[nabs-l] FW: BookSense 2.0 Firmware Now Available

[Andrews, David B B (DEED)]

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 <http://www.rfbd.org/>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. For more information on how to upgrade the 
BookSense firmware, check out www.gwmicro.com/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 <mailto:support at gwmicro.com>support at gwmicro.com.