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

[T. Joseph Carter]

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_stream_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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