[Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press Release regarding Talks

[Stephen Guerra]

TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind and 
Visually Impaired Customers

Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless 
Gives Blind and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support 
for Writing and Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator 
of the nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the 
availability of TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive 
technology that converts displayed text into highly intelligible 
speech for Verizon Wireless customers who are blind or visually 
impaired. Available initially on MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning 
March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio feedback for 
writing and reading text messages, e-mail and notes.

Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for 
Verizon Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- 
similar to other screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms 
-- to offer visually impaired and blind customers instant familiarity 
and the highest intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO 
Q 9c from Verizon Wireless can:

Read the caller ID of an incoming call
Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory
Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory
Read and write text messages and e-mail
Read and write documents using Mobile Office
Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages
Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet
Control speech volume and rate of speech

"The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best 
wireless experience for our customers who are visually impaired," 
said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for 
Verizon Wireless. "TALKS for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c 
smartphone into a communications tool that will help customers with 
impaired vision stay connected to family, friends and colleagues 
through methods beyond voice calls."

The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available 
online at www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 
online instant rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. 
Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish to add the TALKS application 
should contact Verizon Wireless Customer Service at 800-922-0204.

Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting 
www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about 
Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless 
Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest 
wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million 
customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 
85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of 
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). 
For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and 
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of 
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless 
Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its 
licensors and is used under license.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Link:
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