The Intel Reader

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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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Features And Technical Specs

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Sources

1. Intel debuts text reader for the blind | Digital Media - CNET News
2. A camera that reads text aloud - Big Tech - Fortune Brainstorm Tech
3. YouTube - The Intel Reader
4. Ready, Set, Read: Intel® Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word
5. Intel® Reader - About the Intel® Reader
6. Intel® Reader - Intel® Reader Features

Related:

1. Intel Sells Its Own Reader for the Health Care Market - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
2. Intel introduces a digital book reader that reads aloud to the blind | VentureBeat
3. Intel punts portable text reader for the blind • The Register
4. Intel Reader Speaks Printed Words Aloud - Reviews by PC Magazine
5. Intel Reader combines camera and text-to-speech functions | The Toybox | ZDNet.com
6. Introducing the $1,500 Intel e-book reader

Needle Free Vaccinations

clipped from www.washingtonpost.com Patch Could Stretch the Supply of Flu Vaccine Executives at Iomai Corp. see the future of flu vaccinations like this: A small patch containing the vaccine, along with stimulants to make it more potent, is mailed to patients who stick the patch to their arms for a few hours, then toss it in the trash. clipped from www.inewidea.com Intercell Smart Vaccines Compared with traditional injection sets, the needle-free vaccine delivery patch from Iomai (now part of Intercell) features a transcutaneous vaccination technology and a patch form for vaccine. As a result, it promises a safer and healthier injection. clipped from www.medgadget.com Immunity That's More Than Skin Deep clipped from www.iomai.com Iomai's transcutaneous immunization (TCI) technology offers distinct advantages to traditional injected vaccines. Leveraging the immune system cells in the skin to deliver vaccines, the TCI patch is a novel approach to protecting individuals from a range of infectious diseases. Physician Administered Self Administered

Sources:

1. Patch Could Stretch the Supply of Flu Vaccine - washingtonpost.com
2. I New Idea Homepage » Intercell Smart Vaccines
3. Immunity That's More Than Skin Deep
4. Iomai - Features & Advantages

Related:

1. Iomai - Homepage
2. Delivery Method for Iomai's Transcutaneous Vaccine
3. Iomai registers needle-free vaccination patent
4. Iomai Dose-Ranging Trial Demonstrates Needle-Free Patch Vaccine For Travelers' Diarrhea Stimulates Immune Response Even At Low Doses

Cisco's Telemedicine -- Healthcare Anywhere, Anytime

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The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now

Cisco's medical director talks about how the Connected Care initiative will help transform national healthcare, based on her experience using HealthPresence to improve employee health at Cisco.

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Tour of Cisco's LifeConnections Health Center

Dr. Pam Hymel gives you an inside look into Cisco's on-site health center for employees and their dependents.

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Cisco Telemedicine Pilot Program Demonstrates a New Way to Deliver Health Services Across the Globe

Cisco HealthPresence Pilot Results From Scotland and California Show That More Than 95% of Patients Are Satisfied With Remote Care

By using a live high-quality video collaboration solution, Cisco HealthPresence makes it more convenient for patients to meet with their doctors and improves the efficiency of delivering the service for the health care provider. Ultimately, it extends the natural reach of health care providers, improves access and optimizes scarce clinical resources.

Cisco HealthPresence Virtual Clinic

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Cisco HealthPresence

Cisco HealthPresence is a new concept developed by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) and prototyped at the Cisco Technology Centre. Cisco HealthPresence is based on market-ready Advanced Technologies. Using the network as a platform, Cisco HealthPresence combines state-of-the-art video, audio, and medical information to create an environment similar to what most people experience when they visit their doctor or health specialist.

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Cisco HealthPresence Video on Discovery Channel

Here is a short video that shows Cisco's vision for the future of HealthPresence and telepresence.

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Cisco Health Presence Short

A video overview of Cisco HealthPresence which combines Cisco TelePresence with medical telemetry.

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Telepresence

Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location.

Sources:

1. The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now -> News@Cisco
2. YouTube - Tour of Cisco's LifeConnections Health Center
3. Cisco Telemedicine Pilot Program Demonstrates a New Way to Deliver Health Services Across the Globe -> News@Cisco
4. Cisco HealthPresence - Cisco HealthPresence - Cisco Systems
5. YouTube - Cisco HealthPresence Video on Discovery Channel
6. YouTube - Cisco Health Presence Short
7. Telepresence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Related:

1. Overview [Telepresence] - Cisco - Cisco Systems
2. The Return Of The House Call: Healthcare Anywhere, Anytime -> News@Cisco
3. The future of remote medical consultations - Cisco's Telemedicine Research - Telepresence Options
4. Cisco HealthPresence Update with Video Showing Cisco's Vision - Telepresence Options
5. HealthPresence Solutions - Google Videos

MEDIVista -- Entertainment, Information and Education in the Hospital

Enjoy yourself in the hospital with the MEDIVista device providing: IPTV, VoIP, internet, email, games, radio, music and more.

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Lincor has developed and patented MEDIVista^TM
– a solution for the provision of bedside entertainment services and to enable secure, point of care access to clinical applications for medical professionals.

MEDIVista^TM Brochure: http://www.lincor.com/uploads/MEDIVistaBrochure.pdf

Entertainment, Information and Education Services:

• TV over IP
  


• Radio over IP
  


• Telephone over IP
  


• Internet and e-mail
  


• Video-on-Demand
  


• Information Services
  


• Patient Education through video and surveys
  


• Dietary Management
  


• Interactive online surveys
  


• Web-based and network games
  


• Audio Books

A typical hospital installation would look like this.