[Promotion-technology] Fwd: VR Stream launch

[David Andrews]

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>HUMANWARE LAUNCHES VICTOR READER STREAM, A POWERFUL, PALM-SIZE
>DAISY-MP3 PLAYER FOR PLAYING BOOKS AND MUSIC
>
>Une version française est disponible à :
>http://www.humanware.com/fr-canada/about_us/press_releases/290607_vr_stream_launch
>
>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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David Andrews and white cane Harry.