[gui-talk] Fwd: New! VoiceNote Apex

[Steve Pattison]

All prices in this message are in Australian dollars.  -Steve.

 From:    Ramona Mandy ramona.mandy at humanware.com
 To:      CUG Members Members at bcacug.org

You're going to hear from the VoiceNote Apex

Longueuil, July 1, 2010 - HumanWare proudly announces a noteworthy
extension to the Apex family of products. The VoiceNote Apex is a
practical, portable and affordable productivity tool designed for users
who are blind and are accustomed to using speech output. With the
VoiceNote Apex, you can take advantage of a superior notetaker and enjoy
accomplishing productivity tasks without the complexity of ever changing
operating systems, screen readers and updated applications.  

Just 2 cm (0.78") thick and weighing only 612 grams (1.35 lbs), the
VoiceNote Apex is simply perfect for keeping track of appointments,
creating grocery or to-do lists, printing or embossing letters, notes or
recipes, surfing the Web, listening to audio books, and exchanging
information and documents with other computer users. 

The VoiceNote runs with the user-friendly KeySoft suite of applications,
which includes content sensitive help, easy access to the user's manual
via index or table of contents, along with many other tools that make
digital communication easy. Speech users will especially enjoy the
high-quality stereo speakers. In addition, a trial version of the
Sendero 2010 GPS extension is included and can be purchased as an
option.

"At HumanWare, we understand that some of our customers are interested
in devices designed with speech output but would still like to
participate in the digital world and take advantage of the productivity
of KeySoft that is offered on the BrailleNote Apex. The VoiceNote Apex
offers all of the advantages of the BrailleNote Apex without the expense
of a Braille display or the complexity of a computer with screen
reader," says Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare.

Featuring a long battery life and superior connectivity, the VoiceNote
Apex can access email and the Internet with built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
It's easy to use and can store electronic books using one of the
multiple storage options, including 8 GB of internal memory and support
for high capacity SDHC cards or USB thumb drives. 

VoiceNote Apex users can take advantage of the ergonomic standards
established by the BrailleNote Apex line and select the most comfortable
QWERTY keyboard or full sized Perkins style keys for input. 

Join the thousands of BrailleNote users without the expense of a braille
display while still having the opportunity to upgrade the VoiceNote Apex
by adding a Braille display in the future. 

The VoiceNote Apex costs AUD$2,790. HumanWare Australia  is offering a
$700 trade-in for any order for a VoiceNote Apex until the end of
October 2010. Please contact us directly for more information about the
trade-in scheme.

Orders for the new VoiceNote Apex are being taken now and shipping will
begin in September 2010.

For the latest news and information about BrailleNote products,
subscribe to the BrailleNote Newswire at www.humanware.com. And for more
details about the BrailleNote Apex, visit www.humanware.com/apex.

About HumanWare
HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for the print
disabled. HumanWare offers a full range of low vision products including
the SmartView Synergy desktop video magnifier, the SmartView Pocket and
Versa handheld electronic magnifiers, and the myReader2, HumanWare's
unique "auto-reader". HumanWare's other innovative products include the
BrailleNote Apex, the leading productivity device for the blind in
education, business and for personal use; the Victor Reader Stream, and
other world leading digital audio book players; the ClassMate Reader,
the only portable book player to offer synchronized text and audio for
struggling readers, and the Breeze, an all-in-one talking GPS.

For more information about these or other HumanWare products, please
contact us:
Australia/Asia
Tel: +61 2 9686 2600
Email: au.sales at humanware.com 

Media contact:
Nicolas Lagace
Tel.: +1 (450) 463-1717
E-mail: nicolas.lagace at humanware.com

Regards Steve
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