Intel Makes an E-reader for the Visually Impaired
From: PC World - 11/09/2009
By: Robert McMillan

Intel will start selling a nifty new e-reader that can snap pictures of books
and newspapers and then read them back to people who have a hard time reading
the printed page. 

Called the Intel Reader, the US$1,499 device assists people who are blind,
dyslexic or have weak vision, said Ben Foss, the director of access
technology with Intel's Digital Health Group, who came up with the idea for
the reader. "It's designed to give them independence and access to reading."  

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Links:
Intel Reader
http://www.intel.com/support/healthcare/mpr/ir/

Intel Reader converts printed text to speech
http://techblips.dailyradar.com/story/intel-reader-converts-printed-text-to-speech/

Intel Reader: A device that turns any book into an e-book
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/11/intel-reader-emerging-technology-ebook-reader-visually-impaired-reading-assistance-device.html

Intel Reader revealed for dyslexic book lovers
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200946/4765/Intel-Reader-revealed-for-dyslexic-book-lovers

Intel Reader: from printed text to spoken words
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/11/intel_reader_from_printed_text_to_spoken_words.html