
the need to carry multiple devices. The Reader's simple user interface
makes it ideal for the growing number of blind seniors," said James
Gashel, VP of
business development at K-NFB, in a statement.
The software reads text out loud to the blind. While those with
disabilities can use the software to enlarge, track, and highlight
content in documents
directly on their mobile phone. Documents stored in a phone can also be
transferred to and from Braille desktop programs.
Reader Mobile can understand most printed documents like letters and
memos to pages in a book, as well as address labels and packaging
instructions. It
can also recognize U.S. currency and display sentences visually,
highlighting reach word to simplify the reading process. The reading
speed can be adjusted
depending on a person's preference.
Additionally, the Reader Mobile makes various functions of a mobile
phone accessible to the blind, such as video and music playback, GPS,
wireless communications,
photography, e-mail, text messaging, calendars, and tasks, according to
K-NFB.
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