[gui-talk] Fwd: BookSense 2.0 Firmware Now Available

[Raul A. Gallegos]

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Subject: 	BookSense 2.0 Firmware Now Available
Date: 	Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:06:56 -0500
From: 	gw-news at gwmicro.com
Reply-To: 	marc at gwmicro.com
To: 	gw-news at gwmicro.com



GW Micro is pleased to announce the release of the BookSense 2.0
firmware! This is a free upgrade for all BookSense customers. We have
been listening to your requests, and there have been many changes to the
BookSense firmware in response to customer input.

The BookSense now has the ability to move by headings in the Document
Reader when you are in an html or xml file. This means easier and faster
navigation when reading these types of files, saving you time and energy.

The time increment to move forward and backward in each application is
now consistent. For example, you can now move forward or backward within
a file by five seconds regardless of whether you are in the DAISY
Player, Document Reader, or Media Player. This feature provides you with
added flexibility while listening to your favorite books or music.

Marks in the BookSense were given a complete overhaul. Since you can
have up to 1,000 marks, you may not remember the number of the next mark
that you want to insert. The BookSense now tells you the number of the
next available mark when you want to insert a new mark. You can now add
marks and move by marks in the DAISY Player, Document Reader, and the
Media Player. If you have an MP3 audio book in one of the default
folders, such as Audio Books, you are now able to insert a mark into the
book, and the BookSense will remember the position, allowing for
extremely simple navigation. You also now have three types of marks to
choose from: a mark, a voice memo mark, and a highlight mark. Voice memo
marks now speak when you are passing the mark inside a book, and the
highlight mark function allows you to select a passage of text to be
able to mark material that is important to you, such as information in a
textbook that you may want to refer to later.

Be able to fall asleep faster with the comfort of the enhanced sleep
timer. The BookSense now allows you to customize the time it goes to
sleep. You can press the number 4 for at least two seconds, and then
type a number between 0 and 90. This way, you can choose your own time
when you want the BookSense to go to sleep.

Audio books are now treated as a whole book rather than separate MP3
files. This means no more fumbling around with audio books that are
broken into multiple MP3 files. In addition to your Audio Books folder,
this new enhancement also applies to all of the files and folders found
in your Podcast and Movies folder.

A hotkey has been added to easily connect Bluetooth headphones. Instead
of having to access the menu to pair your Bluetooth headphones, you can
press the number 6 for at least two seconds while in the DAISY Player,
Document Reader, or Media Player, and your BookSense will connect to the
Bluetooth headphones that you have paired. Or, if you have not paired a
Bluetooth headset, the Bluetooth dialog will open, so that you can
easily pair the headphones with your BookSense.

One of the biggest improvements that we have made with BookSense 2.0 is
that the BookSense now supports Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(RFB&D). However, while the BookSense supports RFB&D, you cannot yet
download books from the RFB&D website. RFB&D is working diligently to
add the BookSense to their website, and we tentatively expect the
BookSense to be on the RFB&D website by January 11, 2010. The good news
is that once you have downloaded and installed BookSense 2.0, as soon as
RFB&D adds the BookSense to their website, you will be able to play
RFB&D books, assuming you have authorized your BookSense to play RFB&D
content. For more information on RFB&D, please visit www.rfbd.org
<http://www.rfbd.org/>.

There are so many changes that we can't list all of them in this
announcement. To get the full list of changes to the BookSense, as well
as version 2.0 of the BookSense firmware, go to
www.gwmicro.com/booksense </booksense>. For more information on how to
upgrade the BookSense firmware, check out www.gwmicro.com/kb1107 </kb1107>.

If you have issues or questions regarding updating your BookSense
software, please contact our Technical Support Department at (260)
489-3671, or via email at support at gwmicro.com <mailto:support at gwmicro.com>.

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