[Electronics-talk] Amedia Fair

[Oso Calmo]

Amedia Fair is the informative festival for the visually impaired in Japan. 
It's held on Dec 23 every year.
Many visually impaired people come each year.
This is its 23rd time.  It has been held since the second year of the 
foundation of Amedia Corporation, Japan, a company that manufacturers and 
distributes electronic devices and software for the blind.
This year, 21 manufacturers of electronic devices for the visually impaired 
are exhibiting.

In the event hall this year, we plan to have:
introduction of the new products of topic among the visually impaired,
Discussion meeting on Braille and speech guidance at train and subway 
stations,
Talk on how to use Daisy and, as in previous years,
the rakugo performance, so expected by many attendants each year.
People bringing the pamphlet on Amedia Fair (you can download it from 
Amedia's website) are entitled to receive one bread hot from the oven.
Also the lottery with products donated by many companies is very popular 
among the attendants.  This year you can get an IC recorder by Olympus, a 
Yomubee (Amedia's Japanese ocr-reading machine) among others.
In the exhibition room, two games that the visually impaired can enjoy are 
scheduled.
There are some products that you can buy only at the fair at a special 
discount, too: this year you can buy portable electronic magnifiers, radio 
sets that allow you also to listen to digital tv, bone-transmission 
headphones, etc.  You may check the special prices for the event at Amedia's 
website (http://www.amedia.co.jp [Japanese]).
At Amedia Fair, you can not only get the latest information, but also you 
can enjoy the festival.

Admission free!!!

At Asakusabashi Toushou Center, Tokyo, from 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Dec 23.


Well, I know that it's impossible for most of you, who are in the U.S.,  to 
come to Amedia Fair.  Just I wonted you to know about this event known by 
most visually impaired people in Japan and, perhaps, if someone from Japan 
is in this list, I would like to invite him or her to come.

Thanks.