Access to Print

knfbReader Mobile (Stand alone)

The first truly handheld devices to convert printed text into speech. Combining a state-of-the-art digital camera with a powerful personal data assistant housed in a custom-designed, attractive case, the knfbReader Mobile puts the best available character recognition software together with text-to-speech conversion technology. Optional cell phone use. The kReader Mobile serves the needs of persons with learning disabilities.

SARA By Freedom Scientific (Stand alone)

Just place your book or document on the scanning area, and press the scan button. SARA automatically scans and recognizes the text and reads it to you. You can customize the speech rate, volume, and type of reading voice from SARA's built-in RealSpeak™ synthesizer to suit your particular needs. For the low vision user, SARA can be attached to a TV or computer monitor, providing colorful, large print access to complement speech. Other SARA features include a CD player for reading books saved on disk, a USB port for adding a keyboard or mouse, multiple language support.
Physicals: 20x12x3.5 in., approx 18lbs -

Price $2,795.00
(SARA)

Eye-Pal SOLO by ABiSee (Stand alone)

The Eye-Pal SOLO reads aloud almost anything printed- books, newspapers, mail, labels, bills, instructions on the food packages, even text on a crumpled piece of paper - quickly and easily. And it's so simple to use that anyone - from an 80 year old blind grandmother to her three year old granddaughter - can use it right out of the box. ABiSee developed the Eye-Pal SOLO to enable anyone who is blind, lower-vision challenged or neurologically disabled to easily get the content from any printed text and "read" with their ears.

Price: $1,995.00
(EPSOLO)

Eye-Pal SOLO LV by ABiSee (Stand alone)

Take SOLO LV out of the box, plug it in, and place down a document, a book or newspaper on the base on the device and within seconds it begins to read aloud. To read another document simply replace current document with a new one. Orientation of the page does not matter. You can place the document upside down, landscape, etc. To use magnification capabilities connect SOLO LV to any computer monitor or your big screen TV. Place a document under the camera and magnified text will appear on the screen in a few seconds. You can also listen to the text read aloud while follow the words on the screen. Use our simple keypad to control reading: Aajust magnification, change color and contrasts, Read by word or by sentence, save a page to read later. Press a Mode button on the keypad and SOLO will become a CCTV with up to 12X magnification.

Price: $2,595.00
(EPSOLOLV)

Excalibur By Radixon (Stand alone)

Like the Simon but with advanced features allowing for multiple-page documents, saving and retrieving and copying to and from USB thumb drive.

By Radixon: Price $3,295.00 (EXCAL) Single Language

Simon By Radixon. (Stand alone)

Simon says let's read! As easy to operate as a photocopier; just place your text on the glass, press the start button and it reads! Fun and simple, like child's play! Simple, affordable, light weight, yet extremely powerful and with legal sized glass.

By Radixon: Price: $2,295.00 (SIMON)

eClipse by IRTI (Stand alone)

The world's first scan and read machine that makes DAISY books and includes internet radio. Features include:

• Powered by the latest version of Abbyy FineReader® OCR engine
• Available as a Desktop workstation and PC Software kit
• and much much more!

Price: $1,995 for the desktopy workstation or $995 for the Software kit
(ECLPS)

OpenBook software by Freedom Scientific

OpenBook allows you to convert printed documents or graphic based text into an electronic text format using accurate optical character recognition and quality speech. OpenBook's many powerful low vision tools allow you to customize how the document appears on your screen, while other features provide portability. OpenBook provides you with the flexibility to use either of the two leading text to speech software synthesizers: RealSpeak and ViaVoice.

RealSpeak features a natural, human- sounding voice that can help enhance your reading experience. ViaVoice provides practical and efficient speech for editing or skimming documents. OpenBook also supports most hardware speech synthesizers. Other new features in OpenBook 7.0 include a fax utility, copy function and online book search. Note that a PC plus a scanner or a camera is needed.

Price: $995.00 (OB)

PEARL Camera by Freedom Scientific

A new portable camera for lightning fast use with OpenBook software scans 20 pages per minute while reading. Use like a video magnifier and write under the camera in magnified view. Magnify your document and navigate with the virtual XY table from the keyboard. Fold it up and take it with you in its protective carrying case. In automatic mode, the PEARL senses motion, so it knows to snap an image whenever you turn a page.

No battery or external power supply required. PEARL folds up into a compact 14"x 3"x 2 1/8" package and zips into its protective neoprene case. Carry it by its shoulder strap or slip it into your briefcase

Price: $1,195
Special introductory price of $600 good through 09/30/11

Eye-Pal Original by ABiSee (Requires a PC)

Faster than a flatbed scanner and weighing in at just one pound, Eye-Pal is an extremely portable USB device that instantly converts printed material into speech, text files or refreshable Braille. ABiSee has designed simplicity and ease of use into all facets of the Eye-Pal.

Price: $1,995.00(EPORIG)