[nfb-talk] FW: Accessible Devices New Mobile Phone Can Read Books For Visually Impaired

[Christopher McMillan]

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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:29 AM
To: Accessible Devices
Subject: Accessible Devices New Mobile Phone Can Read Books For Visually
Impaired

 

Mobile Phone Can Read Books

 

 By Kim Tae-gyu, Staff Reporter

 Korea Times, South Korea, September 19, 2006

 

 LG Electronics, the world's fourth-largest cell phone vendor, has added

 another compelling feature to the mobile handset - reading books for the

 visually impaired.

 

 The Seoul-based company yesterday started marketing the model, the LF1300,

 through LG Telecom, the country's smallest wireless operator, at around

 400,000 won.

 

 Only the blind, visually-impaired and dyslexic can buy the talking phone

 after presenting a government certificate at sales outlets of LG Telecom.

 

 ``The LF1300 is the world's first mobile handset that is capable of

 reading books for the print-disabled, who otherwise could not enjoy them,"
LG Vice

 President Cho Sung-ha said.

 

 ``This is not about making money at all but about contributing to society.

 We will continue to put forth efforts to bridge the digital divide for the

 disabled," Cho said.

 

 Users of the gadget can download approximately 300 audio books from the

 Internet site of LG Sangam Library to their handsets in two ways.

 

 One is to access the digital library's Web site (

www.lg.or.kr) on a computer specially designed for the blind to get the
audio books and transfer them

 to cell phones.

 

 The other is to download the digital books directly with cell phones

through the wireless network by touching a hot key on the LF1300 handset.
Both

 methods are free of charge.

 

 On top of its unique feature of reading books, the LF1300 is not inferior

 To the contemporary top-line phones in both outlooks and functionalities.

 

 The sleek 16-millimeter-thick gizmo is armed with an MP3 player and a

 Bluetooth headset, which enables users to listen to the music or talks

 without a cord.

 

 The user interface of the LF1300 is also customized for the blind,

 Enabling handset users to control it through a voice guidance system.

 

 However, there is a hitch because the phone's internal memory of 17

 megabytes is small even for a single audio book file, which takes up 80 MB

 on average.

 

 As a result, a high-volume external memory, which is available at

 electronics shops, is a must for the talking book services.


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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:29 AM
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Accessible Devices
Subject:
Accessible Devices New Mobile Phone Can Read Books For Visually Impaired
 
Mobile Phone Can Read Books
 
 By Kim Tae-gyu, Staff Reporter
 
Korea
Times,
South Korea
,
September 19, 2006
 
 LG Electronics, the world's fourth-largest cell phone vendor, has added
 another compelling feature to the mobile handset - reading books for the
 visually impaired.
 
 The Seoul-based company yesterday started marketing the model, the LF1300,
 through LG Telecom, the country's smallest wireless operator, at around
 400,000 won.
 
 Only the blind, visually-impaired and dyslexic can buy the talking phone
 after presenting a government certificate at sales outlets of LG Telecom.
 
 ``The LF1300 is the world's first mobile handset that is capable of
 reading books for the print-disabled, who otherwise could not enjoy them," LG Vice
 President Cho Sung-ha said.
 
 ``This is not about making money at all but about contributing to society.
 We will continue to put forth efforts to bridge the digital divide for the
 disabled," Cho said.
 
 Users of the gadget can download approximately 300 audio books from the
 Internet site of LG Sangam Library to their handsets in two ways.
 
 One is to access the digital library's Web site (
www.lg.or.kr) on a computer specially designed for the blind to get the audio books and transfer them
 to cell phones.
 
 The other is to download the digital books directly with cell phones
t
hrough
the wireless network by touching a hot key on the LF1300 handset. Both
 methods are free of charge.
 
 On top of its unique feature of reading books, the LF1300 is not inferior
 To
the contemporary top-line phones in both outlooks and functionalities.
 
 The sleek 16-millimeter-thick gizmo is armed with an MP3 player and a
 Bluetooth headset, which enables users to listen to the music or talks
 without a cord.
 
 The user interface of the LF1300 is also customized for the blind,
 Enabling
handset users to control it through a voice guidance system.
 
 However, there is a hitch because the phone's internal memory of 17
 megabytes is small even for a single audio book file, which takes up 80 MB
 on average.
 
 As a result, a high-volume external memory, which is available at
 electronics shops, is a must for the talking book services.
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products mentioned on this list.
Remember our Accessible Devices sessions on Sunday at 2:00 PM Eastern.
They'l be held in the Accessible Devices Event Room. at,
www.vipconduit.com
Be sure to make use of the Accessible Devices Archives, available at:
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Also .net or .org
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