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  • Product Description:

    Use Milestone 312 as your daily, portable companion and experience a new simplicity of digital support and entertainment that overcomes barriers. It represents a new generation of aids for visually impaired and blind people. Milestone 312 is furnished with a Voice Recorder, Music Player, superior Text to Speech voices, DAISY-Audio Book Player, Radio, Clock, Alarm and RFID Tagging System. This unit can play Audible.com and National Library of Congress books as well. Milestone 312 integrates enormous functionality in a small credit card size casing.

    Voice recordings in high quality can be recorded with the integrated microphone or with an external microphone. You can listen to your records over the powerful built-in speaker or over headphones. The integrated music player plays all popular formats. Time-consuming conversions are a thing of the past. Text files can be played with Milestone 312 as well. With the built-in text to speech software from Acapela, Milestone 312 converts and reads text files. Of course Milestone 312 plays DAISY books as well as other formats, including Audible.com. No matter what you are playing, Milestone 312 can increase and decrease playback or reading speed via several levels to conform to your tempo.


    Product Description:

    The new portable digital audio book player BookSense 2.0 allows all users to access information for education, information, and entertainment, and is especially helpful to the blind and visually impaired. Students can access school textbooks, people in the workplace can stay current with journals or business magazines, and anyone can enjoy newspapers, favorite novels, a bestseller, and even their favorite music. Weighing only four ounces, it is portable, powerful and easily fits into a shirt pocket, backpack, or purse, so you can take it anywhere. With the BookSense, you can access digital talking books from providers such as the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), BookShare, Audible, and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBandD). Simply utilize the USB port to connect to your PC to transfer downloaded books and music to the SD memory card. The book reader on the BookSense supports several file formats, including txt, rtf, doc, docx, html, xml, brl, and brf. The media player supports a variety of formats, such as MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WAX, M4A, and WMA. Use the media player to listen to your music collection, including music downloaded from Apple iTunes.

    Special features include:

    • Access National Library Service (NLS) digital talking books, BookShare, Audible, and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBandD
    • Store DAISY books, music and other digital content
    • Includes a 2GB SD card
    • One-year parts and labor warranty (6 months on the battery)

    Product Description:

    The new portable digital audio book player BookSense XT allows all users to access information for education, information, and entertainment, and is especially helpful to the blind and visually impaired. Students can access school textbooks, people in the workplace can stay current with journals or business magazines, and anyone can enjoy newspapers, favorite novels, a bestseller, and even their favorite music. Weighing only four ounces, it is portable, powerful and easily fits into a shirt pocket, backpack, or purse, so you can take it anywhere.

    It plays audio files, DAISY content, and reads documents. Secured-Digital (SD) memory card slot and a built-in digital recorder are all standard features. The media player supports a variety of formats, such as MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WAX, M4A, and WMA. Use the media player to listen to your music collection, including music downloaded from Apple iTunes. BookSense makes it simple by utilizing the USB port to connect to your PC to transfer downloaded books and music directly to the built-in memory or to an SD memory card in either model.

    Special features include:

    • Access National Library Service (NLS) digital talking books, BookShare, Audible, and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBandD
    • Store DAISY books, music and other digital content
    • 4 GB of built-in memory, FM radio and Bluetooth capability
    • Includes a 8GB SD card
    • One-year parts and labor warranty (6 months on the battery)

    Product Description:

    The DS-71 Digital Voice Recorder is perfect for musicians and those in the corporate environment. Linear PCM recording lets you record in a 44.1KHz/16bit sampling rate. Record WMA or MP3 files to the 4GB built-in flash memory (LP mode) for up to 1,062 hours. For even higher sensitive audio, the microphone, with four direction microphone modes, detaches.

    Features:
    • Playback and store WMA and MP3 music files.
    • High-sensitivity detachable stereo microphone included, offering excellent portability.
    • Built-in monaural microphone for monaural recording.
    • Four direction microphones modes to capture everything and Euphony, along with a surround sound system.
    • Several recording modes can be selected including stereo recording modes ST XQ or ST HQ, and three types of monaural recording modes including HQ, SP, and LP.
    • Five voice folders can save up to 200 messages per folder. Music, Podcast, and Audible folders are also available.
    • Bright high-contrast monochrome LCD panel with backlight.
    • The new enhanced voice guidance feature gives audio notification of operating conditions as well as letting you know when the battery is low. It ensures seamless operation of various complex functions.
    • Built-in Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) function.
    • Timer Recording and Alarm features enable automatic recording and playing at a set time.
    • The Low Cut Filter minimizes air conditioner noise and other similar noises while recording.
    • Index mark and temp mark features allow you to quickly find desired locations.
    • Variable playback speed can be controlled as preferred.
    • Choose from four playback functions: Repeat, Skip, Fast, and Slow.
    • Noise Cancel Function and Voice Filter Function cut noise and enable clear audio playback.
    • Can be used as a USB microphone or USB speaker.
    • An included remote control can be attached to the recorder to control recording and stop functions.
    • Up to 32 hours of continuous operation with two AAA batteries (NI).

    Product Description:

    This Olympus Digital Stereo Voice Recorder offers 4GB of internal memory that gives you more than a thousand hours of recording time out of the box, with microSD card compatibility that allows you to extend it to 16GB. Edit, upload, organize and email your audio files with Olympus Sonority software, which is compatible with PCs (including Windows 7 and Vista) and MACs. Record and play back in MP3, WMA and PCM formats with superior sound quality and easy operation.

    A super long life battery provides up to 51 hours of recording capability, and the battery can be charged when you hook the recorder up to your computer via the USB port. Download podcasts automatically. PC downloads via USB are conducted with 2.0 high speed capability. Move and copy files between internal memory and the micro-SD card with ease.

    Be a pro with the optional tie-clip microphone. A telephone recording device is another handy option. A voice guidance system ensures seamless, user-friendly operation of all functions in the menu. Built-in VCVA (Variable Control Voice Actuator) is another hands-free function that adds ease and practicality. One Year Manufacturer's Limited Warranty.

    Includes: Olympus DM-520 Digital Stereo Voice Recorder, Olympus Sonority Software CD, Ni-MH rechargeable batteries, stereo earphones, USB cable, strap and carry case.


    Product Description:

    LevelStar introduces a pocket-sized mobile manager and portable notetaker for the visually impaired. The two part design of the unit offers the Icon as a PDA, or, when plugged in to the docking station, it becomes a notetaker. This model includes a lightweight docking station.

    A summary of its outstanding features include:

    • an extremely powerful tool packed with pre-installed life managing software applications on a 40GB hard drive
    • built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
    • stores thousand of digital books, songs and audio books
    • incorporates a calendar, address book, voice recorder, word processor, web browser, email and more
    • snapping the Icon into the Braille or QWERTY docking station, a notetaker with Ethernet connectivity is achieved - essentially a laptop at your fingertips
    • ICON and Docking Station is extremely portable and lightweight
    • rechargeable lithium ION battery (INC) - simply plug in and power on
    • 3.5 stereo headphone/microphone jack; 2.5 stereo headset jack



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