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Freedom Scientific's
New 400 Series
Integrated Braille
PAC Mate Portable PC Models and Portable Braille Displays Announced
New PAC Mate models with Integrated Braille Features
QWERTY in Speech out - QX Series
Integrated PAC Mate Models. The QX420 and 440 are shown with the new portable Braille Displays.
 QX400 |
 QX420 |
 QX440 |
Braille in Speech out - BX Series
Integrated PAC Mate Models. The BX420 and 440 are shown with the new portable Braille Displays.
 BX400 |
 BX420 |
 BX400 |
Freedom Scientific has announced two major additions to its PAC Mate family of accessible Pocket PC devices for the blind. Orders are now being taken for the new PAC Mate BX400 and PAC Mate QX400. These units use Microsoft's Pocket PC 2003 software and JAWS for Windows. The processor is a high performance Intel X scale 400 MHz processor.
These new PAC Mate models feature a revolutionary new modular approach, providing significant user benefits in the areas of affordability and convenience.
The BX400 and QX400 are Braille in/Speech out and QWERTY in/Speech out units, respectively, and you can clip on one of Freedom Scientific's currently shipping 20-cell and 40-cell PAC Mate Portable Braille Displays if you want a unit with integrated Braille. Simply remove a plastic cover piece from either unit, and the PAC Mate Braille Display snaps into the BX400 or QX400 to form an integrated unit.
The PAC Mate BX400 and QX400 can be converted from a speech-only device to an integrated Braille Display device and back again in seconds. Because the PAC Mate Portable Braille Display can be quickly and easily removed, it also can be used as your PC or laptop Braille display.
New Portable Braille Displays
20 Cell Portable Braille Display
This first-of-its-kind, truly portable display notonly makes PAC Mate more accessible, but it also can be
used with desktops and laptops. Featuring a low-cost, simple platform this 20-cell refreshable Braille unit adds functionality to any computer with a USB port. With a pair of three-way Whiz Wheels for rapid navigation and dual purpose cursor routing buttons, users can quickly and accurately obtain the information they need. The built-in VariBraille and programmable hot keys make the PAC Mate 20 Portable Braille Display a convenient extension to any Windows or Windows CE operating environment.40 Cell Portable Braille Display
This first-of-its-kind, truly portable display notonly makes PAC Mate more accessible, but it also can be used with desktops and laptops. Featuring a low-cost, simple platform this 40-cell refreshable Braille unit adds the most manageable functionality available to any computer with a USB port. With a pair of three-way Whiz Wheels for rapid navigation and dual purpose cursor routing buttons, users can quickly and accurately obtain the information they need. The built-in VariBraille and programmable hot keys make the PAC Mate 40 Portable Braille Display a convenient extension to any Windows or Windows CE operating environment.
From an economic perspective, this represents a new level of protection against obsolescence. A user can buy a speech-only unit now and easily add Braille to it later. They also can move up from a 20-cell display to a 40-cell display without having to buy a new speech-only unit. Likewise, the interconnect for the Braille Display will be forward compatible with future Freedom Scientific products, so there is no need to repurchase Braille when moving to the latest processor technology.
By making an industry standard platform accessible, Freedom Scientific has opened the door for its customers to access Microsoft's Pocket PC software that includes Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and desktop synchronization. The PAC Mate can also utilize other popular third-party software and hardware compatible with Pocket PC.
This functionality makes PAC Mate a sound long-term investment because it's an accessible, mainstream computing device that always will be compatible with the latest software and hardware. And, if you are a JAWS user, then you already know how to use a PAC Mate.
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