[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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>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader Stream
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>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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>
>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.
> >
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>[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
> >> MSN Messenger: internetuser383 at hotmail.com
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