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The Intel Reader takes pictures of text and read it aloud. It's designed to provide access to printed text for people with dyslexia, low vision or bli...
Sort by Gizmodo (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
Intel's Reader for the visually impaired isn't a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Intel's Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesized voice. Ben Foss, Director of Access Technology at Intel's Digital Health group said the device is also intended to assist those with severe Dyslexia, an impairment...
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The Amazon Kindle costs $260. The Barnes and Noble Nook costs $260. The Sony reader is $300. Clearly there's an established price point for what we call an e-book reader . Jumping into the e-book fray comes the Intel Reader, for fifteen hundred U.S. dollars. No WiFi, no associated book store, but it does include a 5 megapixel camera, and a host of features designed to make it the best choice for vision...
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Intel has introduced the first electronic reader specifically developed to read aloud to the blind, visually impaired and dyslexic. The Intel Reader as it is called, is priced fairly high at $1,499, but is a researched based intelligent digital book...
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Sure, Intel is primarily a chip maker, but every once and a while they throw us a product curve ball. The Reader (yup, that’s what it’s called) is a handheld device that can literally read aloud the text of a physical book. It’s intended use is for the physically blind or those who are challenged [...]
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Chris Meadows mentioned this below, but now comes a video of it in operation. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news.
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Intel has introduced Reader, a nifty gadget for people affected with reading disabilities, dyslexia or partial blindness. The rugged Intel Reader consists of a camera, OCR engine and a screen that takes pictures of the printed text, converts and displays/reads aloud the scanned text. It also plays MP3s and converts the scanned docs into an [...]
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VentureBeat review gave us something to think about, the $1,500 digital reader from Intel. We automatically think is this like comparing apples and oranges , or eInk lookie likies with netbooks or elusive tablets? The chunky device is not aimed at the average reader but millions who have eyesight problems and need something more suited to their needs. The market is huge but so is the challenge of getting...
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Ken Kaplan from Intel reached out to us here at bub.blicio.us about a new device of which he is rightfully proud. The Intel Reader has been announced (although I’m not sure of the release date). No, it’s not a competitor to the Kindle or the Nook. Instead it is designed to provide access to printed text [...]
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Intel on Tuesday introduced a new e-book reader, one designed for the visually impaired, which can read digital files of books aloud, as well as capture images from printed material via a 5-megapixel digital camera and similarly read the text aloud at a variety of listening speeds. Additionally, the Intel Reader, as its called, has a 4" display that will show the text in large fonts, for those impaired,...
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Intel has come out with a text reader that converts printed text into digital text and MP3, subsequently reading it out for the listener. The device, which has been designed for the visually impaired, includes an Atom processor, a 5MP digital camera and is powered by the Moblin operating system, which is Intel’s Linux [...]
Sort by Technology Nerd (Free subscription) - 11/12/2009
When I was doing some reading with Sidney Sheldon’s Doom’s Day Conspiracy, I had this friend of mine, Joe, who was so interested in going through the book, that he said he would not have even have coffee until he was done with that book. Crazy, huh? But he actually didn’t want to read it [...]
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Intel on Tuesday introduced a new e-book reader, one designed for the visually impaired, which can read digital files of books aloud, as well as capture images from printed material via a 5-megapixel digital camera and similarly read the text aloud at a variety of listening speeds. Additionally, the Intel Reader, as its called, has a [...]
Sort by Internet's Best Secrets (Free subscription) - 11/15/2009
This Sunday, I'll be talking about accessibility, because not everyone can "surf" through the web (or the real world) as easily as most of us do, and a simple image, sound, ou improperly placed tag can become a major hurdle for someone with impaired vision, sight, or motor abilities. Let's start with the: Intel Reader I know eBooks are all the rage right now, but considering how some "stupid" rights...
