I have seen the product, and in terms of performance -- both speed, 
and quality of OCR, it is underwhelming.  It is big, heavy, slow and 
expensive.  For all intents and purposes it is an Intel based netbook 
with a different case and camera. Intel could have sold it for less 
than $1499.  They are acting like the saviours of disabled persons 
and they haven't offered anything new.

Dave

At 01:38 PM 11/11/2009, Lynn Evans wrote:
>It is a stand alone product and no cell phone is required.
>here is another link;
>http://www.intel.com/healthcare/reader/about.htm
>
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>>Hi, All,
>>
>>Just thought I'd point out this new product.  I have no direct 
>>experience with it.  Unlike the KNFB Mobile Reader, this one is not 
>>in a cell phone, but it does also play daisy and mp3 audio files if 
>>I understand correctly. I believe it costs the same as the KNFB 
>>with cell phone so part of the decision would depend on whether you 
>>wanted the phone or whether you might prefer the daisy reader.  It 
>>would be great to hear from someone who has tested the new reader, 
>>or, even better, both!
>>
>>Here's the direct link:
>>
>>www.humanware.com/intelreader
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Ilene
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