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A New Generation of BookCourier
BookCourier has been around since 2002 and set the standard for portable reading
devices. With state-of-the-art technology, the new BookCourier is better than
ever and more affordable than you can imagine.
Overview
- Digital audio player
(including DAISY, NISO, MP3 -- see Content Support for details)
- Advanced text-to-speech reader
using DoubleTalk
- Top quality voice recorder
using built-in microphone or external microphone jack
- High speed USB
2.0 connection for fast file transfers between BookCourier and your PC
- Removable SD
card support for storing up to 8GB* of text and audio
- "Plug and play" architecture that allows your BookCourier and PC
to communicate without configuring either one
- Powered by two AA batteries
for at least 40 hours of continuous reading (for text files)
- Supplied
earphones for private, on-the-go listening; stereo headphone jack also
supports external speakers
- Ergonomically
designed keys and with high contrast keypad
- Attached pocket clip
- PC software that allows you to select files on your PC and download them
to BookCourier
Content Support
- Text
- Bookshare.org
- Grade 2
Braille
- Talking
Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom
- Kurzweil
Educational Systems
- MP3
- Audible
- DAISY audio/NISO
- OGG Vorbis
- WMA
- WAV PCM
- IMA-ADPCM
- NLS
(National Library Service coming soon)
Navigation
- Simple,
intuitive user interface
- Automatic bookmark that saves your place and lets you pick up
exactly where you left off
- Navigation by
sentence, paragraph, page, section, or other document structure
- Navigation by
time increment
- Fast forward/reverse controls
- Go to page
jumping feature
- Power search
to quickly zero in on a desired passage
- Virtually unlimited bookmarks in each document
- User-defined
hierarchical
library for organizing files
Ease of Use
- Where am I feature that tells you exactly where you are in the current
file and file system
- Adjustable
reading speed for both text and audio files (also known as TSM or time scale
modification)
- Spelling
feature for text files lets you stop reading and spell any word whose
pronunciation you can't understand
- Built-in Talking Help for every key on the keypad
- Built-in
Talking User Guide that explains how to use all the features
- Easy-to-use controls for adjusting voice type,
volume, and more
- Announcement
level so each
listener can choose the level of detail BookCourier provides when making
announcements
- Sleep timer
and clock
* The first release will support 4GB SD cards, with 8GB
support in a subsequent release.
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