http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:48:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-1148954 Paal Hals Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:30:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/10/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/#comment-1148954 One easily gets a bit confused when it comes to technology for the visually impaired. Braille is the written language for anyone that is unable to read printed text. This Intel player is clearly a Text to speech unit (TTS) with sophisticated scan/OCR, but it is not a replacement or substitute for Braille reading equipment, which of course still is expensive mechanical devices. One easily gets a bit confused when it comes to technology for the visually impaired. Braille is the written language for anyone that is unable to read printed text. This Intel player is clearly a Text to speech unit (TTS) with sophisticated scan/OCR, but it is not a replacement or substitute for Braille reading equipment, which of course still is expensive mechanical devices.

]]> http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-1148812 HeavyG Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47:17 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/10/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/#comment-1148812 I believe there already is an exemption in copyright law that make these type of devices legal when used by someone with visual impairment. I believe there already is an exemption in copyright law that make these type of devices legal when used by someone with visual impairment.

]]> http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-1148790 Jon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:12:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/10/intel-introduces-new-digital-book-reader-for-the-blind/#comment-1148790 How can you write about this device without even mentioning the Kindle text-to-speech battle? Are authors going to push for a law making it illegal to use this unless you're really blind, or making you buy the audiobook along with the print version? How can you write about this device without even mentioning the Kindle text-to-speech battle? Are authors going to push for a law making it illegal to use this unless you’re really blind, or making you buy the audiobook along with the print version?

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