Nuance TALKS 5.0 is available for Series 60 5th
edition
touchscreen phones. Nuance TALKS is Nuance's assistive
software
that converts displayed text on a handset into highly-intelligible
speech for blind or visually impaired mobile consumers.
"With Nuance TALKS 5.0, we're providing blind and visually
impaired
consumers with access to a variety of applications and services
that
make today's touchscreen devices so powerful," said Michael
Thompson,
senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. "We're
continually investing in our mobile assistive software portfolio
so all
consumers can stay connected with friends, family and colleagues
no
matter where they are - regardless of the device."
Nuance TALKS 5.0 enables both blind and visually-impaired users to
take
full advantage of the many features found on popular Series 60
touchscreen mobile phones, including contact directories, caller
ID,
text messaging, access to web browsers, and other applications
like the
popular Fring messaging application - all while retaining the
original
user interface. Until now, it has been challenging for the
visually-impaired community to use touchscreen devices given the
dynamic
placement of icons, letters and numbers on virtual keypads, and
existing
screen readers for touchscreen phones override the original user
interface for low-vision and fully-sighted users.
Nuance TALKS 5.0 features a new exploration mode that allows users
to
simply slide their finger across the screen to hear menus,
applications,
widgets, text, and more via Nuance's robust text-to-speech
capabilities.
To access content, users just tap anywhere or slide their finger
on the
screen. The software also enables use of the virtual keypad by
sliding
their finger across it, and tapping once to emulate a keystroke.
Additionally, Nuance TALKS 5.0 allows users to navigate all menu
and
application options with one hand by using the volume keys located
on
the side of the device, further increasing accessibility while on
the go.
Nuance TALKS 5.0 also features unique SIM-based licensing that
offers
users the freedom to leverage the software on as many handsets as
they
like where the same SIM card is used, as well as access to the
DAISY2Go
Audio Book Player that enables users to read content right from
their
mobile phone. This latest version also supports recent
enhancements to
the Series 60 calendar and email capabilities, and features
enhanced
audio handling.
Availability
TALKS 5.0 supports more than 20 languages worldwide and is now
available
for Series 60 5th edition phones. For more information
about
TALKS, please visit www.nuance.com/talks.