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EVAS SRM READING SYSTEM
EVAS SRM - Scanning ● Reading ● Magnification Manufactured and designed by EVAS, the Scan-Read-Magnify System provides access to documents, books, newspapers, magazines and much more for people who are blind or have low vision. EVAS has provided assistive technology for people with disabilities since 1979 and is a pioneer in computer-based assistive technology solutions. EVAS’ goal in designing the SRM was to create a feature-rich system at an exceptional price using its experience and manufacturing capabilities. The system’s Read, Read and View, and Magnification and Viewing Modes provide a wide range of features for the advanced user; while its Quick Read Mode lets you scan and read material by pressing one key. The SRM Help Key gives an audio description of each key’s function allowing you to learn how to use the system. Material may be scanned or imported into the SRM for reading or viewing.
By connecting a monitor to the EVAS SRM you change the read only configuration to a read and magnify configuration. You can purchase a 22” Wide Screen LCD Monitor with the system or add your own monitor. The Read and View Mode displays, magnifies and reads scanned or saved material, or books from the Project Gutenberg EBooks supplied with the system. The Magnification and Viewing Mode allows you to scan and magnify text, pictures or handwriting. You can select image size, background and foreground colors. You can display text in four viewing options; Full Screen, Wrapped Text, Marquee View or Word Flash View. The Viewing modes can be custom configured in over six thousand color combinations to suit and enhance your viewing quality and comfort.
Configured as a Desktop Scanning and Reading System...
► Quick Read Mode Lets You Scan and Read by Pressing One Key
► Reading Mode Provides a Full Range of Reading, Saving and Exporting Features
► Control SRM Using Built-In Key Strip or Optional Keypad
► Read Entire Document, Sentences or Read and Spell Words
► Natural, Clear and Responsive Male and Female Voices
► Built-In Multimedia Quad Speaker System
► Configure the SRM to Your Preferred Mode, Voice or Magnification Settings
► Append Pages While SRM is Reading Scanned Material
► Automatic and Manual Bookmarks For All Documents
► Create and Name Folders and Files to Save Material
► Export Material to CD in Audio, Mp3 or Data Files
► Play CDs and DVDs
► Import RTF, Text, Bitmap and Jpeg Files to Read and Magnify
► 100 Project Gutenberg Ebooks Pre-Installed
Optional Keypad
Full Screen View
Wrapped View
Marquee View
Word Flash View
Configured as a Reading & Magnification System...
► Read and View Mode Magnifies and Reads Text
► Magnification and Viewing Mode Magnifies Text, Pictures or Handwriting
► Full Screen View Displays the Entire Document With Highlighted Word Tracking
► Wrapped View Displays Magnified Text Keeping Complete Words on Screen at Any Size
► Marquee View Displays One Line of Scrolling Text With Highlighted Word Tracking
► Word Flash View Displays Document in the Lower Half of Screen With Current Word Magnified at Top
► Select Magnification and Tracking Background and Foreground Colors
► UL Approved and FCC Class B Compliant
Broadband Options...
► Listen to Internet Radio Stations
► View and Hear Current RSS News Feeds
► Remote Access System Support & Free Software Upgrades
The VisionAid International Readit Scholar - Digital Reading System - Near & Distance Viewing at 40x Magnification!
$3,495.00
The Readit Scholar is one of the newest and most innovative Portable Digital Reading Systems!
The Scholar offers a complete range of CCTV functions such as near and distance viewing, enhanced colors and a full range of magnification. The system also captures and reads aloud books, magazines, newspapers and large format documents (over 11”x16” in size)! High resolution distance capture mode allows you to capture a distant object such as a whiteboard, and magnify and move around the image using your mouse or track pad!
Who is it for?
The Readit Scholar is the ideal reading solution for students, business professionals or anyone who travels. You simply load the software onto your PC or laptop, plug the camera into the USB port and you have a full CCTV with Distance Viewing, Auto Reading, Speech and more. It weighs just 3.3 lbs, folds flat and needs no batteries, so it is truly portable.
What are its advantages over other portable CCTVs?
► Faster reading:
Thanks to digital imaging and high-quality OCR software you can now capture and read aloud
near and distant printed material, allowing you to read faster and for a longer period, with less
strain.
► Documents read aloud:
Four natural-sounding voices included.
► Storage:
All your documents can be stored and retrieved with the press of a button. Even export them to
MS Word for editing!
► Small text recognition:
Read text as small as 4pt with superb accuracy.
► Material you capture with the Readit can be saved for viewing later, or exported to Microsoft® Word as an RTF Document.
► Readit’s Live Magnification Mode can be used to view pictures and other material or for handwriting.
► All of Readit’s functions are controlled by an easy-to-use keypad with a built-in audio help mode.
► Folding flat and weighing 3.3 pounds, the VisionAid International Readit Scholar is a truly portable system that you can easily bring with you, where ever you need to read.
Overlay View
This unique mode allows you to retain your document layout and full color images while magnifying the text in your choice of colors. You can also click on a word, and Readit will start reading your document in your choice of voices.
Horizontal View
This view formats all of your document's text into a single horizontal line across the screen where it can be scrolled at various speeds in large print and your choice of colors. Your document can also read aloud in this mode.
Vertical View
This view centers one word on each line where it can be scrolled vertically at various speeds, sizes, and colors as well as read aloud.
Column View
This view fits as many words as it can onto each line where it can be scrolled vertically at various speeds, sizes and colors as well as read to you.
The VisionAid International ReadAnywhere - A Truly Portable Reading Machine!
$2,595.00
The VisionAid International ReadAnywhere Portable Reading System gives you the freedom to read when ever and where ever you want!
You no longer need a traditional desktop unit to read your documents. No larger than a standard notebook computer, and running on rechargeable batteries, the ReadAnywhere is truly portable.
Portability - Take it Anywhere
The most revolutionary feature of the VisionAid International ReadAnywhere is the fact that you can take it anywhere!
Weighing less than 7 lbs, being no larger than a standard notebook computer in size, and the fact that the ReadAnywhere will operate for up to 3 hours with its built in rechargeable batteries means you will never have the problem of not being able to read text ever again, wherever you are!
Ease of Use
The ReadAnywhere has been designed with ease of use in mind.
With the press of just one logically located button, the user can be listening to their document within seconds. Any person can quickly learn how to operate the ReadAnywhere with the aid of just one button: the Help Button. Once it has been pressed, you can find out what all the other buttons do simply by pressing them.
The ReadAnywhere Keypad has, logically located, high contrast and tactile embossed buttons, allowing both partially sighted and blind users to easily identify the keys they want to press.
The user does not have to worry about which direction their document is placed in the ReadAnywhere, as it is intelligent enough to read a document in any orientation.
Accuracy and Speed
The ReadAnywhere uses the latest technology. Documents with very small font sizes, lists, bills, newspapers, and books with deep spines can all be scanned and read with superb accuracy.
You might think that with such accuracy, there would have to be a trade off in terms of scanning speed. That is not the case with the ReadAnywhere! Using specially selected components, the ReadAnywhere is one of the fastest performing portable reading machines available and is also whisper-quiet in operation.
Less than a minute from being turned on, the ReadAnywhere is ready to scan the first page.
Quality of Speech and Language Options
The ReadAnywhere uses the latest AT&T Natural voices for the highest quality speech available with superb intonation. Every ReadAnywhere comes standard with two voices, allowing the user to choose a different voice whenever they want.
The ReadAnywhere is available in most languages. Each additional language includes a high quality voice, as well as translated menus for that language. There is no limit to the number of optional languages that can be purchased.
Versatility
Even though the VisionAid International ReadAnywhere is very simple to use, it offers a very wide range of useful functions.
Multi-page Documents
A user is not limited to single page documents. With the ReadAnywhere, whole chapters of books or multi-page letters can be quickly and easily scanned into one file. When the first page is being read out loud, the user can add additional pages to their document, meaning there are no irritating pauses once the first page has been read and the next is scanned! This is a valuable feature when reading books.
Saving and Loading of Documents
The ReadAnywhere has an intuitive file management system to allow the saving and loading of documents. When a document is saved, a sound file is recorded, and the user names it by using the built-in microphone. When loading a file, the user cycles through a list of the saved files, and as they do so, the name that has been recorded for that file is played back, allowing it to be identified and easily retrieved.
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The VisionAid International ReadAnywhere PRO - A Truly Portable Reading Machine!
$4,995.00
The ReadAnywhere Pro gives you the freedom to read when ever and where ever you want!
You no longer need a traditional, bulky unit to read your documents. No larger than a standard notebook computer, and running on rechargeable batteries, the ReadAnywhere Pro is truly portable.
Portability - Take it Anywhere
The most revolutionary feature of the VisionAid International ReadAnywhere Pro is the fact that you can take it anywhere!
Weighing less than 9 lbs, being no larger than a standard notebook computer in size, and the fact that the ReadAnywhere Pro will operate for up to 4 hours with its built in rechargeable batteries means you will never have the problem of not being able to read text ever again, wherever you are!
Ease of Use
The ReadAnywhere Pro has been designed with ease of use in mind.
With the press of just one logically located button, the user can be listening to their document within seconds. Any person can quickly learn how to operate the ReadAnywhere Pro with the aid of just one button: the Help Button. Once it has been pressed, you can find out what all the other buttons do simply by pressing them.
The ReadAnywhere Pro Keypad has, logically located, high contrast and tactile embossed buttons, allowing both partially sighted and blind users to easily identify the keys they want to press.
The user does not have to worry about which direction their document is placed in the ReadAnywhere Pro, as it is intelligent enough to read a document in any orientation.
Accuracy and Speed
The ReadAnywhere Pro uses the latest technology. Documents with very small font sizes, lists, bills, newspapers, and books with deep spines can all be scanned and read with superb accuracy.
You might think that with such accuracy, there would have to be a trade off in terms of scanning speed. That is not the case with VisionAid International ReadAnywhere Pro! Using specially selected components, the ReadAnywhere Pro is one of the fastest performing portable reading machines available and is also whisper-quiet in operation.
Less than a minute from being turned on, the ReadAnywhere Pro is ready to scan the first page. On average, a standard document then takes only 20 seconds before it is being read out to you. Newspapers with many columns and images take only 30 seconds!
Quality of Speech and Language Options
The ReadAnywhere Pro uses the latest AT&T Natural voices for the highest quality speech available with superb intonation. Every ReadAnywhere Pro comes standard with four voices, allowing the user to choose a different voice whenever they want.
The ReadAnywhere Pro is available in most languages. Each additional language includes a high quality voice, as well as translated menus for that language. There is no limit to the number of optional languages that can be purchased.
Versatility
Even though the VisionAid International ReadAnywhere Pro is very simple to use, it offers a very wide range of useful functions.
Multi-page Documents
A user is not limited to single page documents. With the ReadAnywhere Pro, whole chapters of books or multi-page letters can be quickly and easily scanned into one file. When the first page is being read out loud, the user can add additional pages to their document, meaning there are no irritating pauses once the first page has been read and the next is scanned! This is a valuable feature when reading books.
Use it as a Stand-Alone PC
A superb feature of the ReadAnywhere Pro is that it can transform into a standard PC by attaching a mouse, keyboard and monitor to it. The user can then add the latest application software, screen reader or magnification software , to help them to access the internet, create word documents or send and receive e-mails. The ReadAnywhere Pro also has built-in Wireless Networking for enhanced connectivity. Visually impaired users can therefore rely on ReadAnywhere Pro for all of their portable computing and reading needs!
Saving and Loading of Documents
The ReadAnywhere Pro has an intuitive file management system to allow the saving and loading of documents. When a document is saved, a sound file is recorded, and the user names it by using the built-in microphone. When loading a file, the user cycles through a list of the saved files, and as they do so, the name that has been recorded for that file is played back, allowing it to be identified and easily retrieved.
Import From and Export To MP3 Players
Users can plug in a USB MP3 player and choose to save their documents directly to it, either in MP3 or plain text format, so they can be carried anywhere!
Plain text files that are on USB memory sticks can also be imported and read out loud using the ReadAnywhere Pro.
CD Playing / Burning
The ReadAnywhere Pro allows the playing of any audio CD format including Daisy and MP3 CDs. Documents can also be saved directly to CD in either MP3 or standard CD audio format allowing you to listen to them on any standard CD player.
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VisionAid International Readit Scholar, ReadEasy, ReadAnywhere & ReadAnywhere Pro - Voice Samples
Voice Samples
The VisionAid International Readit Scholar, ReadEasy, ReadAnywhere and ReadAnywhere Pro Reading Systems use the latest AT&T Natural voices for the highest quality speech available with superb intonation. The Readit Scholar, ReadEasy and ReadAnywhere Pro come standard with four voices, and the ReadAnywhere comes with two voices, allowing the user to choose a different voice whenever they want.
The samples below demonstrate the realistic, human-sounding voices that are installed in the VisionAid International Reading Systems. Click on the name to listen to the actual voice.
Natural Voices
► Crystal - American English Female Voice ► Mike - American English Male Voice ► Lauren - American English Female Voice ► Ray - American English Male Voice
SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SINCE 1979 Founded in 1979 by Jerry and Cathy Swerdlick, Electronic Vision Access Solutions is a family run, privately held corporation, located in Westerly, Rhode Island. EVAS specializes in the design and manufacture of Computer-Based Assistive Technology Solutions for people who are visually, physically, hearing or learning disabled. By developing the unique process of combining assistive technology, application software and computers, EVAS is a pioneer in the hi-tech world of Plug & Play AT Solutions.
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