Freedom Scientific’s SARA™ (Scanning and Reading Appliance) is an affordable and easy-to-use solution for reading a wide variety of printed material including books, mail, newspapers, magazines, and so much more. SARA uses the latest in advanced optical character recognition technology to scan text and then read it aloud in crisp, clear speech. SARA automatically stores and remembers the contents of hundreds of thousands of scanned pages.

You can start using SARA right out of the box, with no experience or training. Just place your book or document on the scanning area, and press the scan button. SARA automatically scans and recognizes the text, and reads it to you. During the reading, you can adjust the voice rate and volume, as well as fast forward and rewind, or pause and take time to examine a document in detail. You can even spell out words to get a better understanding of what is being spoken.

• Navigation keys are easy to find, so the user can read a word or a line at a time, fast forward, rewind, and move up and down the scanned page.
• The speech rate and volume are easily adjusted. Even choose the human-sounding reading voice of your preference with SARA’s built-in RealSpeak™ synthesizer.

• Attach the SARA to a TV or computer monitor for colorful, large print access to complement speech.You can even change the print type style, color, size, and spacing to fit your needs.
• Support for scanning and reading in multiple languages
• CD player for reading books saved on disk.
• Front mounted stereo speakers
• Front audio jack for stereo headphones
• Rear power jack
• Built-in microphone
• Size: 20 in. x 3.5 in. x 12 in. (50.8 cm. x 8.89 cm. x 30.48 cm.)
• Approximate weight: 18 lbs. (8.16 kg.)
• 20 GB hard disk drive
• 256 MB RAM, 600 MHz processor (x86 compatible)
• 100 - 240 volt power