[CEUD-ICT] Intel's "Reader" device for reading print aloud

[Tim Culhane]

Hi,

You can read  a blog article, ridiculing this device,   by  one respected
person in the  AT community  below  (1).  Personally I have to
wholeheartedly agree with his points.  Imagine  hselling out 1500 dollars
for a device which doesn't do anything more  than existing products already
do.  I have the KNFB Reader on my phone  and it does all that this product
from Intel does.  It cost 1 third of the price and it goes on my phone (thus
no extra device to carry around).


Tim


(1)  http://blog.serotek.com/2009/11/what-i-think-about-intel-reader.html

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[mailto:ceud-ict-bounces at list.universaldesign.ie] On Behalf Of Alan M.
Dalton
Sent: 25 November 2009 11:09
To: ceud-ict at list.universaldesign.ie
Subject: [CEUD-ICT] Intel's "Reader" device for reading print aloud



Hi all,

Intel have released a device called "Reader" that reads printed text aloud
and displays it in large fonts on a screen. It plays MP3 files, DAISY books,
and text files as well [1].

It's good to see such a large company producing assistive technology with
that level of versatility.

[1] http://www.intel.com/healthcare/reader/features.htm

Regards,
Alan.
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Alan Dalton
Accessibility Development Advisor for EtA http://www.nda.ie/eta Access
Officer for NDA http://www.nda.ie

Address: National Disability Authority, 25 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
E-mail: amdalton at nda.ie
Telephone: 01-6080 406
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