Hello Barbara
If it's the pen I'm thinking of it is actually quite good for immediate
reading and for offering definitions of unfamiliar words. However, it is
only able to store a maximum of 80 words and therefore is less of an aid for
notetaking. The CPen 800c, however, stores up to 3000 pages of text, which
is ideal for extracting text from reference books, journals and short-term
loan books from university libraries. It then allows the student to take the
information home to use in conjunction with TextHelp to read the saved text
on the student's own computer at a time suitable to them. Areas of relevant
text can then be highlighted and colour coded for notetaking purposes using
Word.
Cheers
Mark Boyce
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From: Barbara Beckwith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 06 October 2003 16:41
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Subject: Reading Pen
I have just been given some advertising
blurb on a 'new reading pen' featuring the
Concise Oxford English Dictionary. It
apparently reads scanned text and
definitions aloud through built-in speakers
and also has an output socket for earphones
for private listening.
(Can be viewed at www.scanningpens.co.uk)
Has anybody had an opportunity to evaluate
this or recommended it?
Barbara
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Barbara Beckwith
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Access Centre - Student Services
Ext 3298
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