[Dtb-talk] New Stream and Audible

[David Andrews]

March 25, 2013 ­ HumanWare announced today that 
Audible audiobooks will be supported on the new 
Victor Reader Stream. The new version of the 
popular Stream media player for the visually 
impaired was announced on January 29th. HumanWare 
has partnered with Audible for over five years, 
enabling customers to enjoy access to content 
from Audible from several HumanWare devices, 
including the Stream, BrailleNote Apex and ClassMate Reader.

"The Victor Reader Stream has tremendously loyal 
and enthusiastic customers, a large proportion of 
whom are also loyal Audible.com customers, owing 
to Audible's vast selection of audiobooks and 
high quality of compressed audio files," says 
Chris Bender, Director of Product Strategy at 
HumanWare. "The Stream's ability to play Audible 
4 and Audible Enhanced Audio encoded files will 
allow our mutual customers to continue enjoying 
Audible content for years to come".

The new Stream began shipping on February 28, and 
a software update allowing the player to play 
Audible.com content is planned for release in 
late April*. For customers with access to a 
wireless router, software updates can now be 
downloaded directly to the new Stream using its 
convenient wireless access feature.

* Release dates are subject to change without notice.

About HumanWare

HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global 
leader in assistive technologies for the print 
disabled. HumanWare provides products to people 
who are blind or have low vision, and students 
with learning disabilities. HumanWare offers a 
collection of innovative products, including 
BrailleNote Apex, the leading productivity device 
for the blind in education, business and for 
personal use; the Victor Reader product line, the 
world's leading digital audiobook players; the 
SmartView family of handheld and desktop 
electronic magnifiers and Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one handheld talking GPS.

About Audible, Inc.

Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary 
(NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium 
digital spoken audio information and 
entertainment on the Internet, offering customers 
a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every 
day. Audible's mission is to establish literate 
listening as a core tool for anyone seeking to be 
more productive, better informed, or more 
thoughtfully entertained. Audible content 
comprises more than 100,000 audio programs from 
more than 1,800 content providers, including 
leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, 
entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, 
and business information providers. Audible is 
also the preeminent provider of spoken-word audio 
products for Apple's iTunes® Store.