[bookport] Re: victor reader stream stats
- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:59:34 -0600
it did say it would support NLS, but Where are they. No use hurrying to buy
something for a benefit you can't use for, oh, maybe a year or so, If we're
lucky.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Cullen" <scullen7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 1:03 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: victor reader stream stats
> Hi Bruce,
> I don't know if was you or not but someone stated that the victor reader
> stream doesn't read text files. to everyone else I am just giving people
the
> facts about the victor reader. I believe people are intitled to the facts.
> as for me I am perfectly happy with the bookport and plan to use it for a
> long time to come. I myself am not going to go right out and buy one. I
> didn't see anything telling that its going to support nls. thats one of
the
> reasons why I'm not going to go out and buy one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:52 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: victor reader stream stats
>
>
> > What was the wrong information given out? Everything I've stated is from
> > the brochure or the user's guide.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
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> > On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Steve Cullen wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Everyone,
> >> there has been some wrong information given on this list about the new
> >> victor stream. if you read below You will read all of the information
> >> that has been given out on this device so far.
> >>
> >> HumanWare launches Victor Reader Stream, a powerful, palm-size
DAISY-MP3
> >> player for playing books and music
> >> Longueuil (Quebec, Canada), June 29, 2007
> >> HumanWare is proud to introduce its most compact, most powerful DAISY
> >> player
> >> to date, the Victor Reader Stream. Blind and low vision people can
> >> comfortably hold this new player in the palm of their hand (4.6 x 2.6 x
> >> 0.9)
> >> and have the flexibility to quickly and accurately access content from
> >> digital audio books.
> >> Developed with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the Victor
> >> Reader
> >> Stream uses the latest technology from HumanWare to be able to read
> >> digital
> >> talking books from the National Library Service for the Blind and
> >> Physically
> >> Handicapped (NLS). Not only will you be able to play and navigate the
NLS
> >> books on cartridges, but you will also have access to NLS download
books.
> >> The Stream has a USB port to connect to your computer so you can
transfer
> >> download books and music from your PC to the Stream's SD flash memory
> >> card.
> >> As the newest member of the family of Victor Reader digital talking
book
> >> players, the Stream offers the same powerful and simple to use user
> >> interface made popular by the Victor Reader Classic+ and Wave players
> >> used
> >> by thousands worldwide. The Victor Reader Stream can play various
> >> electronic
> >> book formats, including DAISY, Bookshare, text, wav, MP3 and OGG Vorbis
> >> audio files. As well, the ability to play the popular commercial books
> >> from
> >> Audible.com will be added by September. The player also provides
> >> integrated
> >> text-to-speech for reading books in text format, such as those from
> >> Bookshare. It uses a removable SD flash memory card to store books,
music
> >> as
> >> well as electronic text, and can even record voice notes.
> >> "The VR Stream benefits from our many years of expertise learned
through
> >> developing and marketing tens of thousands of our Victor Reader digital
> >> talking book players all over the world," says Gerry Chevalier, Product
> >> Manager. "No other DAISY player has offered so much in such a small
> >> device."
> >> The Stream offers the most advanced DAISY functions, as well as
> >> navigation
> >> capabilities for all kinds of books, from textbooks to fiction.
Students
> >> will definitely appreciate Victor Reader Stream for quickly and
> >> effectively
> >> consulting their school books, making voice notes or recording their
> >> teacher
> >> during class. This tool is indispensable for people who are required to
> >> use
> >> reference books as a regular part of their job.
> >> "This new player was designed to meet the needs of the increasing
number
> >> of
> >> on-the-go blind and low vision students and professionals," said Gerry
> >> Chevalier. "Its small size and flexible SD card storage allow our
> >> customers
> >> to take their entire book and music library with them anywhere,
anytime."
> >> The best news of all... priced at only $329, the Stream is your best
buy
> >> for
> >> DAISY players, offering so much performance and functionality at such a
> >> low
> >> price. Don't forget all NFB and ACB members receive a 5% discount. But
> >> that's not all. If you purchase online at HumanWare before July 31,
2007,
> >> you have a 10% chance of getting your Stream for free. HumanWare will
> >> randomly choose one out of ten July purchasers to receive their Stream
at
> >> no
> >> cost.
> >> Victor Reader Stream is available for purchase online in the USA at
> >> http://www.humanware.com/
> >> .
> >> The new Stream will become available in other
> >> countries over the next several months.
> >> About HumanWare
> >> HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for vision.
> >> HumanWare provides products to blind and low-vision people and students
> >> with
> >> learning disabilities. HumanWare's many innovative products include
> >> BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for blind people in
> >> education,
> >> in business and in their personal lives; the Victor Reader product
line,
> >> the
> >> world's leading digital audiobook players, and SmartView Xtend, the
first
> >> fully modular and upgradeable CCTV-based video magnifier.
> >> ###
> >> For more information:
> >> HumanWare Canada
> >> Nicolas Lagace
> >> Tel.: (450) 463-1717
> >> E-mail:
> >> nicolas.lagace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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