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Overview

HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for people who are blind or have low vision. HumanWare offers a wide range of innovative products, including the BrailleNote® Apex, the leading productivity device for the blind in education, business and for personal use; Victor Reader®, the world's leading family of digital audiobook players; the unique Prodigi® family of desktop and portable vision and reading systems, the ultra-portable explore line of electonic handheld magnifier, and Trekker® Breeze, the all-in-one handheld talking GPS.

Products

BrailleNote Apex BT 32

  • Built-in options are at your fingertips to access Web pages, download e-mails or retrieve files from your network.
  • Enjoy the convenience of wireless accessories and connectivity to keyboards.
  • Printers, embossers, hard drives, flash drives and more, it’s a snap to connect to one of the three available USB ports.
  • Keep an updated list of personal contacts and appointments by synchronizing information with your PC.
  • Use your BrailleNote’s keyboard to navigate with your computer screen reader using the Braille Terminal Mode.

BrailleNote Touch 32

More than ever, students and professionals who are blind require an intelligent device that combines the simplicity and accessibility of a note taker with the power and efficiency of a modern smartphone or tablet. Our latest solution is the groundbreaking BrailleNote Touch, the first certified braille tablet providing Play Store access.

The BrailleNote Touch interface is easy to learn for both students and teachers, combining the benefits of KeySoft and braille literacy of a traditional note taker with the efficiency and power of a modern tablet.

  • A powerful combination of accessibility and efficiency
  • The KeySoft user experience with the power of an Android operating system
  • Linear, user-friendly menu and interface
  • Supports perfect braille translation in contracted or uncontracted braille,
    including UEB and multiple languages
  • First certified Braille Tablet providing Play Store access
  • Supports Google Play store for accessible third party apps

Brailliant BI 40

HumanWare's new Brailliant BI display is designed for extensive reading with the full comfort and intuitive display navigation of HumanWare's signature thumb keys. This new generation of Brailliant BI braille displays features the excellent, sharp and crisp braille cell technology that users have praised on the BrailleNote Apex.

Light, compact, portable, yet sturdy and durable, this new display ergonomically fits in front of your laptop or desktop keyboard, and can be used with your preferred mobile devices. Built with lightweight, long lasting aluminum housing, the Brailliant BI will stand up to daily wear and tear.

Breeze

This new, all-in one device , easy and simple tool will assist you in your daily travel, providing automatically most valuable information such as Where you are, What's around and Where to go next. The Breeze will allow you to record your favorite landmarks and routes, in the easiest manor. Only 9 buttons to give you all the security you need to enjoy outdoor travel in confidence. This device is small, smart and it's operation is yet so simple!

explore 5 Handheld Electronic Magnifier

Ease of use and outstanding ergonomics make the explore 5 the device of choice for active people looking for an electronic magnifier they can take everywhere they go. From magnifying restaurant menus to the fine print on documents, packaging and more, the explore 5 makes life easier for anyone with vision problems.

The explore 5 is ready to use the moment you take it out of your purse or pocket. No instructions necessary. The large, bright buttons are intuitive and simple, and its key features are designed to help in every situation.

A smart choice for active people with mild to medium-severe low vision who need variable magnification and contrast enhancement, the explore 5 is designed to help them on the go, at school, at work… everywhere.

explore 8 Handheld Electronic Magnifier

More than ever, people with low vision are looking for a powerful yet lightweight tool to help them see clearly in their daily activities. Our latest innovation? The explore 8, a Touchscreen HD handheld magnifier for active people who prefer a large screen but still want maximum portability. It is smaller, lighter and more affordable than most 7-inch magnifiers on the market while providing a screen more than 30% larger, designed to make life easier—and a whole lot clearer.

Delivering unmatched image quality, the explore 8 features two 21-megapixel cameras—one for things less than 15 cm away like documents, books and newspapers, and a second camera for distance viewing away to see things like street and store signs.

The device boasts the largest screen in the smallest package, designed with the latest technology, innovative features and an easy to use touchscreen for unmatched mobility, comfort and convenience wherever you go.

Juliet 120 braille embosser

Featuring a new platform that improves embossing quality, Juliet 120 can produce double-sided documents and emboss up to 155 characters per second, for an actual output of more than 400 pages per hour, hour after hour, day after day.

With the built-in UEB contracted braille translator and Firebird tactile graphics software, Juliet 120 is an easy-to-use double-sided braille embosser that meets all of your braille needs in one device.

You can adjust the height of the braille dots to your preference and quickly generate sideways braille documents to maintain newspaper and magazine formatting. In addition to its seamless operation with your BrailleNote Touch Plus, files can be sent via Bluetooth or wirelessly from a computer or mobile device. Its control panel is designed to make it usable by both visually impaired and sighted users. Juliet 120 simply offers superior braille dot quality for easy and reliable reading every time.

Phoenix

Imagine the ability to scan your pictures, graphs and charts into your computer and with a few clicks of the mouse, emboss those images in high definition tactile graphics without compromising the quality of your Braille text.

This is now possible with the Phoenix Embosser and Firebird Software Suite (included FREE with the Phoenix) available from Enabling Technologies!

The Phoenix is our ninth generation of Braille embossing technology that combines our durable and legendary Romeo Braille Dot with a proprietary 25 DPI tactile graphics embossing system. All in one embosser! Now, there is no longer a need to settle for poor quality Braille text to achieve high definition tactile graphics, as is the case with most other products on the market.

PIAF Picture in a Flash Tactile Graphic Maker

A simple and Fast way to prepare Tactile Graphics.

Piaf is a machine that makes raised line drawings on special paper, called capsule or swell paper. Users can draw, print or photocopy pictures onto the swell paper and pass it through the Piaf. The heat of the Piaf causes the lines to swell and then the drawing can be read with the fingers. It is ideal for people who are blind and vision impaired. Piaf is being used in a variety of educational, employment and personal settings.

  • Tactile graphics support learning math, science and mobility
  • Students can learn to draw or print and understand spatial concepts
  • Capsule paper can be run thru the PIAF multiple times without compromising quality
  • Embossed lines are more durable and not easily scrapped off with a finger

Prodigi Connect 12

The newly redesigned Connect 12 combines a high-performance digital magnifier with the versatility of a tablet, plus unmatched ease of use and integrated access to newspapers or magazines from online libraries. This ideal solution for active seniors, students and professionals, allows free and open access to more than a million apps.

Smarter and more connected than all other low-vision products, HumanWare’s new Prodigi Connect 12 is the evolution of the most advanced digital magnifier  product line. This is the solution for low-vision users looking to enlarge print and images with the added benefit of instant connectivity in the classroom

Prodigi Desktop electronic magnifier 20 in

Prodigi has no confusing knobs and dials, and no clumsy X/Y table. Its Touch and Tap controls are easy to learn and hard to forget. Just place your document and tap to zoom in and start reading with your preset magnification, enhanced contrast and reading mode. Prodigi uses the same touch controls for the desktop and portable tablet, so it’s simple to use, at home or away.

 

  • The unique and affordable table-top magnifier that makes seeing and reading comfortable and efficient.
  • Touch and Tap controls: no X-Y table or bulky knobs to turn.
  • Diamond-Edge Text that can be magnified as much as needed without loss of image quality.
  • Switch from reading documents to listening to them, with the tap of a finger.
  • Store photos and documents.

Prodigi Tablet Handheld Electronic Magnifier

The Prodigi Tablet is a complete low vision solution. Bring it with you to work, school, and for all kinds of leisure reading. You can listen to captured text using headphones, while visually reading text on screen in page, column or line mode. 

  • A powerful, lightweight 5” HD magnifier with touch screen
  • Magnification from 1.2x to 20x
  • Select from a wide variety of enhanced contrast options
  • Easy to use Touch and Tap™ controls
  • Ability to capture and store up to 100 full-page documents
  • Store photos and documents to take with you wherever you go

Reveal 16i Full HD digital magnifier

Reveal 16i is a unique, smart, intuitive, and compact foldable magnifier. Designed with simplicity in mind, this new versatile digital magnifier is the perfect solution to help you stay productive in your daily life.

  • Google Play Store accessible to download thousands of applications
  • Google Docs, Drive, Gmail, Google+, Hangouts, Chrome already installed. Reveal 16i is also connected to Bookshare
  • Optical character recognition (OCR) and Text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities
  • Digital editing
  • Touchscreen
  • Free automatic software updates
  • Internet and Bluetooth connections
  • USB and HDMI ports, headphone jack
  • Adjustable 16-inch screen
  • 10X magnification optical zoom
  • Up to 45X digital magnification
  • Real 1X
  • Polarized LEDs
  • Optional battery available
  • Optional carrying case
  • Robust and foldable

Reveal 16i Full HD digital magnifier with XY table

Reveal 16i is a unique, smart, intuitive, and compact foldable magnifier. Designed with simplicity in mind, this new versatile digital magnifier is the perfect solution to help you stay productive in your daily life.

  • Google Play Store accessible to download thousands of applications
  • Google Docs, Drive, Gmail, Google+, Hangouts, Chrome already installed. Reveal 16i is also connected to Bookshare
  • Optical character recognition (OCR) and Text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities
  • Digital editing
  • Touchscreen
  • Free automatic software updates
  • Internet and Bluetooth connections
  • USB and HDMI ports, headphone jack
  • Adjustable 16-inch screen
  • 10X magnification optical zoom
  • Up to 45X digital magnification
  • Real 1X
  • Polarized LEDs
  • Optional battery available
  • Optional carrying case
  • Robust and foldable
  • Comes with a XY table

VictorReader Stream

This versatile, powerful DAISY-MP3 and NISO player lets you read and navigate through complex books, such as reference manuals and school books, as well as novels and magazines. You can also use its built in text to speech to read books in text format such as Bookshare. And that’s not all - there are many more functions, including an integrated microphone to record voice notes.

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