ATI Fwd: HumanWare Launches Version 2 of the Victor Reader Stream DAISY, MP3 and NISO Player

[Chip Hailey]

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>From: "HumanWare" <nicolas.lagace at humanware.com>
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>Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:32:42 +1000
>Subject: HumanWare Launches Version 2 of the Victor Reader Stream 
>DAISY, MP3 and NISO Player
>
>VICTOR READER STREAM THE PROVEN SUCCESS STORY, IS NOW EVEN BETTER 
>WITH A FREE VERSION 2.0 SOFTWARE UPGRADE
>
>Longueuil, Canada, June 30, 2008 -- Victor Reader Stream, the 
>pocket-sized portable MP3 player designed for blind and low-vision 
>people has swept the world wide market place since its launch in 
>September 2007. Heralded by its users as the most significant 
>assistive technology in recent years, the Stream has already 
>enhanced the life style of thousands of blind and low vision people 
>world  wide. In addition to the variety of audio formats (MP3, 
>DAISY, and NISO books and music) supported by Victor Reader Stream, 
>the new version 2 software will add even more media and text formats.
>
>Victor Reader Stream version 2 will now play electronic Braille 
>files with its built-in text-to-speech including multiple formats of 
>English Braille encoded files, Unified English Braille, and 
>non-English Braille formats. Version 2.0 also adds playback of 
>Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Rich Text Format (RTF) files. , 
>Further, the bookshelf feature has been extended to enhance the 
>access and playback of all media types with special new features for 
>Audible books, Podcast files, and music.
>
>With the addition of the new media types of version 2.0 the Stream 
>now provides a pocket size device that can play an impressive list 
>of alternate format books and documents available to the 
>print-disabled. IT will play the special navigable DAISY and NISO 
>digital talking books produced by most libraries for the blind in 
>the world. It can be authorized to play the AudioPlus digital books 
>from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) in the United 
>States. It can play Bookshare.org digital books. It can be 
>authorized to play the popular commercial audio books, newspapers, 
>and magazines from Audible.com. It is optimized to integrate with 
>Serotek.com who provide an extensive repository of digital 
>multi-media content for blind and low vision people. It also plays 
>MP3,, OGG Vorbis, WMA, Wav, AMR-WB+, SPX, and FLAC audio files.  The 
>built-in text-to-speech can play electronic text formats including 
>BRF (Braille), HTML, RTF, TXT, and XML. In addition to its extensive 
>digital player capabilities, it has a voice recording functionality 
>for recording of voice notes, meetings, and lectures.
>
>What Stream customers are saying:
>"I love my Victor Reader Stream and it travels with me wherever I go."
>"This is one of the best products I have seen come along in a long 
>time.  It is well made, works right out of the box, and reads just 
>about any kind of book you need read."
>"It's one of the most impressive and well-planned and well-working 
>pieces of equipment I have seen for a long time."
>
>"We appreciate the overwhelming enthusiasm of our customers and are 
>pleased that we have been able to incorporate many of their 
>suggested new features and improvements in the enhanced version 2 of 
>the Stream", says Gerry Chevalier, HumanWare Victor Reader Product 
>Manager. "And the best news is that the latest version 2 software 
>can be installed for free on all existing Victor Reader Streams."
>
>The Stream has extensive navigation features for moving through 
>audio books and text files, including functions that allow you to 
>move to the next chapter, section or page, or to set bookmarks.  For 
>all audio book and media formats the Stream provides a variable 
>speed control with digital pitch correction which allows the reader 
>to accurately listen at higher than normal playback speed.
>
>The player is completely accessible by blind and low-vision users. 
>All keys and messages are provided through audio feedback. The 
>player has a built-in User Guide and a Key Describer mode.
>
>Besides playing electronic text, the integrated text-to-speech voice 
>announces the track names of music files. It uses an SD memory card 
>to store books and music transferred from a computer.
>
>Victor Reader Stream can be purchased online at www.humanware.com 
>(in USA). Current Victor Reader Stream users can upgrade their 
>player to software version 2.0 online at www.humanware.com.
>
>About HumanWare
>
>HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive 
>technologies for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to 
>people who are blind and have low vision and students with learning 
>disabilities. HumanWare offers a collection of innovative products 
>include BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for the blind 
>in education, business and for personal use; 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
>Nicolas Lagace
>Tel.: (450) 463-1717
>E-mail: nicolas.lagace at humanware.com
>
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