[gui-talk] BeaconSysInc

[David Andrews]

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>Announcing BeaconSysInc.  A new company producing accessible applications
>using Smart Phones with Screen Readers as their operating platform.
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>A group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, with the guidance of
>a totally blind member of the team, has spun off a company to develop
>innovative applications for smart phones.  Several applications will have
>uses in both the blind and sighted community, but all applications will be
>100% accessible to the blind or visually impaired.
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>The first application to be released will be a simple currency identifier.
>Snap a picture of a bill and the phone will tell you the denomination of the
>bill.  The application is still in beta but is being demonstrated at CSUN
>and will be ready for market by mid third quarter 2008.  No pricing is
>currently set, but it is expected to sell in the low  tens of dollars.
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>Other applications on the horizon include a barcode scanner for the phone
>that will identify any nationally registered barcode.  and, a transportation
>system that will give buss scheduling and location information.  These
>products are still in development and are expected to beta toward the end of
>2008.
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>for more information please visit www.beaconsysinc.com
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>If you have questions, please feel free to e-mail
>dan at beaconsysinc.com
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