Scan and Listen
From: Technology Review - 02/2010 - page 17

The Intel Reader, powered by an Atom processor, is a handheld device with a
five-­megapixel camera that can read aloud any printed text it is pointed at,
including product labels, receipts, and pages from books and newspapers.
Previously, visually impaired or dyslexic people required a desktop scanner
connected to a computer to convert print into speech. $1500 

Source:
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/24198/

Links:
Intel Reader
reader.intel.com

New Intel Reader Transforms the Printed Word
http://www.intel.com/healthcare/reader/about.htm

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Text-to-Speech Handheld Introduced
From: Nuts & Volts Magazine - 01/2010 - page 12

Test-to-speech converstion isn't a new concept by any means, but last
November, Intel introduced it in a compact, handheld package called the Intel
Reader. The device is aimed at the people - 55 million who live in the US -
who have duslexia or other vision problems. As you might expect, it converts
printed text to digital text, and then reads it aloud to the user. It
includes an Atom processor-driven 5 Mpixel camera that allows users to point
at, shoot, and listen to the text. Used with an Intel Portable Capture
Station, large amounts of text - even up to an entire book - can be captured
for processing later. With a reported proce tag of $1499, it isn't for people
who are both blind and poor, but Intel is working with the Association of
Assistive Technology Act Programs, the Council for Exceptional Children,
Lighthouse International, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and
the Federation of the Blind to help reach as many people as possible.