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Tuesday 24 June 2014

Smartpen 3 Livescribe Pen South Africa www.assistive-technology.org

Smartpen 3 Livescribe Pen South Africa


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Livescribe 3 Smartpen

Designed to work and write like a premium ballpoint pen, the Livescribe 3 smartpen provides a balanced, smooth writing experience. Once you pair your smartpen with your tablet or smartphone you’ll really experience the magic it delivers.

Livescribe Dot Paper

The Livescribe 3 smartpen works with Livescribe dot paper to capture everything you write and draw. Livescribe paper is available at competitive prices in a wide variety of sizes and styles so you can choose the one that's best for you.


Livescribe+ Mobile App

Your Livescribe 3 pairs with Livescribe+ to instantly sync everything you write on paper directly onto your iPhone or iPad. Your notes become more useful when they are organized, tagged, searchable and converted to text


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Echo SmartpenLivescribe Pen South Africa www.assistive-technology.org

Echo Smartpen

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Livescribe Pen South Africa


RECORDS AUDIO | CAPTURES WRITING | LINKS THE TWO!
simply tap the pen on any of your written notes to replay the audio at that exact moment in time


2GB INTERNAL MEMORY
200 hrs recorded audio + thousands of captured written pages


TRANSFERS TO PC/Mac VIA USB CABLE
where you can now search your own handwriting for keywords


EXPORT AND SHARE ANYTHING!
in a variety of common formats, in an instant




WiFi Smart Pen South Africa (smart scribe) www.assistive-technology.org

WiFi Smart Pen South Africa  (smart scribe) 
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http://www.assistive-technology.org/#!wifi-smart-pen/c1dgy

info@microlinkpc.co.za

Product Features
Record everything you hear, say and write, and link audio recordings directly to notes.
Record hundreds of hours of audio, capture thousands of pages of notes, diagrams and drawings.
Tap anywhere on a page to replay audio from that exact moment.
Wirelessly sync notes and audio to your free Evernote® account.
Includes a free one-year subscription to Evernote Premium.
Replay, search and share your interactive notes, any time and anywhere from PC, Mac, iOS or Android devices.


Smartpens Remember So You Don’t Have To
Record everything you write and hear together or separately. Tap anywhere on your notes to replay the audio from that moment in time.

From Paper, Directly To Your Digital World
Automatically and wirelessly transfer your recorded notes and audio to your free Livescribe edition of Evernote for play back on nearly any device. Your Livescribe edition of Evernote includes 500MB of additional monthly upload capacity for smartpen notes and audio.


Smartpens Remember So You Don’t Have To
Record everything you write and hear together or separately. Tap anywhere on your notes to replay the audio from that moment in time.

From Paper, Directly To Your Digital World
Automatically and wirelessly transfer your recorded notes and audio to your free Livescribe edition of Evernote for play back on nearly any device. Your Livescribe edition of Evernote includes 500MB of additional monthly upload capacity for smartpen notes and audio.


Any Time, Anywhere Access To Your Notes
Quickly search, share and replay your lectures, meetings and ideas any time on nearly any device. The Sky wifi smartpen is the perfect companion to your tablet, laptop and smartphone.

Wireless Transferring and Sharing
Automatically, your recorded notes and audio are wirelessly sent and securely stored in your free Evernote account. From Evernote, easily search, share and replay on nearly any device.

Livescribe Dot Paper
Livescribe dot paper uses standard paper printed with a unique pattern of tiny microdots. This tiny pattern acts like a map for the smartpen, allowing it to capture the exact location of everything it writes or draws on dot paper.

Livescribe smartpens only work with Livescribe Dot Paper.Choose from a variety of paper types, bindings, and sizes at competitive prices: blank, lined, or grid paper in spiral-bound notebooks, hard-bound journals, notepads, and even sticky notes. Find the paper that’s right for you.

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http://www.assistive-technology.org/#!wifi-smart-pen/c1dgy

Friday 20 June 2014

ZoomText South Africa Low Vision Tool

ZoomText South Africa Low Vision Tool

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COMPLETE SCREEN READING

ZoomText automatically speaks all program controls, including menus, dialogs, list views and messages. Three verbosity levels give you complete control over the amount of information spoken.

NEOSPEECH SYNTHESIZER VOICES

NeoSpeech provides human-sounding male and female voices that are closer to the real thing than ever before (English only). ZoomText also includes classic TruVoice, ViaVoice and Microsoft speech synthesizers.

AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT READING

ZoomText’s AppReader automatically reads documents, web pages and email within the parent application. ZoomText’s DocReader reads documents in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing.

ZOOMTEXT RECORDER

The ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text from documents, webpages, email, etc. into audio recordings that you can transfer to on your mobile device and listen to at your convenience.  Recordings can be saved directly to a ZoomText Recorder playlist in iTunes or Windows Media Player and automatically synced to your mobile device.

ZOOMTEXT BACKGROUND READER

ZoomText’s Background Reader allows you to listen to documents, webpages, email, etc. while you simultaneously perform other tasks.  You simply select the text you want to listen to and press the Background Reader hotkey, Background Reader begins reading the text while you go about other work.  At any time you can pause and resume reading and skim forward and backward by word or sentence.

READING ZONES

Reading Zones allow you to instantly see and hear selected locations in your applications. Define up to 10 zones per application that you can trigger via pop-up menu or keyboard commands.
Coming soon for Windows 8.

FULL INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY

ZoomText reads any web page, in the proper reading order. You can read automatically or manually navigate by word, line, sentence and paragraph.

TEXT NAVIGATION

Navigation keys make it easy to read while creating and editing documents. With simple commands you can read by character, word, line, sentence and paragraph, even while selecting text.

TYPING ECHO

Each key or word that you type is automatically spoken. You can choose to have all keys spoken or only selected groups of keys.

MOUSE ECHO

Mouse echo automatically reads text that you point to. Single words or complete lines of text are spoken instantly or after hovering briefly.

SPEAKIT TOOL

The SpeakIt tool allows you to read selected areas of the screen by clicking or dragging the mouse.

SPECIAL APPLICATION SUPPORT

Built-in support for popular applications – including Internet Explorer (IE 10 supported in ZoomText 10.1 for Windows 8), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook; Office 2013 is supported in ZoomText 10.1), Adobe, Firefox, OpenOffice, iTunes and Java – allow you to read and navigate your documents with 100% accuracy.

UPGRADE FROM ANY PREVIOUS VERSION OR FROM MAGNIFIER TO MAGNIFIER/READER

Do you still have a previous version of ZoomText and want to upgrade to the latest version? Let us provide you with a quotation to upgrade your existing license to the latest version or to upgrade from Magnifier to Magnifier/Reader.

ZOOMTEXT SMA (SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT):


With a ZoomText Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA), you automatically receive the next 2 paid upgrades (One Major and one Minor upgrade), delivered right to your door at no additional future costs. This saves you money versus buying individual upgrades. You will be sure to have the latest features and technical updates at all times.

LICENSING OPTIONS - MULTI USER LICENSES AVAILABLE IN INCREMENTS OF 5

ZOOMTEXT NETWORK LICENSE

A ZoomText Network License is designed for organizations that have 5 or more ZoomText users who work within a single network. With the network license, ZoomText can be installed to all computers on the network, allowing users to sit at any available workstation. The number of concurrent users is limited to number of licensed users.

ZOOMTEXT DISTRICT LICENSE

The ZoomText District License is designed for organizations that have 5 or more users that work beyond the boundaries of a single network. With a district license, ZoomText can be installed on any computer owned and operated by the licensing organization. Each installation must be activated, so the total number of installations is limited to the number of licensed users. For example, a 40 user license can be installed and activated on exactly 40 computers.
The district license is recommended for organizations having users randomly spread across multiple networks, working on standalone workstations (not attached to a network), or mobile users, such as teachers and trainers that are on the road.

LifeStyle HD Desktop Video Magnifiers South Africa




You’ll love what you can see again!

Retain your independence and quality of life. Help people with Macular Degeneration and other Low Vision Conditions.


LifeStyle desktop video magnifiers are among the most helpful macular degeneration vision aids for extended reading and writing comfort, viewing photos and performing hobbies and crafts.

If you or someone you know has macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, inoperable cataracts, or any other low vision condition that is limiting daily living activities, the LifeStyle videomagnifier can help to retain or regain independence and quality of life.


A LifeStyle video magnifier is your low vision solution. Imagine what you can do again!

Read your personal mail
Browse the newspaper or a favorite magazine
Read the label on medicine bottles
Read receipes and cooking directions
View family and vacation photos
Sign your own checks, address envelopes and greeting cards


Zoom Magnification
Easily zoom the magnification from 3.1x – 95x. LifeStyle is the only desktop video magnifier that features more than 150 magnification levels. The magnification increases in 1/10 magnification increments from 3.1x – 10x (for example: 3.1x, 3.2x, 3.3x etc.) and in 1x increments from 11x – 95x. You will have complete control of how much you magnify and how wide of a view is displayed on the screen so you can read comfortably and conveniently.

The LifeStyle HD desktop video magnifier (CCTV) is one of the most popular products for the visually impaired, including people with macular degeneration. Introduced in June 2011, its one of the first high-definition desktop video magnifiers available on the market.

The LifeStyle HD video magnifier optimizes the high-definition image quality to produce a crisp, clear display. LifeStyle HD provides three primary benefits compared to a traditional standard-definition image:

Clearly readable low magnification starting at 3.1x
Sharp, high contrast text display
Vivid realistic color image quality
With the LifeStyle HD desktop video magnifier, many users can read at a smaller size due to its sharper image, thus seeing a wider field of text with more letters or words displayed across the line requiring less movement of the X/Y reading table. The lower magnification level allows a wider field view of photos and the natural color image shows more definition and detail.

See the difference in HD quality!

All the Features You Expect
LifeStyle is so easy to use! All LifeStyle models feature a simple front panel design. Power, Magnification and Image buttons are all located on the front panel.

A single Power button, powers on the unit. Magnification buttons are large and ergonomic push buttons. To increase/decrease the magnification, simply press the Up or Down arrow buttons. The LifeStyle will zoom up or down continuously (not to a limited preset number of magnification levels.) To select or change the Image mode, press the large Left or Right arrow buttons to view the different Modes. Color, Enhanced Reverse Image (white letters on a black background), enhanced B/W, normal B/W, or the most commonly used monochrome images like yellow text on a black background, yellow text on a blue background or green text on a black background.

Advanced features are available with LifeStyle HD. Set horizonal or vertical Line Markers to help guide reading across a row of text or separate columns of a table or spreadsheet. Create a horizontal or vertical window view by adjusting the Window mode button. For PC connectivity, plug in a DVI-D cable (included with the unit) from the PC to the LifeStyle, then toggle back and forth to switch between a full screen view of the LifeStyle image or the full screen view of the PC or Mac. (Mac requires aditional cable purchase)
Note: MicroSoft Windows Accessibility settings or computer magnification software is required to enlarge the PC image.


Choose 22 LCD or 24 LCS Screen Size
Your choice of a 22 or 24 wide-screen LCD screen size is available. Both monitors adjust higher or lower, tilt forward or back, and swivel left or right for optimum viewing height and angel comfort. As a macular degeneration aid, the display on all LifeStyle models may be angled slightly for peripheral viewing.

Smooth X/Y Reading Table
Moving the sliding x/y reading table allows you to visually track the words across the line more conveniently.


Technical Specifications
Product Name           LifeStyle HD
Model No.       HD730
Magnification 22” LCD 3.1x – 95x
24” LCD 3.4 x – 95x
Resolution      High-definition
Monitor          22” LCD or 24” LCD
Ergonomic Adjustment         Monitor up and down, tilt forward and back, and swivel left and right
Image Modes 7 Image modes, including 4 user-selectable modes which can be selected from a palette of 28 text and background combinations
Line Markers/Windows       Horizontal and vertical Line Markers and Windows available
PC Video-In Connectivity     DVI-D
Picture and Text Modes       Picture mode to maintain image geometry or Text mode for extended text spacing
Power 100V – 240V, 50/60HZ
Weight            40 lbs. – 22” LCD model
40 lbs. – 24” LCD model
Dimensions    20.8” x 21.6” x 20.1”  – 22” LCD model

20.8” x 21.6” x 20.1”  – 24” LCD model