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11-10-2009, 10:02 AM | #1 | |
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Intel introduces a digital book reader that reads aloud to the blind
Maybe not entirely appropriate for this group, but some may find it interesting.
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11-10-2009, 01:17 PM | #2 |
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It certainly does a lot more than the Kindle. I built a Wiki page for it. Intel Reader. It not only does TTS but also reads DAISY formatted eBooks and includes a camera with built in OCR. The output can be magnified or fed to TTS.
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11-10-2009, 05:23 PM | #3 |
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... but but. All those paper books were sold without the "TTS right". Where was the Author's Guild and their soap box when Intel announced this?
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My Uncle is a Veitnam Vet and he has something like one of these. I know he doesn't use all the features available but he loves it and would be lost without it. He can also use it with his computer. He can go through a couple books a week. He said it is amazing how far the technology has come since the old books on tape he used to get from VA.
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12-15-2009, 10:31 AM | #8 |
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Dr Dobb's has an article on the Intel Reader, see Designing the Intel Reader by Selena Chan, Ben Foss, and David Poisner.
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