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

[David Andrews]

You are taking a cheap shot, and comparing apples and oranges.  Creative probably makes 100,000 of those things a day, and sells them, where the Stream will probably sell 100,000 in it entire lifetime.  It is supposed to support Audible in September, and of course its firmware is up gradable.  I doubt most Creative devices even have upgradable firmware\!

Dave

At 08:21 AM 6/30/2007, you wrote:
>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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