Medical Devices That Talk From: Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry - November 2003 - page 50 By: Michael E. Wicklund The value of a talking glucose meter, such as the Roche Diagnostics Accu-Chek Voicemate, is that diabetics who have vision impairments or total blindness - common outcomes of the disease - can use it independently. A visually impaired person simply needs to follow the device's spoken instructions to apply blood to a specially designed test strip, insert [the] strip into the device, and listen for the numerical result. This natural means of interaction could also serve the needs of people who have cognitive impairments. Or it might be preferred by people who simply would rather listen to information such as result is 64 milligrams per deciliter, than to read it on a small display. Of course, a user might choose between the two modalities if the device incorporated both a display and voice output. Read the entire article at: http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/03/11/003.html