January 5, 1998


Dear List,

For those interested in the latest developments in
vision substitution technology: new software has
become available, namely

   The vOICe Learning Edition for Windows-95
   or NT, version 1.0 beta (first test release).

The vOICe software translates images from a digital
camera (webcam) into sounds that you hear via your
headphones, thus targetting vision substitution.

The fully functional evaluation version offers

   - Vision substitution using truly visual input.

   - Hifi stereo sound from the auditory display.

   - Easy installation: simply download and run.

   - Built-in speech support for the main functions.

   - A mute button: you decide what you want and when.

   - Many advanced options, including slow-motion,
     zoom, inverse video and edge detection.

Hardware requirements: a webcam, a fast notebook PC,
and headphones.

See

   http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Peter_Meijer/winvoice.htm

for details.

Best wishes,

Peter Meijer


Soundscapes from The vOICe - Seeing with your Ears!
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Peter_Meijer/