And there's no reason not to be happy with the BP. It's a wonderful product.
Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, mohit wrote:
I feel till now book port is the best, and has proovd it self,this is a totily new produckt, we should not take any chance's till the time it has pruvedas far as me, i am whery happy whit the bp, mohit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:22 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: victor reader stream statsWhat was the wrong information given out? Everything I've stated is from the brochure or the user's guide. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com 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 >
