At less than half the cost of ZoomText, iZoom is an exciting new option for people with low vision who need an easy-to-use program for magnifying text on their computer screens. Another big bonus is that iZoom speaks out the text using clear male and female Australian voices!
Other benefits of using iZoom?
- The USB version of iZoom does not require you to install any software onto the computer at all. Just insert it into the USB drive and you are instantly up and running. Other programs, like ZoomText, need users to install a small file, effectively locking them out of any public computers (like those in libraries) and school or Uni/TAFE computers where students do not have administrator privileges.
- Exceptionally easy to use interface.
- Zoom scroll-bars appear on the side and bottom of the screen to assist users to know where they are on the screen once it is enlarged.
- Font smoothing ensures clear, non-jaggy text when magnified.
- SmartAlign technology makes viewing web pages, emails and documents that don’t fit on the screen much easier. No need to continuously scroll back and forward horizontally to read the text. With just one mouse click, SmartAlign will realign the text so that it fits on the screen allowing you to be more productive and reducing eye-strain.
The Spectronics team have just finished a new Comparison Chart reviewing the features of several magnification software programs. If you have any questions about iZoom or other screen magnification programs, the best person on our team to answer your queries is Anita Raftery, our new teacher, with many years experience in supporting students with vision impairment. Anita can be contacted in our Brisbane office on phone (07) 3808 6833 or by email at anitar@spectronicsinoz.com
Want to try the program for yourself? A 30-day trial version is downloadable from the Spectronics website but at a hefty 388 MB, it takes a while to download! So please feel free to contact Spectronics to have a copy of the trial version sent to you on CD. If you have enquiries about site licence options and pricing, we are also happy to assist.
Have you tried Google Chrome’s new magnifier app? What is neat is that it allows you to magnify text by line, sentence or paragraph. That way you don’t loose your orientation on the page.