[accesscomp] Fw: ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK FEATURE HIMS, INC., NEWEST UPGRADES TO BRAILLE SENSE AND BRAILLE EDGE, MONDAY MAY 13, 2013, 8 PM EDT, THE PAT PRICE ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access comp" <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 11:00:36 -0700
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From: Bob Acosta
To: Bob Acosta
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:57 AM
Subject: ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK FEATURE HIMS, INC., NEWEST UPGRADES TO
BRAILLE SENSE AND BRAILLE EDGE, MONDAY MAY 13, 2013, 8 PM EDT, THE PAT PRICE
ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG
HIMS Braille Sense and Braille Edge: Power-packed products for Productivity
or play.
NEWSWIRE:
HIMS, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of assistive
technology products for the blind and low vision since 2002, presents the
newest and most, advanced in its Braille product line, the Braille Sense U2
notetaker and Braille Edge 40 Braille display, both with exciting new software.
HIMS Braille Sense U2 and U2 QWERTY models feature the fastest speed (1 GHZ
CPU), most storage (32GB on board-storage) and highest performance in a
notetaker.
With built-in GPS and compass, 4 USB ports, Bluetooth, and Wifi d/g/n,
vibration motor, and LCD for sighted viewing, these notetakers are equipped to
handle advanced productivity and accessibility to the blind and deaf-blind in a
variety of situations.
Run Up to 17 applications at once including the terminal for screen reader,
providing Braille access to your PC, Mac, IOS device, or Android tablet.
HIMS notetakers also offer the most mainstream compatible applications
including Google Maps, Google Search, Google Talk, and Twitter, with our new
8.0 update, these offerings also include YouTube, Dropbox, RSS Reader, Excel
viewer, and a fresh, new quick browser.
And that's not all. More than a Braille display! HIMS Braille Edge 40 serves as
a USB or Bluetooth Braille terminal for many screen readers across multiple
platforms: including JAWS, Window-Eyes, Super Nova, System Access and NVDA for
Windows; voiceover for Mac as well as iPhone and iPad; Brailleback and Mobile
Accessibility for Android; and Mobile Speak and Talk for Symbian.
The Braille Edge also features several stand-alone applications including a
Notepad, basic Calculator, Scheduler, Alarm, and Stopwatch.
Our soon-to-be-released 1.1 update features viewing and editing of text files
in contracted Braille, the addition of our terminal clipboard, and the
inclusion of several additional foreign language Braille tables.Join us on May
13, to learn about all the new and exciting features of Sense notetaker version
8.0 and Braille Edge version 1.1.
Presenters: Jenny Axler, Technical Support Specialist, HIMS Inc.
Phone: 512-837-2000
Web: www.hims-inc.com
E-Mail: jenny@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Scott hegle, Sales and Training Specialist
E-Mail: scott@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday May 13, 2013
Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,
8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday
12:00 GMT.
Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek
Talk Training Room at:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
Or, alternatively.
Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate
live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from
the Tek Talk archives on our website at www.accessibleworld.org
If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and
then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the
Accessible World online rooms.
All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone
worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound
card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and
others in the virtual audience or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us,
hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen.
Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic
and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are
announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum.
You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or
the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at:
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists
Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is
intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest
topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact
with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may
sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same
page and completing the form.
Accessible World Contacts:
Robert Acosta, Chair
Accessible World
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator
Accessible World
734-495-1496
Email: mgmoses@xxxxxxxxxxx
Steve Hoffman, President
Talking Communities
Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled
community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant
information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed
specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect
them
Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to
us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the
above address.
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