The Intel Reader

[jessehaley615]

Your vid is a favorite on Barbados

[ladylovedogs]

Hi, I am a nursing student with dyslexia. Does this device read out medical words found in nursing and medical books?

[DarksideShuffle]

that magnesium might make it durably, but u light that bitch on fire it aint goin out any time soon...

[FabioLimaCE]

It's just waste of money. It's to large. In a couple of years it will be forgotten.

[jono1971]

Unfortunately it currently costs £999 in the UK. It looks a little bulky and Fisher Price-esq to have the ‘street cred’ for a younger user. I like idea of the ‘Portable Capture Station’, which isn’t featured on this video. Perhaps OCR with text-to-speech will become standard on smartphones in years to come, as there’s already knfbReader Mobile and CapturaTalk?

[chrisfball12]

great now i don't have to read my school books. Just imagine the time i can save.

[chockett2005]

I have tried the device and the earphones do help a great deal! It can also read labels at the store!... including wine bottles! Regarding the voice, at first it may be annoying, however, as with any technical devises that are used to assist human interaction, the more you use it, the more of an extension of self it becomes. The power of reading and the independence it spawns far outweighs the mere weeks it may take to forgive the artificial voice for not perfecting human speech. Awesome.

[BonFire110]

It's very good. But how will a blind person take a shoot if he can't see anything? How should he know where is the text that he want to shoot? :)

[danno321s]

@BonFire110: I think there is a add-on picture-taking stand like an overhead slide presenter. Place printed page by using tactile markers.

[danno321s]

@Bonfire110: the companion product is called the "Portable Capture Station". Google It.

[bjohnson97229]

This is a great product that will be of great service to those who have vision impairments or reading disabilities. Nice work Intel bringing a solution to the table!!!

[drlecky]

I've seen many first-timers use text-to-speech technology and the smile on their faces is powerful. While people who read print (me) find it jarring, an annoying voice is a vast improvement over not being able to read. (Also earphones usually improve the quality a lot - try it!)

[seamusfurr]

This looks fantastic. This could be the difference between dependence and independence for those with reading or vision disabilities.

[00Watt]

There are people -- the learning disabled and the vision impaired -- for whom this device will give access to information that they would otherwise be cut off from -- job applications, menus, instructions, etc. It think it's going to change lives.

[rainlion]

the price makes it prohibitively expensive to those who might benefit from it

[H3liosphan]

Agreed. Far too artificial and annoying, even for ten seconds listening time. Imagine if you're stuck with it for months or years and have to depend on it!

I think I'd much rather listen to Microsoft SAM just because its not as annoying.

I've heard software TTS engines far superior to this, and apparently its around $1500 as well!

Not good Intel.

[draistrick]

How much does it cost?

[johnstall5350]

interesting, but no one is going to be willing to listen to the artificial voice. It's just not fluid enough, and it would be hard to really listen too and stay engaged with the material. Like i said it's interesting, but just not gonna catch with consumers, with the exception of a very small niche.

[Entropy56]

Exactly right. People that can't read books would rather have nothing than this. Good observation.

[glindatgw2]

Apparently, you have never had any kind of disability, nor has johnstall5350. Are you two "real people" or is this a "sneak attack" from some sort of competitor? First, there is no competition here. This is the real deal. Second, Entropy56, you need grammar lessons to make yourself sound credible. This is not about "reading books". It is about opening a world to some who have lived their lives in shame. Shame on both of you.

[Entropy56]

glindatgw2, who are you quoting? No one used those two sequential words. Second, I was being sarcastic and thus got the response I was looking for. Third, I am disabled; mentally retarded, have HIV, H1N1 and close to death.

[texasmaverick1983]

WOW The Intel Reader will be a great help for the Lawmakers in Washington to read the 2000 page bills that no one wants to read! This is indeed a very helpful tool... Something to think about Washington.... GET ONE!

[user12119]

What a novelty.