[bookport] Re: Book port Speech
- From: "Hope Hein" <hmhein@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:49:19 -0400
Hi Sandy!
That is a good idea. I have not used my JAWS dictionary much.
Smile.
Hope
-----Original Message-----
.From: "Sandy Licht"<slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Sent: 9/14/06 4:26:37 PM
.To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port Speech
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.No need to apologize. Doubletalk does take getting used to. Give
.the Bookport two months, and I bet you will be reading more than just
.RF&D books. I don't read books on my computer any more, unless there
.is a lot of profanity. That I can blank out using the Jaws dictionary.
.
.At 02:59 PM 9/14/2006, Hope Hein wrote:
.>Hi Sandy!
.>I apologize that it sounded like I was complaining. I just received
.>my Bookport yesterday and the truth is I love it. It was so easy to
.>transfer the books. I especially like the fact that one can transfer
.>books from RFB&D. That is the main reason I purchased the Bookport.
.>The reason I asked about the speech was to make sure it was working
.>properly. I am sure I will get use to the speech. Like you said one
.>needs to keep the expense down.
.>
.>HTH.
.>Hope
.>
.>-----Original Message-----
.>.From: "Sandy Licht"<slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.>.Sent: 9/14/06 2:05:36 PM
.>.To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
.>"bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.>.Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port Speech
.>.
.>.Listen to the Bookport long enough, and you will actually begin to
.>.like the Doubletalk. Perhaps there is a new Bookport in the
.>.designing stage. We don't know what the plans are. Don't be too
.>.critical. The Bookport doesn't cost a lot of money like the Packmate
.>.does. Also remember, both Elloquence and the AT&T voices are memory
.>.hogs. By the way, do you own a Bookport? I don't mean to be
.>.critical, but if you did, I'm not so sure you would complain so
.>.strenuously. For the money, the BP is the best piece of assistive
.>.technology out there.
.>.
.>.I love the fact I can carry my library around with me wherever I
.>.go.At 10:47 AM 9/14/2006, Milano Hyacinthe wrote:
.>.>The Bookport is a great device but it doesn't have a great sounding
.>.>voice synthesizer. I think that's a pore design for a reading
.>.>device. I think that the APH engineers should work on a more
.>.>realistic voice synth for the Bookport. Due to the fact that
.>.>realistic synths are not as expensive as before and are more easier
.>.>to implement. Almost all new devices that are develop now a days
.>.>contain some great sounding voice synth. For instance, the Eloquence
.>.>voice synth software and the ATT Real speak software are some great
.>.>voice synthesizers. I possess a Pacmate and a Voicemate and these
.>.>devices contain some nice sounding speech.
.>.>
.>.>
.>.>Milano Hyacinthe
.>.>University of Central Florida
.>.>Informaition Systems Technology
.>.>Site: <http://mhtechguy.no-ip.info>http://mhtechguy.no-ip.info
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