[real-eyes] Fw: PAC Mate Omni 6.1 Released with Groundbreaking Accessibility Features
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Freedom Scientific Releases PAC Mate OmniT 6.1 with Breakthrough Accessibility
Features for the Blind
(St. Petersburg, Florida - August 4, 2008) Freedom Scientific today announced
the release of version 6.1 of the PAC Mate Omni, the accessible Pocket PC that
brings the functionality of a mainstream PDA to the blind. The new release
includes capabilities that have never before been available in a portable,
instant-on device with a speech and braille user interface.
"We've added features that notetaker users have long requested, but until now
could not get with any notetaker product," said Jonathan Mosen, Vice President
of Blindness Hardware Management. "There is no doubt that this release further
establishes the PAC Mate Omni in a class by itself as the most powerful,
flexible, and functional portable device for the blind on the market today.
"Braille typists have always had to struggle when working with a notetaker,
because, while documents would support contracted braille input, edit fields
required computer braille. For instance, when typing an e-mail message using
contracted braille, one would have to remember to shift to computer braille to
enter the subject and the addressee information. Now, with PAC Mate Omni 6.1,
people for whom contracted braille is second nature no longer have to think
twice about how they enter information. They can type in contracted braille
anywhere, in any application, including third-party applications they can
install themselves. While this is of particular value to users of the PAC Mate
BX with its braille keyboard, PAC Mate QX users can also take advantage of it
by switching to braille keyboard mode and entering contracted braille using the
homerow keys of their QWERTY keyboard.
"Notetaker users also have long requested the ability to read PDF files. Now
they can, with PAC Mate Omni's new Reader Mode. PDF and other file types not
previously accessible due to lack of a system cursor are now instantly readable
when you switch to Reader Mode. Essentially, any program that contains a text
view area can now be read on a PAC Mate Omni," added Mosen.
"We've also expanded our Navigation Quick Keys in 6.1 making web browsing
easier and more efficient than ever," said Mosen. "For example, you can now
press "r" to get to radio buttons, "x" for checkboxes, "e" for edit fields and
so forth."
Even the upgrade process is easier than ever with this release. "In PAC Mate
Omni 6.0, we safeguarded data so that it isn't lost, even after a hard reset,"
said Mosen. "Now we've taken that one step further. With PAC Mate Omni 6.1 you
can update the firmware and keep your data and installed applications intact."
To learn about the other new features in PAC Mate Omni 6.1 and to download the
upgrade, visit What's New in PAC Mate Omni 6.1.
About Freedom Scientific
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products for those who are vision impaired and products for the special
education and learning disability market.
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