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>AROGA ANNOUNCES THE NEW AROGAPHONE
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>North Vancouver, March 10, 2003 - Aroga Group, today announced the release
>of the ArogaPhone 9290, a state-of-the-art speech accessible cell phone/
>PDA (Personal Data Assistant) combo which combines a Nokia 9290
>Communicator and speech output software from German manufacturers Brand &
>Grober.
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>"We are very excited to be able to offer this innovative product. We
>expect that it will be extremely popular with both our visually impaired
>clients and also expect that people with other print related disabilities
>will benefit from it." said Steve Barclay, VP of Marketing and Sales at
>Aroga Headquarters in Vancouver British Columbia. "By being able to use a
>mainstream product such as the Nokia 9290 Phone, we realize significant
>cost savings over traditional speech output note takers. This is now the
>least expensive speech output PDA on the market, and it has a feature set
>that compares to units which cost thousands of dollars more."
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>The ArogaPhone, which consists of the Nokia 9290 Communicator and the
>custom made screen reading software known as TALKS, allows visually
>impaired users to access many of the phones features, including:
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>· Phone / Speakerphone - With the ability to use PDA features while
>talking on the phone.
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>· Clamshell Design with small QWERTY Keyboard integrated into phone
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>· Digital Voice/Audio Recording - Including the ability to record a
>phone call or part of a phone call, play .wav files - MP3 conversion
>software available as an add-on (mono output only)
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>· Wireless Email
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>· Send and Receive SMS text messages
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>· Contact List and Appointment Calendar - Can Synchronize with
>Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes
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>· Send and Receive Wireless Faxes (Received Faxes cannot be spoken
>but can be sent to a printer or another fax machine for printout)
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>· Word Processor with Microsoft Word conversion utility
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>· Spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel conversion utility
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>· Install and run third party applications - open source Operating
>System allows for third party software development.
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>· 32 Megabytes standard internal memory, expandable to 80 Megabytes
>using industry standard memory cards.
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>· Synchronize phone, or transfer files with your computer via
>included serial or infrared connection
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>The specially designed TALKS software provides speech output using the ETI
>Eloquence text-to-speech engine through the phones internal sound card.
>Eloquence is used in most screen readers on the market today, making TALKS
>a familiar voice to anyone who has used a screen reader in the past.
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>The ArogaPhone not only replaces conventional notetakers, but also
>performs tasks an ordinary portable accessible device never could. For
>more detailed information on the Web, go to
>http://www.aroga.com/blindness/arogaphone.asp
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>Information on the Nokia 9290 phone component can be found at
>http://www.nokia.ca/english/products/9290.asp
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>Coverage for the ArogaPhone is available through the Microcell wireless
>network and is available in most major Canadian centres. For more detailed
>information regarding your area, visit
>http://www.canadagsm.com/english/html/coverage/fs_cov_cities.html
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>The ArogaPhone is now available for $1695.00 CND plus shipping and
>activation charges should it be activated as a cell phone. Call
>1-800-561-6222 for additional details.
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