--- Louise <bookscanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "Louise" <bookscanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Louise Gourdoux" <bookscanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Fw: AdvantEdge Reader for the Blind > Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 20:57:59 -0500 > > > > The Fred's Head Companion > Wednesday, May 03, 2006 > > AdvantEdge Reader for the Blind > > By Michael McCarty > > The Assistive Technology Center in Sacramento has > announced the release of a > complete portable scan-and-read system for the blind > and print challenged. > > The system, named the "AdvantEdge Reader", combines > several mainstream and > adaptive technologies in order to achieve the goal > of a pocket scan and read > solution. > > The AdvantEdge Reader is the essence of simplicity. > The user merely inserts > the material to be read into the scanner. The > material is scanned, > recognized, converted into readable format, and read > automatically. There > are no other steps. > > ATC has, for several years, been adapting scanners > for use by the blind. > Most recently, ATC has adapted the Visioneer strobe > scanner. This is a tiny, > portable scanner. The problem has been finding a > small enough device to host > the conversion and speech programs. > > This is where the SmallTalk computer comes in. > SmallTalk is a hand held uPC > enhanced with the screen reading software "Window > Eyes", by GW Micro, an > Indiana corporation of some stature in the blindness > field. > > Assistive Technology Center took the modified Strobe > Scanner, figured out > how to install it onto the SmallTalk, and then added > the proper recognition > program and hardware driver to create the AdvantEdge > Reader. > > The best part is that, in addition to being the > first portable scan and read > system, the AdvantEdge Reader is also a full Windows > XP computer. The Reader > has a docking cable that allows it to be used as a > desktop computer > replacement. The docking cable connects to an > external monitor, printer, > network, keyboard, firewire devices, and more. > Additionally, the Reader > features internal Bluetooth and Wireless LAN > technology. > > To order, or for more information, please contact > the Assistive Technology > Center via phone at 916-381-5011, or e-mail > sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > posted by Michael McCarty at 1:24 PM > > > http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2006/05/advantedge-reader-for-blind.h > tml > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - > Release Date: 5/1/2006 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.