Voice Output Reading Machine
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AN OPEN BOOK --- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 12/2002) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- An Open Book is a stand-alone optical character recognition device that scans and reads any typeset and typewritten material and converts it to synthetic speech. It is designed to enable persons who are blind or have low vision to read mail, bills, magazines, newspapers, and books. People with learning or cognitive disabilities, or who are unable to read conventional printed materials for any reason, can also benefit. T...[More Information]
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DELUXE SCANNING / READING SYSTEM --- DISCONTINUED (Verified 4/2005)RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- The Deluxe Scanning/Reading System is a voice output computer based reading system designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This system enables text to be scanned into the computer to be read back. Included are a central processing unit with a Pentium 450 processor, 64 megabytes of RAM, and an 8.4 gigabyte hard drive; a 32X CD-ROM drive; a Sond Blaster card with speakers; a 15-inch color monitor; a...[More Information]
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ECONOMICAL SCANNING / READING SYSTEM --- DISCONTINUED (Verified 4/2005)RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- The Economical Scanning/Reading System is a voice output computer based reading system designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This systemenables text to be scanned into the computer to be read back. Included are a central processing unit with a Celeron 333 processor, 32 megabytes of RAM, and an 8.4 gigabyte hard drive; a 40X CD-ROM drive; a standard sound card with speakers; a 17-inch color monit...[More Information]
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I-SCAN
--- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 09/2006) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- I-Scan is a voice output reading machine designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. The i-Scan system goes into document reading mode when the power is turned on, and with the press of one button it scans a page placed on its flatbed scanner and begins its conversion into speech a few seconds later. The i-Scan system includes a 700 megahertz computer, a 10 gigabyte disk drive, 64 megabytes (MB) of mem...[More Information]
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KURZWEIL READING MACHINE --- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 05/93) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- Kurzweil Reading Machine is an optical character recognition scanning system that can provide synthesized speech output from standard printed material. The user places a single page or an open book on the scanning unit, a device which resembles a photocopier. The unit then scans a page, recognizes the letters, numbers and punctuation marks, and transmits this information to the control unit, which speaks the text through ...[More Information]
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OMNI 1000 QUICK & OMNI 1000 QUICK PLUS
--- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 06/2002) REPLACED BY KURZWEIL 1000 (SEE SEPARATE ENTRY) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --The Omni 1000 Quick and the Omni 1000 Quick Plus are voice-output reading machine systems designed to run with standard computer hardware for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. Both models are available as complete hardware and software packages or as software and peripheral packages for those who already own the required computer hardware. The Omni 1000 Qui...[More Information]
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OMNI 3000 --- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 4/98) REPLACED BY KURZWEIL 3000 (SEE SEPARATE ENTRY). RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE --- The Omni 3000 is a voice output reading machine designed to meet the specific reading and learning needs of individuals with learning disabilities. This system is designed to run on standard computer hardware and is available as a complete computer system, known as the Omni 3000 Edition ($4,995), or as a software and synthetic speech only package ($1,995) for those owning the ...[More Information]
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PC/KPR --- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 05/93) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- The PC/KPR is a desktop reading system. Text may be read immediately, stored for later retrieval, or transferred to ASCII, word processing, or spreadsheet formats for editing. Included with the system is Kurzweil's Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) software on 5.25" or 3.5" disks, an ICR co-processor card with 4 Mb of memory, a scanner interface card, an interface cable, and user documentation. Two models are availa...[More Information]
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POET COMPACT READING MACHINE
--- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 4/2012) REPLACED BY THE POET COMPACT 2 (SEE SEPARATE ENTRY). RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- The Poet Compact Reading Machine is a voice output reading machine designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This stand-alone reading machine is designed to allow users to listen to printed documents without having to know how to operate a computer or having to study long and complicated instructions. The machine consists of a flat-bed scanner a...[More Information]
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SCAN AND READ TO GO --- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 07/2007) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- Scan and Read To Go is a portable voice output reading machine designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. It has a built-in 120- megabyte (MB) floppy disk for removable storage, and it can also read a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk. Since files are stored on removeable media, hard drive crashes are averted. The user places a document on the scanner and the machine automatically recognizes the text a...[More Information]
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TOTEC WORDS TO VOICE SYSTEM (MODEL 500B) --- DISCONTINUED. RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- Voice output desktop, multifont page reader. Scans typewritten documents at 3 to 4 pages a minute (300 cps). Straight paper path. Self diagnostics. Reads up to 12 type styles. Accuracy rate of less than 1 error per 300,000 characters. Automatically deletes material it cannot read (logs, pictures, etc). Accepts paper from 8 1/2 inches to 9 inches wide, and 4 inches to 14 inches long. Data may be corrected with word processing program. Requ...[More Information]
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VERA SYSTEM
--- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 5/20/2005) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- The VERA (Very Easy Reading Appliance) System is a stand-alone voice-output reading machine designed for persons who are blind or have low vision. VERA takes a picture of a text with its built-in scanner, then reads the text in crisp, clear speech through an internal synthesizer. Text can also be viewed in large format on a computer monitor or a television. VERA's keypad has large keys with colorful tactile markings a...[More Information]
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