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Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display
Product type: Mainstream technology
Manufacturer: Amazon
Rating: 3 Star rating
By: Leslie Cousins
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For someone who has sight loss, the Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display allows you to download audio books which makes your reading experience easier. The text setting can also be change to suit your reading preference.
PenFriend
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: RNIB
Rating: 5 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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The PenFriend is an audio labeller which provides an audio description of an item.
ZoomText
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: Ai Squared
Rating: 4 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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ZoomText is a screen reader which is a specialised type of software that converts electronic text to speech and outputs it to headphones, speakers or refreshable Braille devices, in line with user preferences.
Zoom EX
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: Humanware
Rating: 4 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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The Zoom EX is an OCR reader which takes scanned text and converts the scanned image into to an electronic text file, which can be saved and edited. The Zoom EX also provides text to speech.
NVDA screen reader
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: NVDA
Rating: 3 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free screen reader which supports Microsoft Windows.
Olympus DM 450
Product type: Mainstream technology
Manufacturer: Olympus
Rating: 3 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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The Olympus DM 450 is a digital voice recorder which records audio such as meetings and lectures.
Max Colour Video Magnifier
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: Enhanced Vision
Rating: 4 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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The Max Colour is a CCTV which is designed like a computer mouse that plugs straight into your TV and magnifies the text on any documents such as newspapers.
SmartView Synergy Advanced
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: Humanware
Rating: 3 Star rating
By: Daniel Warrington
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The Synergy Advanced is a CCTV which is a stationary standalone device that uses cameras to magnify large format printed materials and objects. The materials are inserted into a shelf in the device, which displays the magnified images on-screen.
Braillenote
Product type: Assistive technology
Manufacturer: Humanware
Rating: 5 Star rating
By: harriet smith
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The Braillenote is a notetaker suitable for visually impaired people who prefer to use braille as their medium.
Nokia C5 mobile phone with TALKS and Zooms
Product type: Mainstream technology
Manufacturer: Communic8 supplier of RNIB
Rating: 5 Star rating
By: Louise Cunningham
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The Nokia C5 is a mainstream mobile of which is compatible with the accessibility software called TALKS and Zooms which can be installed on the phone by you or RNIB.
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