[Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press Release regardingTalks

[David DeNotaris]

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Subject: [Electronics-talk] ADV: Verizon wireless Press Release 
regardingTalks


> 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:
> <http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE>http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE=
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