Nokia, Tampere University and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired have created the Nokia Braille Reader. The Nokia Braille Reader offers the visually-impaired and blind a way to read SMS text messages via Braille.The app captures received SMS messages and...
Audiopoint, introduced an upgrade to its Voice Terminal Service that speaks directly to the visually impaired community, voice enables Google Calendar and offers entry level service plans making the service affordable to all. VTS allows visually-impaired users to access email...
Nuance Communications acquired of Jott voice-to-text service provider. Jott currently offers a voicemail to text service, note via phone, sales applications, and an API for development. The combined Nuance and Jott teams plan to focus on several key voice-to-text initiatives:...
Verizon Wireless is now offering new assistive technology that converts displayed text into speech for users who are blind or visually impaired. It will available on the MOTO Q 9c smartphone beginning March 15. TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio...
Microsoft is now offering Microsoft Recite, a search technology for voice that runs on Windows Mobile devices. With Microsoft Recite, the human voice can store, search and retrieve information. Microsoft Recite is available as a free technology preview beginning February...