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Capture text with a smart phone camera and hear instant playback

Winner of Handheld Learning Award for Innovation (Special Needs and Inclusion Category) 2009

CapturaTalk software uses high quality, natural sounding voices to read text out loud captured either from a photograph or an electronic document, with a Windows Mobile 6 compatible smart phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) device.

“CapturaTalk is a very exciting product that could revolutionise accessing printed information for so many people … I can see many benefits for its use both in and out of education … “ – Wesley C, Additional Support Tutor

“It’s brilliant. You take the picture, it reads the text. It’s like having a mate who can read in your pocket!” – John Tipping, Dyslexic Entrepreneur

“It’s great and it has given me terrific Freedom…CapturaTalk meant that I could learn and write on the move.” – Sarah Daley, A&E Nurse

“CapturaTalk provides a fantastic way for students with dyslexia to learn and process information” – Sally Cannon (SpLD) Teacher

CapturaTalk comes on an microSD Memory card and includes high quality, Acapela natural sounding voices and a built-in talking dictionary. This is ideal for people who require literacy support for disabilities such as dyslexia, or for those with visual impairments, or learning English. Words are highlighted as they are read out, reinforcing comprehension.

Listen to an online demo of the Acapela natural sounding voices

Access to text wherever you are

Think for a moment how this could help you…

1. Take a photo of important text that you need to understand or remember
2. CapturaTalk scans the photograph, recognises the text using the OCR software (Optical Character Recognition) and reads the information aloud to you with the text to speech function
3. You hear the information that you need to read and understand or remember for later, for example:
• a ticket
• a set of instructions
• information from a newspaper
• a travel schedule
• contact details and opening of a health service

Hear text anywhere text can be photographed!

You can store scanned text or your electronic documents as files so you can hear them at a time that is suitable for you. You can easily navigate the audio file to listen to the sections you need. The displayed text can be magnified up to 4 times, making this ideal for people with visual impairments.

See an online Flash demonstration of CapturaTalk (Opens in a new window. If the Flash movie does not play you may need to download and install free Flash player plug-in)

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View CapturaTalk Case Study – Young dyslexic entrepreneur uses latest mobile assistive technology to compete in the business world

Alternately you can have text read aloud from an electronic document or application (email, contacts, notes, SMS, tasks, Pocket Word and Pocket Internet Explorer), on your Windows Mobile phone, perhaps regarding an important person you need to contact and with the relevant history details you need to recall.

The possibilities for using CapturaTalk are totally up to you.

Hear the world from a different perspective

CapturaTalk is available as a stand-alone software product for people who already have a compatible Windows Mobile device such as a smart phone or a PDA.

CapturaTalk has been designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. The simple interface will help you to capture essential information and understand text. It can be of enormous benefit for those who struggle with reading, for example those who have dyslexia. It is also useful for anyone learning the English language.

CapturaTalk is a highly portable tool that can fit in your pocket and be on hand just when you need it.

If you dread the thought of learning new software, you’ll be pleased to find out that CapturaTalk is extremely simple and intuitive to use.

CapturaTalk Features and Benefits

• Scan and recognise text using Abbyy Mobile OCR
• Deliver text-to-speech with natural-sounding voices by Acapela
• Understand what words mean by having the definition read to you from the included Concise Oxford English Dictionary
• Always available toolbar: Access CapturaTalk from the toolbar which sits on top of all of your Microsoft mobile applications
• Pop up window with text highlighting during read-back
• Save scanned text or your electronic documents as files so you can hear them at a time that is suitable for you
• Easily navigate the audio file to listen to the sections you need
• Magnify text up to 4 times
• Improved file management
• Name your pictures when you save them
• Recent files list accessible from the open dialogue box
• Customise the look and feel
• Change the speed of read-back
• Change the size and colour of text in the read-back window
• Change the background colour and highlighting colour in the read-back window

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Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$AUD Price	$AUD GST
	CapturaTalk V3 for Windows Mobile Device - on microSD Card - Retail - Single User Retail Licence
	IACT		Windows Mobile	$589.00	$0.00
	CapturaTalk V3 for Windows Mobile Device - on microSD Card - Education - Single User Licence
	IACTE		Windows Mobile	$419.00	$0.00