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K-NFB Reading Technology announced the availability of an improved product line meant to help the blind and dyslexic people, created in collaboration with the National Federation of the Blind and Kurzweil Technologies.

Those with reading problems or eye disabilities can use the new reading software on Nokia N82 cell phone, a combination that translates the text into speech which will be demonstrated on January 28 in Columbia Room, Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW, Washington, DC, together with the knfbREADER and the kREADER.



The reading device is very small but capable of reading most printed materials just b pushing a button, while blind owners can listen to the content of the documents read very clear and slowly.
Symbian operating system running on Nokia N82 together with a nigh-res 2MP camera and character-recognition software together with text-to-speech conversion technology, create a great combination for people with eye disabilities who can benefit from the unique intelligent image processing software for enhancing the images captured.



More than that, the phone comes with all the basic functions of a cell phone such as music/video playback, GPS tracking, wireless support, e-mail, calendar and so on.
Blind people are able to use file transfers to PCs or Braille devices in minutes.



"The knfbREADER Mobile will allow the blind unprecedented access to the printed word, affording a level of flexibility and capability never before available,” says Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind. ”No other device in the history of technology has provided such portability and quick access to print materials. The NFB promotes equal opportunity for the blind, and this Reader will make blind people dramatically more independent. The result will be better performance at work, at school, at home, and everywhere else we go. This Reader will substantially improve the quality of life for the growing number of blind people and people who are losing vision, including seniors."