[Trainer-talk] Intel Releases New Reader, Also Reads DAISY
David B Andrews
David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us
Tue Nov 10 18:55:48 UTC 2009
For most people this doesn't offer much over KNFB Reader and other
stuff. It may be easier for some to use * and the work station / book
holder thing will be nice for some, but the processing is pretty slow.
The voice is ok, not great, and it is kind of big and heavy.
Dave
David Andrews
Chief Technology Officer
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>>> Jeanette Beall <bealjk at gmail.com> 11/10/2009 12:47 PM >>>
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:
>
> Intel Corporation
> 2200 Mission College Blvd.
> Santa Clara, CA 95054-1549
>
>
> 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.
>
> About Intel
> Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon
> innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to
> continually advance how people work and live. Additional information
> about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroomand
blogs.intel.com (
> http://blogs.intel.com/ ).
>
> * 30 *
> Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the
> United States and other countries.
> * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
>
> CONTACTS: Lindsay Paul Shannon Love
> For Intel Corporation Intel
> Corporation
> 212-614-4134
> 480-554-2899
> lindsay.paul at bm.com shannon.g.love at intel.com
>
>
> David Andrews
> Chief Technology Officer
> Minnesota State Services for the Blind
> 2200 University Ave. W., #240
> St. Paul, MN 55114-1840
> (651) 642-0513 Office
> (612) 730-7931 Cell
> (651) 649-5927 Fax
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