[nfb-talk] The Digital Talking Player From Human Wear:

[kaye zimpher]

I thought they already announced the people who would get them free at the 
banquet?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tai Tomasi" <tai.tomasi at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] The Digital Talking Player From Human Wear:


> Yes, RFB support will be in there. If you order in July, one out of every
> ten purchasers will get their Victor Reader Stream for free! Get those
> orders in!
> Tai
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:17 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] The Digital Talking Player From Human Wear:
>
> I want RFB&D support.  *smile*  Nothing about RFB&D support in there.
> Audible.com by September is great.  Tell me I'll have RFB&D support in it
> this year and I'll have my order in by Monday.
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:35:50AM -0400, Kenneth Chrane wrote:
>> How does this sound to everyone?  Wouldn't mind having one of these.
>>
>>
>>
>> Copied from their web site:
>> http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/about_us/press_releases/290607_vr_stre
>> am_launch
>>
>> HumanWare launches Victor Reader Stream, a powerful, palm-size
>> DAISY-MP3 player for playing books and music 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
>>
>>
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