[gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader Stream

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Sun Jul 1 00:41:46 CDT 2007


They say by September, but it is not in version 1.  

Dave

At 10:28 PM 6/30/2007, you wrote:
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>I thought this thing already supported Audible?
>
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>Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:33 PM
>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader Stream
>
>Might just go for one of these babies myself!!!!!  Gonna wait till they
>support Audible though.  What a nice little player that's gonna be.
>
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>From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 8:27 PM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader Stream
>
>
>Yes.
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: bob jutzi
>  To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:41 PM
>  Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader
>Stream
>
>
>  Just curious.  Do adaptives such as this and Bookport have voice
>prompts
>  for the menus?
>
>  Scott Spaulding wrote:
>  > According to what I heard at a meeting this morning, It does support
>audible
>  > books.
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>  > Behalf Of bob jutzi
>  > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:21 AM
>  > To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>  > Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader
>Stream
>  >
>  > Wow!  You've got to love these over-priced adaptives.  At $329,
>these things
>  > don't even as of yet support Audible?  My $70 2gb Creative Muvo
>does.  The
>  > 2gb isn't upgradeable, but it certainly more than adequately does
>the job.
>  >
>  >     Steve Pattison wrote:
>  >
>  >>> From: bnannounce-bounces at list.humanware.com
>  >>>
>  >>> HUMANWARE LAUNCHES VICTOR READER STREAM, A POWERFUL, PALM-SIZE
>  >>> DAISY-MP3 PLAYER FOR PLAYING BOOKS AND MUSIC Une version française
>  >>> est disponible à :
>  >>>
>http://www.humanware.com/fr-canada/about_us/press_releases/290607_vr_
>  >>> stream_
>  >>> launch
>  >>>
>  >>> Longueuil (Quebec, Canada), June 29, 2007 HumanWare is proud to
>  >>> introduce its most compact, most powerful DAISY player to date,
>the
>  >>> Victor Reader Stream. Blind and low vision people can comfortably
>  >>> hold this new player in the palm of their hand (4.6 x 2.6 x 0.9)
>and
>  >>> have the flexibility to quickly and accurately access content from
>  >>> digital audio books.
>  >>> Developed with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the
>Victor
>  >>> Reader Stream uses the latest technology from HumanWare to be able
>to
>  >>> read digital talking books
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >> >from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
>  >>
>  >>> Handicapped
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> (NLS).
>  >>> Not only will you be able to play and navigate the NLS books on
>  >>> cartridges, but you will also have access to NLS download books.
>The
>  >>> Stream has a USB port to connect to your computer so you can
>transfer
>  >>> download books and music from your PC to the Stream's SD flash
>memory
>  >>> card.
>  >>> As the newest member of the family of Victor Reader digital
>talking
>  >>> book players, the Stream offers the same powerful and simple to
>use
>  >>> user interface made popular by the Victor Reader Classic+ and Wave
>  >>> players used by thousands worldwide.
>  >>> The Victor
>  >>> Reader Stream can play various electronic book formats, including
>  >>> DAISY, Bookshare, text, wav, MP3 and OGG Vorbis audio files. As
>well,
>  >>> the ability to play the popular commercial books from Audible.com
>  >>> will be added by September. The player also provides integrated
>  >>> text-to-speech for reading books in text format, such as those
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >> >from Bookshare.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> It uses a removable SD flash memory card to store books, music as
>  >>> well as electronic text, and can even record voice notes.
>  >>> "The VR Stream benefits from our many years of expertise learned
>  >>> through developing and marketing tens of thousands of our Victor
>  >>> Reader digital talking book players all over the world," says
>Gerry
>  >>> Chevalier, Product Manager. "No other DAISY player has offered so
>  >>> much in such a small device."
>  >>> The Stream offers the most advanced DAISY functions, as well as
>  >>> navigation capabilities for all kinds of books, from textbooks to
>  >>> fiction. Students will definitely appreciate Victor Reader Stream
>for
>  >>> quickly and effectively consulting their school books, making
>voice
>  >>> notes or recording their teacher during class. This tool is
>  >>> indispensable for people who are required to use reference books
>as a
>  >>> regular part of their job.
>  >>> "This new player was designed to meet the needs of the increasing
>  >>> number of on-the-go blind and low vision students and
>professionals,"
>  >>> said Gerry Chevalier.
>  >>> "Its small
>  >>> size and flexible SD card storage allow our customers to take
>their
>  >>> entire book and music library with them anywhere, anytime."
>  >>> The best news of all... priced at only $329, the Stream is your
>best
>  >>> buy for DAISY players, offering so much performance and
>functionality
>  >>> at such a low price. Don't forget all NFB and ACB members receive
>a
>  >>> 5% discount. But that's not all.
>  >>> If you
>  >>> purchase online at HumanWare before July 31, 2007, you have a 10%
>  >>> chance of getting your Stream for free. HumanWare will randomly
>  >>> choose one out of ten July purchasers to receive their Stream at
>no
>  >>> cost.
>  >>> Victor Reader Stream is available for purchase online in the USA
>at
>  >>> http://www.humanware.com/.
>  >>>  The new Stream will become available in other countries over the
>  >>> next several months.
>  >>> About HumanWare
>  >>> HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for
>vision.
>  >>> HumanWare provides
>  >>> products to blind and low-vision people and students with learning
>  >>> disabilities.
>  >>> HumanWare's many innovative products include BrailleNote, the
>leading
>  >>> productivity device for blind people in education, in business and
>in
>  >>> their personal lives; the Victor Reader product line, the world's
>  >>> leading digital audiobook players, and SmartView Xtend, the first
>  >>> fully modular and upgradeable CCTV-based video magnifier.
>  >>> For more information:
>  >>> HumanWare Canada
>  >>> Nicolas Lagace
>  >>> Tel.: (450) 463-1717
>  >>> E-mail: nicolas.lagace at humanware.com
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >> Regards Steve
>  >> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
>  >> Skype:  steve1963
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