[gui-talk] Fwd: Freedom Scientific Announces PAC Mate Omni 6.5 Release

[Steve Pattison]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Brad Davis
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com
Sales: info at FreedomScientific.com

The World's Most Versatile Notetaker Extends Its Lead with Release of
PAC Mate Omni 6.5 (St. Petersburg, Florida - July 3, 2010) - Freedom
Scientific today announced the next release of its popular accessible
Pocket PC - PAC MateT Omni 6.5. Already an industry leader in
accessible mobile functionality for the blind, the free 6.5 release
for English language users expands the PAC Mate Omni's capabilities
with an array of new features:

RealSpeakT Voices Since Freedom Scientific introduced the RealSpeak®
voices in JAWS®, MAGic®, and OpenBook®, many customers have enjoyed
the more natural sound, particularly for reading lengthy texts. Many
have asked for these voices with the PAC Mate Omni. With Release 6.5,
you can easily switch between Eloquence and RealSpeak synthesized
speech with a simple command from anywhere on the PAC Mate Omni.

RealSpeak is available in many languages, further heightening the PAC
Mate Omni's appeal among those who work with multiple languages.

Expanded settings dialogs in the PAC Mate Omni 6.5 provide thorough
independent control over primary and secondary voices and Braille
languages.

TwitterT Client The popular social networking site Twitter has become a
huge hit with many blind people because it is exclusively text-based.
Freedom Scientific has collaborated with Trinket Software to include
support for its Twikini client in the PAC Mate Omni. Wherever you have
an Internet connection, you can tweet, check your mentions and direct
messages, and review your Twitter timeline. If your preference is for
Braille input, you can tweet in contracted Braille.

Unified Instant Messaging with Mundu® IM The PAC Mate Omni continues to
offer free Windows LiveT Messenger support out of the box. With the 6.
5 release, we've added support for Mundu IM, a unified instant
messaging solution supporting a number of services including MSN®,
Yahoo®, ICQ®, AIMT, Google®, and Jabber®. Chat with your buddies in
real time, no matter what the service. The PAC Mate Omni with Mundu IM
gives the deaf blind access to the many relay services that interface
with AOL®, and instant messaging is available in contracted Braille,
letting messages fly back and forth even faster. Mundu IM is available
for purchase separately.

Built-in FSReaderTDAISY Player Freedom Scientific's FSReader software
opens a world of accessible reading material for the visually impaired.
Used with Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY)-formatted
talking books, FSReader delivers a host of powerful navigation tools
for reading: 

a.. Go directly to a specific chapter, heading, or page b.. Set an
unlimited number of annotated bookmarks c.. Speed up or slow down
speech whether listening to a recorded narrator or synthesized speech
Download or purchase on CD DAISY 2.0 and DAISY 3.0 e-books (the
ANSI/NISO standard) like those available from www.Bookshare.org, and
browse, read, and study. Play AudioPlus® books from Recording for the
Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D®).

There are numerous other enhancements and performance improvements in
the PAC Mate 6.5. Coupled with the powerful Microsoft Office® support,
e-mail options, and other applications already in the PAC Mate, the 6.
5 release continues to broaden the range of tasks one can accomplish on
the go with this multi-faceted device.

Release 6.5 will be available in August as a free download from the
Freedom Scientific Web site. 

About Freedom Scientific Freedom Scientific is the leading worldwide
provider of assistive technology products for those with vision
impairments. The Company sells its products worldwide and has offices
in Florida and Switzerland. The Company's products have been
translated into 24 languages and are available in 55 countries.
Freedom also has a line of software products for those with learning
disabilities.

Freedom Scientific®, PAC Mate OmniT, JAWS®, MAGic®, OpenBook®, and
FSReaderT are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United
States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.

Regards Steve
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