[Trainer-talk] Intel Releases New Reader, Also Reads DAISY

Tue Nov 10 18:47:32 UTC 2009

While I love this concept the price tag and bulk of it kills me.  Top
OCR has a nice freeware project going that alongside a cheaper digital
books player (the VRC or Booksense?) would be just as decent....right?
In other words I'm not feeling a real tug to the heartstrings...
JB

On 11/10/09, David B Andrews <David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us> wrote:
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> Intel Corporation
> 2200 Mission College Blvd.
> Santa Clara, CA 95054-1549
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> Ready, Set, Read: Intel* Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word
>
> Intel Launches Mobile Handheld Device for People with Reading-Based
> Disabilities,
> such as Dyslexia or Low-Vision, or for Those Who are Blind
>
>
> NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
> ·   The new Intel Reader (reader.intel.com), a mobile handheld device,
> increases independence for people with reading-based disabilities.
> ·   The size of a paperback book, the Intel Reader converts printed
> text to digital text and then reads it aloud to the user.
> ·   The Intel Reader can help the estimated 55 million people in the
> U.S. who have specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or vision
> problems.
>
> SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2009 * Intel Corporation today announced
> the Intel* Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase
> independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. The
> Intel Reader can assist the estimated 55 million people in the U.S. who
> have dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities, or have vision
> problems such as low-vision or blindness, which makes reading printed
> words difficult or impossible.
> The Intel Reader, about the size of a paperback book, converts printed
> text to digital text, and then reads it aloud to the user. Its unique
> design combines a high-resolution camera with the power of an Intel*
> Atom* processor, allowing users to point, shoot and listen to printed
> text. The Intel Reader will be available in the United States through
> select resellers, including CTL, Don Johnston Incorporated, GTSI, Howard
> Technology Solutions and HumanWare.
> When the Intel Reader is used together with the Intel* Portable Capture
> Station, large amounts of text, such as a chapter or an entire book, can
> be easily captured for reading later. Users will have convenient and
> flexible access to a variety of printed materials, helping to not only
> increase their freedom, but improve their productivity and efficiency at
> school, work and home. The Intel Reader has been endorsed by the
> International Dyslexia Association as an important advance in assistive
> technology. Additionally, Intel is working with the Association of
> Assistive Technology Act Programs, the Council for Exceptional Children,
> Lighthouse International, the National Center for Learning Disabilities
> and the National Federation of the Blind to help reach and address the
> needs of people who have difficulty reading print.
> *The Intel Digital Health Group*s expertise is in finding innovative
> technology solutions to improve quality of life,* said Louis Burns, vice
> president and general manager of Intel*s Digital Health Group. *We are
> proud to offer the Intel Reader as a tool for people who have trouble
> reading standard print so they can more easily access the information
> many of us take for granted every day, such as reading a job offer
> letter or even the menu at a restaurant.*
> The original concept for the Intel Reader came from Ben Foss, a
> researcher at Intel who was identified in elementary school as one of
> the estimated 20 percent of people nationwide who have symptoms of
> dyslexia. Throughout high school, college and graduate school, he had to
> depend on others to read to him or work through the slow process of
> getting words off of a page himself. As an adult, much of the content he
> wanted, from professional journals to pleasure reading, just wasn*t
> available in audio form.
>  *As someone who is part of this dyslexic community, I am thrilled to
> be able to help level the playing field for people who, like me, do not
> have easy access to the printed word,* Foss said. *Feelings of
> loneliness are often the experience of not being able to read easily. We
> hope to open the doors for people in these communities. The Intel Reader
> is a tool that can help give people with dyslexia, low-vision, blindness
> or other reading-based disabilities access to the resources they need to
> participate and be successful in school, work and life.*
>              For more information on the Intel Reader or where to
> purchase, visit www.reader.intel.com ( http://www.reader.intel.com/ ).
> For additional media materials including photography and video, visit
> the press kit at http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/healthcare/reader/.
> To learn more about Intel in health care, go to
> www.intel.com/healthcare.
>
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