Here's another scanner and OCR package out on the market. The price isn't
bad but has anyone see this one in action?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Stanfield" <kstannfield@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:41 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Fw: BlindNews: Book Reader: Plustek Announces New
Reading Device for theVision Impaired with TTS and OCR
Here's one to chek out.
Kelly
----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon Gilbert" <BlindNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Blind News Mailing List" <BlindNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:32 PM Subject: BlindNews: Book Reader: Plustek Announces New Reading Device for theVision Impaired with TTS and OCR
TMC.net (technology Marketing Corp) Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Book Reader: Plustek Announces New Reading Device for the Vision Impaired with TTS and OCR
Plustek Announces New Reading Device for the Vision Impaired with
Text-to-Speech and Optical Character Recognition Feature Sets; The Plustek
Book Reader Debuted at the 2005 American Council for the Blind Convention
LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 25, 2005 -- Plustek Inc (www.plustek.com), a manufacturer of consumer, prosumer and professional imaging devices, announced today that the company has launched the only reading peripheral device under $700 that is devoted totally to book reading for the vision impaired. Plustek's Book Reader has both Text-to-Speech and Optical Character Recognition feature sets and can be customized to read books in several different languages.
Specifically designed for the visually impaired, the unit is competitively
priced at $699, with additional fees to add more than one language. The
Book Reader comes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Text to
Speech (TTS) software used with the Plustek unit to copy and "read" the
documents scanned into the Plustek Book Reader. Designed for ease of use
for those lacking sight, the user just simply places a book or document on
the screen and at the press of one button, the book is scanned for
"reading" pleasure. With a single one-touch button, the Book Reader
transforms printed words into audio output, which can be saved in MP3
format for future access.
Embedded OCR allows the software to rotate disoriented text to generate a clear message for the user. The Book Reader is bundled with software to provide the highest quality of lifelike voices. In addition to OCR software, this reading peripheral comes with Plustek patented SEE(TM) Technology which uses a curved lamp to provide a clear copy of the book without distortion for big, bulky books.
Sales/Purchase
The Plustek Book Reader is available by contacting Plustek's headquarters directly at www.plustek.com/bat. -0- *T Plustek Book Reader Price: USD $699 Available: October *T
ABOUT PLUSTEK
A Leader in Scanner Technology -- Plustek Inc is a leading manufacturer of
sheet fed and multifunction scanners for the professional, home and mobile
markets. In business since 1986, Plustek continues a tradition of
innovative design, superior quality and world-class support. Plustek,
headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, sells scanners worldwide.
Plustek's record for innovation includes several 'firsts' in the scanner industry:
-- 1990 -- grayscale sheetfed scanner
-- 1992 -- color sheetfed scanner
-- 1993 -- power-cordless ADF scanner
-- 1994 -- multifunction color scanner
-- 1995 -- personal page scanner
-- 1996 -- EPP slim flatbed scanner
-- 1997 -- A3 size flatbed scanner
-- 1998 -- affordable multi-imaging flatbed scanner
-- 1999 -- smallest CCD flatbed scanner
-- 1999 -- multifunction peripheral (Taiwan's first, world's second)
-- 2001 -- smallest business card reader
-- 2002 -- smallest A4 mobile scanner
-- 2003 -- slimmest CIS flatbed scanner
-- 2004 -- dedicated, low-cost book scanner
-- 2004 -- 7200dpi film scanner, highest resolution on market
-- 2004 -- 3 axis (pan, tilt, focus) webcam
-- 2004 -- A5 flatbed scanner
-- 2005 -- a sub-12-ounce ultra-mobile sheetfed color scanner
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/oct/1197060.htm
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