Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:01:12 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [Net-Gold] TECHNOLOGY : A Device to Help the Blind Read
TECHNOLOGY : A Device to Help the Blind Read
DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- A whole new world opened up for
Tommy Craig as he tested a new handheld device for the
blind that converts print to audio. Craig was able to
"read" everything from menus to cooking directions by
positioning the reader over print and taking a
picture. In seconds, the device's synthetic voice read
the printed message to him.
"The reader provides access to materials that a lot of
times you just didn't read," said Craig, 51, of
Austin, Texas, who was one of about 500 blind people
who tested the device over the past few months. "It
certainly makes you more independent."
The National Federation of the Blind plans to put the
device on sale Saturday, when its annual meeting gets
under way in Dallas.
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The federation expects that the reader, which costs about $3,500, will be
a big hit among the 3,000 participants at the annual meeting. It will be
sold though Massachusetts-based Kurzweil Education Systems Inc. and will
be available on the Internet and in stores.
People who have tested the reader said they enjoy being able to read text
they couldn't before.
More at:
<http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/06/27/blind.reader.ap/index.html>
A shorter URL for the above link:
http://snipurl.com/sg7c
Source: CNN
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