Envision Technology

4905 Del Ray Avenue
Suite 320
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
United States
Telephone: 800-582-5051 or 301-654-3568.
Fax: 301-652-1761.
Web: http://www.envisiontechnology.org.
Email: theetcomp@aol.com.

Products distributed by Envision Technology (listed alphabetically)

1. EYE-SCAN

   The Eye-Scan is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Scan scans text or numbers or numbers on paper placed on its flatbed scanner, reads the text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 10 to 12 seconds in a clear female or male voice. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Scan recognizes paper currency so it may also be used as a money reader. The Eye-Scan is controlled with a keypad with large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes with EyeScan software installed and internal speakers. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches; fits paper up to 8.5 x 11 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

2. EYE-SCAN PLUS

   The Eye-Scan Plus is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Scan Plus scans text or numbers or numbers on paper placed on its flatbed scanner, reads the text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, and speaks the text aloud. It can store up to 20 pages of scanned text, and it has a USB port to allow text to be stored on a flash drive. The unit starts reading the document within 10 to 12 seconds in a clear female or male voice. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Scan Plus recognizes paper currency so it may also be used as a money reader. The Eye-Scan Plus is controlled with a keypad large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes EyeScan software installed and internal speakers. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches; fits paper up to 8.5 x 11 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

3. EYE-SCAN ULTIMATE

   The Eye-Scan Ultimate is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Scan Ultimate scans text or numbers or numbers on paper placed on its flatbed scanner, reads the text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 10 to 12 seconds in a clear female or male voice. It has an unlimited capacity to store scanned text, and it can import and export MP3 media files. A personal MP3 player is included. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Scan Ultimate recognizes paper currency so it may also be used as a money reader. The Eye-Scan Ultimate is controlled with a keypad large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes EyeScan software installed and internal speakers. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches; fits paper up to 8.5 x 11 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

4. EYE-SNAP

   The Eye-Snap is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Snap scans text or numbers or numbers on paper, including open books, placed on its flatbed below a camera mounted on an arm extending above the base unit. It then reads the scanned text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 4 seconds in a clear female or male voice. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Snap is controlled with a keypad with large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes with software installed, internal speakers and user tutorial DVD. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches. The camera extends 14 inches about the base unit. Reads paper up to 8.5 x 14 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

5. EYE-SNAP LOW VISION

   The Eye-Snap Low Vision is a voice output reading machine and video magnifier designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Snap Low Vision scans text or numbers or numbers on paper, including open books, placed on its flatbed below a camera mounted on an arm extending above the base unit. It then reads the scanned text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 4 seconds in a clear female or male voice. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Snap Low Vision also is a video magnifier with 18x magnification that displays the text on a 19-inch monitor (included). It also offers enhanced text with multiple color combination options (font, background and highlight colors), and multiple font styles and options. The Eye-Snap Low Vision is controlled with a keypad with large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes with software installed, internal speakers and user tutorial DVD. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches. The camera extends 14 inches about the base unit. Reads paper up to 8.5 x 14 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

6. EYE-SNAP PLUS

   The Eye-Snap Plus is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Snap Plus scans text or numbers or numbers on paper, including open books, placed on its flatbed below a camera mounted on an arm extending above the base unit. It then reads the scanned text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 4 seconds in a clear female or male voice. It can store up to 20 pages of scanned text, and it has a USB port to allow text to be stored on a flash drive. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. The Eye-Snap Plus is controlled with a keypad with large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes with software installed, internal speakers and user tutorial DVD. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches. The camera extends 14 inches about the base unit. Reads paper up to 8.5 x 14 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

7. EYE-SNAP ULTIMATE

   The Eye-Snap Ultimate is a voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The Eye-Snap Ultimate scans text or numbers or numbers on paper, including open books, placed on its flatbed below a camera mounted on an arm extending above the base unit. It then reads the scanned text using optical character recognition (OCR) technology and speaks the text aloud. The unit starts reading the document within 4 seconds in a clear female or male voice. The volume is adjustable using a control wheel on the base of the unit. It has an unlimited capacity to store scanned text, and it has a USB port to allow text to be stored on a flash drive. It can import and export MP3 media files. A personal MP3 player is included. The Eye-Snap Ultimate is controlled with a keypad with large tactile buttons, which include functions such as start, pause and mode that can adjust the device to reading a document with text in column or tabular formats. The system comes with software installed, internal speakers and user tutorial DVD. DIMENSIONS (Base unit) (HxLxW): 4 x 13 x 10.25 inches. The camera extends 14 inches about the base unit. Reads paper up to 8.5 x 14 inches. WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds. WARRANTY: One year warranty.

8. KNFBREADER MOBILE

   The knfbReader Mobile is a cell phone, optical character recognition device, and voice output reading machine designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. The user takes a photo of the text to be read with the built-in cell phone camera, and the text is read aloud. An automatic viewfinder tells the user whether the entire document is in the photo. While the text is being read, the device can display the text on the phone’s built-in screen and highlight each word as it is spoken. The device can also recognize U.S. currency. Scanned text can be stored on a flash memory card, or transfered to and from a computer or a braille notetaker. Reading speed is adjustable. The cell phone is a Nokia N82 using a Symbian S60 operating system, with a built-in 5-megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash. The phone has 40 megabytes (MB) free RAM, 50 MB free Flash storage, and a Flash card slot. Supported languages are US English or UK English. The device comes with polarizers for the camera and flash, and printed and on-device help files (braille available by request). OPTIONS: Voice output software for cell phone functions (Talks or MobileSpeak); GPS software; and phone case.

9. KURZWEIL - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND READER

   The Kurzweil - National Federation of the Blind Reader is a voice output optical character recognition device designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This handheld unit scans text and reads it aloud with synthetic speech. The user holds the unit's camera over print, and it snaps a picture. In seconds it reads the contents of the printed document in clear synthetic speech. Scanned text can be discarded, stored for later reading, or transferred to a computer or braille notetaker/ PDA. To aid the user in aiming the camera, the unit provides a spoken Field of View report, telling the user which of the edges of a document are within the camera's field of view and how large the image is in the viewing area. There is also a viewfinder for sighted use. The device has nine control buttons, a visual display screen, and a headphone jack. POWER: Uses household current and a rechargeable camera battery. An extra battery and an external recharger are included.

10. KURZWEIL 1000

    Kurzweil 1000 is an optical character recognition (OCR) program with voice output designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. This software package runs on a personal computer connected to a flatbed scanner. It scans books, magazine articles, and other printed documents, converts the printed text into electronic text files, and reads them aloud using RealSpeak, a human-sounding synthetic speech engine. Scanned documents can be edited using a text editor with voice output. Definitions, synonyms, and spell checking are provided by a dictionary and thesaurus containing 175,000 words. Scanned files can be sent to portable devices such as braille notetakers. The program also retains images from scanned documents and displays them on the screen in a wide variety of magnification levels. COMPATIBILITY: For use with IBM and compatible computers. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pentium processor; 32 megabytes (MB) random access memory (RAM); 150 MB of available hard disk space; 8X CD-ROM drive or faster; Sound Blaster or compatible sound card (16 or 32 bit) with speakers and microphone; single pass TWAIN-compatible flatbed color scanner; 17-button keypad, game pad, or full size keyboard; and Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000 operating system. OPTIONS: 17-button keypad for easy entry of commands; FlexTalk or DECtalk speech synthesizer.