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ReadIt

Product Type: 
Device modifier
Manufacturer Name: 
Approximate Cost: $1,200.00

Product Description: 

ReadIt is software designed specifically for low vision and blind users, enabling them to read any printed or electronic format document. Documents can be converted into various viewing styles and formats as well as being read aloud with a human-sounding voice.

Main Features: 

  • Read faster and more easily.
  • Automatic multi-lingual speech output.
  • Six enhanced visualisations: image, overlay, column, horizontal, vertical, word.
  • Text highlighting.
  • Large cursors and scrollbars.
  • Variable spacing.
  • Document storage.
  • Import and export documents.
  • Annotate documents.
  • Integrated dictionary.
  • Speak punctuation.
  • Easy access toolbar.
  • Incredible document straightening abilities.

Primary Specifications: 

  • Windows 7 & 8 multi-touch support.
  • Full MAC OS X support.
  • Magnification – 0.2-80X (effectively unlimited).
  • Visualisations – 6 enhanced including unique overlay view.
  • Colour Modes – Full, grey scale & binary. Customizable combinations.
  • Time to read – 1 to 15 seconds (hardware dependent).
  • Supported Languages – over 20 (please see website for complete listing).
  • Multi-page capture speed – up to 20 pages per minute.
  • Import formats supported - Adobe PDF, Image (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF), MS Excel (XLS and XLSX), MS PowerPoint (PPT and PPTX), MS Word (DOC and DOCX), OpenDocument Formats (ODF), plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF).
  • Export formats supported - Adobe PDF, Image (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF), Microsoft Word (DOC and DOCX), MP3, Open Document Format (ODF) plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF).
  • OS – Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 32 and 64 bit, OS X 10.6 (with VM Ware Fusion).
  • Scanner – WIA compatible scanner.
  • CPU – Intel Atom.
  • RAM – XP:512MB. Vista, 7 & 8: 1GB.
  • HDD: 600MB.

More Information: 

See Manufacturer's website.