Text to Speech/OCR Devices
MagniLink S Premium 2 is the ultimate video magnifier for you with high standards for both quality and mobility. It offers superior image quality, modern technology and smart features. It’s easy to carry and move from location to location, and it can be connected to a computer (PC/Mac/Chromebook) or monitor.
Superior image quality
MagniLink S Premium 2 excels in brightness, sharpness and contrast, and the unit has the latest technology.
Three modes of viewing
It's easy to switch between distance and reading mode. Just turn the camera head and flip up the camera lens, and your MagniLink S Premium 2 becomes a distance camera in a second. A Mirror mode is also included.
Easy to handle The unit has a user-friendly design with orange details that show where to grasp vital functions when using and setting up the system. Designed with tactile recognition of all main functions. All parts are made with durability, recyclability and a user-friendly feeling in mind.
Minimized footprint
The foldable support legs minimize the footprint, which makes it possible to place the unit tightly alongside a laptop, either on the left or the right side. Fits perfectly also on small tables.
If you want a more stationary system, there are three smart docking stations available!
Innovative software
The software controls the unit´s features, such as magnification, artificial colors and brightness, and provides the user with the facility to make individual adjustments for the best possible experience. You can also add TTS (Text-to-Speech) as an option. Besides speech output, the TTS option provides several different reading modes for increased reading speed and endurance.
Only one cable to hook up!
The user will never worry about battery strength or misplaced battery chargers as the unit is powered by the computer.
Split screen functionality in the software
There are several different split modes to choose between. Split mode makes it possible to divide the screen image to see different things, for example the computer image in one part of the screen and the image from the distance camera in another part. This is perfect in the classroom as well as the boardroom, if you want to see what the teacher/person is doing at the board at the same time as you look at your computer.
Technical specifications:
Connections USB 3.0 (type C), HDMI Resolution FHD: 1920 x1080 Magnification range FHD: 1.1x-75x-1080p (15.4” widescreen) Camera height 12.2 in Color modes Natural colors, 12 artificial colors, grayscale, fully customizable Viewing modes Reading, distance, mirror Weight 4.2 lbs Compatible with ZoomText, Dolphin SuperNova, Full split screen functionality System Requirements PC: Windows 7 or later Mac: Mac OS X 10.6 or later Chromebook: Chrome OS 59 or later
MagniLink Zip 13 FHD and the MagniLink Zip 17 FHD are true, portable video magnifiers with a Full HD reading and distance camera as well as a low-vision adapted 13.3" or 17.3” monitor. It has all the functions offered in a desktop video magnifier, but can be folded and carried to another location easily. The camera also provides a Mirror mode, ideal for make up and similar.
This is a good choice for users that read frequently and sometimes need to move their video magnifier between different locations, for example home and work, hotel, summer house, etc. The stylish, space-saving design makes MagniLink Zip easily placed in both homes, schools and workplaces.
Full HD provides the greatest image quality ever and is the best choice for RP users because it offers incredible contrast and low initial magnification.
A slim, dockable X/Y table with friction brakes X and Y for smooth and convenient reading is available as option. Other accessories are a battery, providing up to 4.5 hours operation, computer connection and TTS-software for PC and Mac, that can be used to OCR-process printed text and have it read aloud.
Ruby 10 Speech/Ruby 10 (non-speech) - Portable video magnifier with the convenience of a touchscreen and optional OCR
The Ruby 10 is a portable video magnifier with 3 cameras for distance, reading, and an extended arm for ful-page image capture and optional OCR.
The Ruby 10 is perfect for individuals who want a larger screen and desktop capabilities in a portable package. Choose the speech model for text-to-speech functionality.
Use right out of the box with intuitive controls and built-in reading stand. Unique, patent-pending viewing modes improve contrast and maximize comfort.
Ruby 10 Features:
- Magnifiy from 2X to 24X
- Touchscreen menue buttons and tactile buttons
- Portable and lightweight
- Magnify small objects and fine print
- See objects at a short distance
- Save scanned images and documents
- Connect via Miracast or USB to an external display
- Scan and read full-page documents (speech model)
- Connect a headset to listento documents privately (speech model)
Compact 10 HD is the only reading solution you’ll ever need. Featuring an intuitive design and a large 10” customizable touch screen, you’ll experience all the benefits of a desktop video magnifier, but in a much smaller, portable package you can use at the store, home, school, office, or while travelling.
Easy reading!
A generous high-definition 10” screen allows you to fit more text on the screen for a seamless reading experience. With more words on the screen simultaneously, you’ll find that reading becomes easier and more enjoyable, even in high magnification.
Ready when you need it!
Start reading within seconds of powering on Compact 10 HD. A quick start-up ensures you’ll never have to wait to read newspapers, magazines, mail, menus, see photos, prescriptions, price tags and more. A unique foldable handle allows you to comfortably read and write using a variety of positions no matter where you are.
Also available with Speech!
Upgrade to the Compact 10HD Speech and give your tired eyes a rest. A convenient text-to-speech feature allows you to take a snapshot of a document and listen along as the text is read back to you aloud.
OrCam is a camera that fits on a pair of glasses - dummy glasses are provided or we can use your glasses - they just serve to hold the camera. You can point or stare at print and it will start reading it aloud to you. It will read books, computer screens, your phone screen, signs, just about any written text.
Reads any printed or digital text: newspapers, books, restaurant menus, signs, product labels, computer and smartphone screens - all become accessible to you in an instant. Recognizes simple hand gestures. Ideal for use at work or at school, at home or on the go. Good for all ages and any level of vision loss.
Recognize Faces
Real-time identification of faces. Following a quick one-time entry process, previously stored faces of people who are important to you – family members, friends, co-workers – are seamlessly recognized and announced by your own voice tag once they come into the OrCam MyEye 2.0 smart camera’s view. Up to 100 faces of individuals can be stored. Great in social situations and gives independence.
Identify Products
OrCam MyEye 2.0 has a database of millions of product bar-codes and stores up to 150 of your favorite products – such as supermarket items, drugstore necessities and credit cards - instantly communicating them through your own voice tag, enabling an independent shopping experience.
Identify Money Notes
Make paying using cash a breeze with money note identification.
Color Detection
Pick out a shirt, choose a gift, shop with confidence with quick and accurate color detection.
Telling Time
Time and date are conveniently announced with a turn of the wrist. Fit in with everyone with this ergonomic gesture.
The ONYX OCR magnifies and reads aloud any document. The clear voice, magnification and high contrast makes reading so much easier. Comfortably change your focus from reading magnified texts yourself, to letting the ONYX OCR read them to you when reading becomes too tiring. Just place your document under the fixed OCR camera on the left and activate the speech function. Enjoy listening to any document as it is read aloud by a high quality voice, without straining your eyes. This four-in-one solution integrates two separate cameras: one for transforming text to speech output and one for magnifying documents and observing the room around you. This way, you can clearly see what you want, whether it is across the room or at your desk!
The ONYX OCR is a video magnifier for users who want to combine magnification and speech. The self-contained design integrates two cameras and a 24-inch touch-screen. It allows you to view a full letter page on the screen, and to magnify materials up to 131 times.
The ONYX OCR combines the perks of several video magnifiers in one design. With this four-in-one solution, you can magnify text on your desk, write, work on hobbies, view images from a distance, view yourself, and even listen to documents as they are read aloud! You can comfortably switch between reading magnified-text and listening to documents. Just place your document under the fixed OCR camera on the left side of the magnifier, tap the touch-screen and enjoy listening to the text, without straining your eyes.
Features
- Four-in-one video magnifier with two separate cameras for distance, document, self-view and OCR functionality:
- Flexible camera to observe objects across the rooms or auditoriums in sharp focus (distance view), to magnify documents such as reading materials, daily business tasks, classroom assignments, product labels and craft projects (document view), and to get magnified true mirror image (self-view)
- Convenient fixed position OCR camera to listen to documents effortlessly – Always place the document in the same place
- Touch screen monitor: Tap the screen to begin reading at any point and from any place in the document
- Displays full pages and automatically identifies the document layout
- Autofocus HD camera
- OCR camera – 13 Megapixels
- Magnification Range: 24-inch monitor: 1.7x to 131x
- 24-inch full-color TFT widescreen display
- Point & Read functionality: intuitive touch interface
- Overview: full letter page viewing
- Assistive reading with automatic text zone recognition
- Fast text recognition (OCR)
- Over 60 reading voices in 31 languages
- Saving and opening documents on an SD card or USB stick
- Large icon and large font menu
- Volume control
- Speed control
- Digital photo viewer
- Built-in stereo speakers
- SD card slot
- USB port
- Headphone connector
- Weight: 24-inch – 25.8 lbs / 11.7 kg
- Working height under camera: 16.4 inches / 41.6 cm
Desktop Video Magnifier with OCR and Speech
The TOPAZ OCR combines video magnification and text-to-speech features into a single desktop video magnifier. The high-definition camera produces a clear picture with sharp images and crisp text. This lets you use a lower magnification to maximize the amount of information displayed on the screen. It also reduces the need to move the XY table as much when reading text, looking at pictures, or working on crafts and other projects.
The TOPAZ also includes an OCR camera. A simple screen tap changes TOPAZ from a video magnifier to a scanning and reading device with speech. When in OCR mode, TOPAZ displays, processes, acquires, and reads aloud the document currently displayed on the screen.
Magnification Features
- All the features of our standard TOPAZ XL HD magnifier PLUS...
- 24-inch touchscreen display
- The high-definition camera provides a crisp image that is easy to read at all magnification levels
- Widest field of view to fit more text on the screen at once, for greater productivity with less fatigue
- Use the optional GEM® image management software to view, capture, and save magnified images from TOPAZ to your computer
OCR Features
- Acquire and process documents displayed on the screen
- Listen to the unit read the processed text
- See a full page view of the document with clearly marked reading zones
- Reading zones permit fast document navigation by tapping a zone and having immediate speech from that part of the document
- Continue to add more pages to the document, and quickly save it to an SD card
Makes Reading Easy Again
Does reading your newspaper or favorite book become too tiresome with a video magnifier? Do you lose time searching through text? Now enjoy the Optelec ClearView+ Speech, a completely new approach for the integration of OCR and text-to-speech technology in a desktop video magnifier. Just sit back, relax, and listen to any printed documents as they are read aloud.
The ClearView+ Speech combines video magnification and accurate text-to-speech that makes it easy to select what you want to read. It allows you to enlarge materials to a more comfortable size or change the high contrast viewing modes with one master dial. To activate the Speech feature, just simply touch the screen and instantly enjoy listening to articles, letters and books with a natural sounding voice and full page overview.
The Optelec ClearView+ Speech is available as a complete system or as a separate module. Thanks to its compatibility, all existing ClearView+ models (G1 & G2) will be upgradable; meaning you too can enjoy the new Speech functionality if you're an existing ClearView+ user!
Read with reliable Speech Technology
The ClearView+ Speech can instantly convert printed text into speech. Now you can enjoy having access to accurate information in a way that is most comfortable and easy for you, especially long text. The Point & Read interface allows you to simply touch the screen for the Speech feature, and then sit back, relax and listen. You also have the option to select video magnification to view photos, bills and read shorter text.
Capture the whole page and navigate quickly
The ClearView+ Speech displays full pages and automatically identifies the document or photo layout. Switch instantly between full view and navigate to various sections. Never lose track of where you are again!
Point directly at columns or words and read
To scroll within the magnified document, swipe your finger on the 24-inch HD touchcreen monitor. Simply tap a paragraph, column or word to activate the Speech function and instantly enjoy listening to articles, letters and books. That's how easy it is!
Store documents or view your favorite photos
You can enjoy the convenience of saving documents or viewing digital photos on a SD card or USB drive and access them when you need them.
Key Features
- Intuitive 24" HD Touchscreen monitor
- - Read long documents with accurate and reliable Text-to-Speech
- - Point directly at a column, paragraph or word & Read
- - Capture the whole document with Full Page overview
- - Navigate quickly with intelligent document layout recognition
- - Swipe your finger to scroll through the magnified text or photos
- - Read text in high contrast while viewing pictures in original color
- - More than 50 reading voices in over 30 languages
- - Document and photo storage to reference later
- - Picture viewer with zoom and slideshow options to view favorite photos
- - Continuous magnification of 1X to 85X (depends on model type)
- - Ergonomic product design with customizable features
- - Built-in high sound quality stereo speakers and headphone port
- - Compatible with all existing ClearView+ Systems and easy to upgrade
- - 3-year limited warranty
The Optelec ClearReader+ Advanced includes the Optelec ClearReader+ and Magnification Feature Pack. The Magnification Feature Pack expands the functionality of the Optelec ClearReader+ scanning and text-to-speech reading device, and now offers electronic video magnifier and document saving capabilities. By the press of a button, low vision users can both view and/or listen to scanned or saved text instantly and simultaneously with user-friendly controls.
Connect the Optelec ClearReader+ to any VGA monitor, TV or video magnifier and select your preferred high contrast color and text magnification using the Magnification Feature Pack. View photos and save important documents on a SD memory card or USB flash drive for later reference.
You can also use the Magnification Feature Pack and ClearReader+ with voice-only menu options. Blind users will be able to utilize the intuitive interface control to hear documents read aloud with preferred settings, and save materials with expandable memory options.
The Optelec ClearReader+ Advanced combines ease of use, video magnification, high quality multilingual speech output, and fast text-to-speech recognition technology with an attractive portable design. The Optelec ClearReader+ Magnification Feature Pack is also available separately for existing ClearReader+ users.
Overview
- Modern design with a retro look and feel
- Quality of sound
- Excellent OCR performance on difficult brochures, flyers and newspaper columns
- Intuitive user interface
- Battery operated up to 5 hours
- Modularity and ability to upgrade as technology advances
- No fan for less noise and quiet when in use
- Multiple languages integrated
Key Features
- 4 pre-selected reading voices (US Samantha, US Tom, Mexican Spanish Paulina, Canadian French Julie)
- 42 total different voices available, in 29 languages with 3 in American English and 2 in Spanish
- Photo and text mode (column and line view)
- 12 selectable high contrast colors
- Up to 16 X magnification of the original document
- 3 menu options (advanced, basic, voice-only)
- 2 font options (Arial and Verdana)
- Save text, photos or books
- Expandable memory on SD card or USB drive
- 3 saving options (save without voice label, save with voice label, save book)
- 2 word highlight options (block or box)
Rediscover the joys of reading anytime and anywhere with the Optelec ClearReader+, combining fast text recognition, a choice of high quality naturally sounding voices, and, all in an attractive portable design.
To read any printed text by dictation, the Optelec ClearReader+ device integrates ease-of-use with a high-quality, multilingual voice output and fast optical character recognition (OCR) and text-to-speech recognition technology, all within a sleek and retro design. With only five controls, the Optelec ClearReader+ is one of the most intuitive and user-friendly text-to-speech devices available.
Access to printed documents such as magazines, newspapers, books or a letter from a friend has never been so easy. Portable and battery powered, the Optelec ClearReader+ assistive technology device can be used in the home, at school or work, making it ideal for reading books, newspapers, receipts or reviewing bills and bank statements.
To operate, simply power on the unit, release the camera arm and place the reading material under the high-resolution camera. Press the scan button to take a snap shot of the text, and in seconds the Optelec ClearReader+ will read the desired text in high quality speech. The Optelec ClearReader+ Basic offers all the benefits of the ClearReader+ but is AC Powered and without a built-in rechargeable battery.
Additionally, the Optelec ClearReader+ is easily customized to read text at different speeds, in up to 29 supported languages and 42 different voices.
Highlights Include:
- Camera: High-resolution camera with state-of-the-art wide angle optics and integrated object lighting.
- Text recognition: High-quality, multilingual text recognition for the user to click and read in a few seconds.
- Languages: Four languages installed with 29 languages supported, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak.
- Voices: Support for 42 different voices and choice between male, female or different dialects and regional accents.
- Battery and Power: Integrated Li-ion batter for five hours of continuous use. (Optelec ClearReader+ Basic is AC Powered)
- External Buttons and Controls: Forward/backward, play/pause, speed, scan, volume, on/ off.
- Connections: Headphone and power connectors.
- Handle and Speakers: Foldable carry handle and built-in stereo speakers.
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 9.4 x 3.9 inches / 23 x 24 x 10 cm
- Weight: 5.4 lbs / 2.46 kg (ClearReader+) and 4.97 lbs / 2.26 kg (ClearReader+ Basic)
- Accessories: Carrying Case and Wireless Headphones (not included)
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