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2009-11-13

The Intel Reader

Intel debuts text reader for the blind

The company announced on Tuesday the debut of the Intel Reader, a handheld text-to-speech device that can read any printed text aloud to those who are blind or have difficulties seeing or reading.

The Atom-powered device uses a high-resolution camera to capture images of any printed text, which it then converts into digital format to read out loud. The Reader can be used as a standalone device to snap pictures of text. But paired with Intel's Portable Capture Station, which can hold the Reader in place, the device can grab huge amounts of text, such as an entire book, according to Intel.

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A camera that reads text aloud

Ben Foss, director of access technology in Intel's Digital Health Group, uses the Intel Reader to scan a book. Photo: Jon Fortt.

The Intel Reader has a 4.3-inch LCD display, 4 gigabytes of flash storage and USB slots for adding more. It weighs 1.38 pounds. Image: Intel.

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Intel News Release

Ready, Set, Read: Intel® Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word

Intel Launches Mobile Handheld Device for People with Reading-Based Disabilities, such as Dyslexia or Low-Vision, or for Those Who are Blind

The new Intel Reader (reader.intel.com), a mobile handheld device, increases independence for people with reading-based disabilities.

The size of a paperback book, the Intel Reader converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud to the user.

The Intel Reader can help the estimated 55 million people in the U.S. who have specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or vision problems.

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New Intel® Reader Transforms the Printed Word

Download the Intel® Reader brochure

Blind & low vision versionFiletype/Size: PDF 301KB
Educator versionFiletype/Size: PDF 286KB

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Philips Color E-Paper for iRex Readers

Clipped from: Technology Review: Color E-Paper That Rivals the Real Thing

Color E-Paper That Rivals the Real Thing

Turning pixels on their side may finally mean high-quality color electronic paper.

Despite Amazon's promise to reinvent the newspaper and magazine industry with its new, large-screen Kindle DX electronic reader, some people may be reluctant to embrace the technology until full-color displays are possible. A new approach developed by Philips now offers fresh hope for color e-paper displays that are so bright and clear that even traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) will pale in comparison.

According to Kars-Michiel Lenssen, who headed the work at Philips Research, based in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, the new approach has the potential to create color images that are three times brighter than displays that use color filters, including LCDs. "This is the closest an electronic-paper technology ever got to printed paper," he says.

Clipped from: Bringing the newspaper medium into the digital age - Philips Applied Technologies

Bringing the newspaper medium into the digital age

Although all modern newspapers are available on-line, the paper copy that can be tucked under the arm and read virtually anywhere still holds a lot of attractions. Recognizing this fact, Philips Applied Technologies took a completely new look at the newspaper medium and how we use it. This led to the development of the E-reader for iRex Technologies. The E-reader is a true digital replacement for the paper newspaper offering all the convenience of this classical news medium and a lot else besides.

Clipped from: iRex Technologies

iRex Developing High Quality Full Color Digital Readers

Eindhoven, 2 June 2009 ‐ The world’s leading provider of e‐reading solutions, Netherlands-based iRex Technologies announced new progress on development of a next generation of color, writable, ultra-thin digital readers expected to launch mid 2011. This news reaffirms and substantiates iRex’s position as a leading innovator in the digital reading market following their 2008 launch of the iRex DR1000. Leading the way for others, the DR1000 was the first commercially available ‘writable’ digital reader with a 10.2 inch screen.

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2008-12-20

Foxit eSlick eBook Reader

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E-ink screen – extremely clear and easy on the eyes

Utilizing the revolutionary electronic-paper display technology by E Ink Corporation, the eSlick provides a sharp, black-and-white screen that looks and reads just like it would on real paper. So now you can read text just as easily in bright sunlight as you would in your own living room. Also, the text in the screen is very crisp and easy to read. The eSlick screen does not have the angle-of-view issue like LCD screens do, so users can comfortably read as long as they like.

Thin and lightweight - easy to hold and carry

With the weight of 6.4 ounces (180g) and the thickness of 0.4 (9.2mm), eSlick is thinner and lighter than a typical paperback, and fits well in your hand. You can fit thousands of books on the eSlick and its very easy to hold and read both indoors and outdoors. Actually, you can take it anywhere with you - the park, the bus, the doctors office, even when traveling etc.

Clipped from: paidContent.org - Foxit's eSlick Joins The eBook Reader Race - washingtonpost.com

paidContent.org - Foxit's eSlick Joins The eBook Reader Race

Competition in the e-reader market is heating up. Foxit Software's eSlick is rolling out a digital reader with a $259 price tag ($229 at launch), undercutting Sony's e-Reader and Amazon's Kindle by at least $100. The cheaper eSlick seems better poised to compete with Sony's device, as it doesn't have the WiFi/subscription content that has drawn Kindle buyers in droves.

Clipped from: New eBook Reader Undercuts Kindle, Sony Reader Prices - PC World

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New eBook Reader Undercuts Kindle, Sony Reader Prices

Clipped from: ESlick E-Book Reader Cheapest, Ugliest Yet | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

ESlick E-Book Reader Cheapest, Ugliest Yet

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Foxit eSlick bargain ebook reader

Clipped from: Foxit Enters eBook Reader Race - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Foxit Enters eBook Reader Race

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From a technology standpoint, the Foxit eSlick seems remarkably similar to its rivals. It uses the same screen technology developed by E Ink as the other two, displayed on a 600 x 800 display. The ebook weighs 6.4 ounces (180 grams) and measures 7.4 inches x 4.7 inches x 0.4 inches, thinner and lighter than the Sony PRS-500 and the Kindle. The Kindle takes two hours to recharge, however, and the eSlick requires three or more.

The eSlick also lacks the wireless capablities of the Kindle, substituting the dedicated wireless connection with a prosaic USB port. Internally, the device contains 128 Mbytes of RAM, with an SD card slot that supports up to 4-Gbyte cards. It does include an MP3 player, however, so users will be able to take their ebooks, as well as their tunes, on the road.

2008-09-13

Plastic Logic’s E-Newspaper Reader

Plastic Logic has developed a new full page e-reader with a thin and flexible plastic display. The device, designed for reading business documents, as well as books and magazines, was demonstrated this week the DEMO technology convention.

Clipped from: TG Daily - VIDEO – A closer look at Plastic Logic’s Kindle killer

VIDEO - A closer look at Plastic Logic’s Kindle killer

San Diego (CA) – Two days ago in San Diego, Plastic Logic wowed DEMO fall 08 attendees with its full-page electronic reader that was as thin as a pad of paper. Available next year, this reader can easily display Microsoft Office, PDF and other documents. It also has a touch-screen that lets users annotate documents by either drawing with their fingers or by tapping on a pop-up keyboard. But how will this reader compete with the Amazon Kindle? We talked to Plastic Logic’s marketing team to find out.

Clipped from: New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper - NYTimes.com

New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper

The Plastic Logic reader, left, has a screen the size of a sheet of paper for a copy machine. Center, Sony’s eReader; right, Amazon.com’s Kindle. The Plastic Logic device, which is yet to be named, can be updated wirelessly and store hundreds of pages of documents.

Clipped from: Plastic Logic Company

Technology for plastic electronics on thin and flexible plastic substrates was developed at Cambridge University’s renowned Cavendish Laboratory in the 1990s. In 2000, Plastic Logic was spun out of Cavendish Laboratory to develop a broad range of products using the plastic electronics technology.
The Plastic Logic approach solves the critical issue in manufacturing high resolution transistor arrays on flexible plastic substrates by using a low temperature process without mask alignment. The process, much simpler than conventional amorphous silicon processes, uses an eclectic mix of standard production equipment from display manufacturing and other industries.

Plastic Logic's flexible backplane is combined with a frontplane material (e.g. electronic paper) to make a flexible display.

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2009-11-13

The Intel Reader

Intel debuts text reader for the blind

A camera that reads text aloud

Intel News Release

Ready, Set, Read: Intel® Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word

Intel Launches Mobile Handheld Device for People with Reading-Based Disabilities, such as Dyslexia or Low-Vision, or for Those Who are Blind

New Intel® Reader Transforms the Printed Word

Features And Technical Specs

2009-06-10

Philips Color E-Paper for iRex Readers

Color E-Paper That Rivals the Real Thing

Bringing the newspaper medium into the digital age

iRex Developing High Quality Full Color Digital Readers

2008-12-20

Foxit eSlick eBook Reader

paidContent.org - Foxit's eSlick Joins The eBook Reader Race

New eBook Reader Undercuts Kindle, Sony Reader Prices

ESlick E-Book Reader Cheapest, Ugliest Yet

Foxit eSlick bargain ebook reader

Foxit Enters eBook Reader Race

2008-09-13

Plastic Logic’s E-Newspaper Reader

VIDEO - A closer look at Plastic Logic’s Kindle killer

New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper