Richard Tapping gives our listeners an overview of the ElBraille and the ONYX OCR devices from VFO. These new devices are shipping soon and Richard covers each along with pricing packages from VFO. Descriptions from the VFO web site are posted below and Richard gives a great overview in this podcast. Join Richard Tapping and check out the new products from VFO.

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The ElBraille

A cutting-edge, extremely portable Braille computer

The ElBraille is a portable device designed for users who are blind or deaf-blind and want to stay connected at school, work, or home as well as on the go. The twenty-first century, take anywhere replacement for the dedicated notetaker, ElBraille combines the power and flexibility of a modern mainstream computer running the Windows® 10 operating system with JAWS® and a Braille display with a full Braille keyboard to offer a fully accessible compact computer. JAWS provides the best screen reader experience with either Eloquence speech output or the highly responsive and life-like Vocalizer Expressive Compact voices as well as full Braille output. Type text into documents or perform JAWS and Windows® commands right from the Braille display’s keyboard using the JAWS BrailleIn® feature. Run any Windows application such as Microsoft Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®, or Outlook®. Use FSReader to read DAISY books from sources such as Bookshare.org or browse the internet with Microsoft Internet Explorer® or Mozilla® Firefox. ElBraille also includes a set of specially designed apps for performing popular actions such as the creation of voice or text notes, listening to audio content, and more.

The ElNotes application developed by Elita Group is designed to create, store, and manage text and voice notes on the ElBraille Notetaker. ElNotes allows a user to quickly create text and voice notes using a set of special keystrokes and then export them to TXT or MP3 files respectively, if needed. These files are saved to a user-specified folder and then are available to be read and listened to using other ElBraille applications.

Save by upgrading your current investment – Compatible with your existing Focus 14 Blue or Focus 40 Blue Braille Display and your existing JAWS license.

Features

• Runs Microsoft Windows® 10

◦ Latest JAWS version with Eloquence comes preinstalled

• Braille display: 14 or 40 refreshable Braille cells, an 8-dot Perkins-style Braille keyboard

• Microprocessor: Intel® Atom™ x5-Z8300, Quad-Core 1.84 GHZ CPU

• 160 GB of internal memory, 2 GB RAM

• 2 stereo speakers

• Built-in Microphone

• An additional system speaker with sound and vibration feedback

• Wireless WLAN802.11 A/B/G/N/AC networks support (2.4 and 5 GHz)

• Bluetooth V4.2

• A built-in 4G LTE modem supporting 7 cell networking standards: TDD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, CDMA1X/EVDO, GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Download speed up to 150 Mbps, upload speed up to 50 Mbps

• GPS 1/8″ (3.5 mm) headphone jack

• Memory card slot supporting SD, SDHC, SDXC up to 256 GB

• USB 3.0 port

• Mini HDMI port

• Rechargeable 10,400 mAh battery

• Approximately 17 to 20 hours on battery,