Be mpower d to succeed in the digital information age

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1 Technically speaking 64 MB RAM BrailleNote mpower BT Windows media player including streaming audio Internal modem SD card slot Compact Flash card slot Type 2 PCMCIA card slot BrailleNote mpower QT 2 USB host ports that you can connect to a range of accessories including: External floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, a USB printer or embosser, USB keyboard for Braille keyboard units USB client port for ActiveSync connectivity Standard 9-pin RS232 serial port Infra-red port Updated KeyWeb with Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 6 engine improvements Network connectivity VoiceNote mpower BT Wireless Ethernet connectivity via optional CompactFlash card (802.11b) Bluetooth wireless connectivity that includes: ActiveSync to a PC, Internet via Bluetooth cellphone, printers and keyboards How would we sum up the mpower difference? Record voice memos Over many years, HumanWare has worked extensively with blind people to design a user interface specifically for them. The benefit can be summed up in one word, efficiency. In this competitive world, HumanWare mpowers blind people to be able to concentrate on the information, not grapple with cumbersome graphical interfaces. Whether you use the comprehensive context sensitive help guides that take you through every step of the process, the extensive logical menu system, or you re a power user who zaps around KeySoft with a rich series of shortcut keys, BrailleNote mpower satisfies your needs. The blindness-specific interface means there s no need to concern yourself with cumbersome back translation from contracted Braille. BrailleNote mpower takes care of that for you across every application. It does the tiresome work of keeping track of translation, so you don't have to. BrailleNote mpower ensures you never risk sending indecipherable contracted Braille files to a sighted colleague who can t read it. It s automatic! XScale 272 (416 MHz) processor Option of Eloquence or KeyNote Gold 18 or 32 cell displays available VoiceNote mpower QT Give your existing BrailleNote mpower At HumanWare our aim is to empower our customers, not to have them drop behind with every new model released. That is why your existing BrailleNote can be upgraded to mpower standards. Speech with KeySoft 7.0 Phone HumanWare today on to find out more about what the BrailleNote mpower can do for you. HumanWare, Russell Smith House 2 Bullmat Business Centre, Northampton Road Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6AR United Kingdom Tel: Fax: eu.info@humanware.com Be mpower d to succeed in the digital information age The new wireless lighter, smarter and faster

2 The BrailleNote has changed the way many blind people work and interact. Using the latest mainstream technology from Microsoft with an interface designed specifically for blind users, BrailleNote has allowed blind people to get the most out of the digital information age. Now, HumanWare is proud to offer the next generation of mobile information management technology, BrailleNote mpower. It s a BrailleNote supercharged for today s connected, information-rich world. you ll feel the difference right away. BrailleNote mpower is the latest word in mobile functionality. It is very fast. You ll feel the processor power the moment you turn it on. Using HumanWare s award winning KeySoft technology, BrailleNote mpower delivers even more functionality with the speed and connectivity options you need. It does so much, yet is so compact and completely portable.

3 mpower packed with features Thanks for the memory! With 128 megabytes of user storage built right into BrailleNote mpower, you can store hundreds of thousands of pages of information. The unique DiskOnChip technology of BrailleNote mpower means that even when the unit s battery is completely flat for a long period, you won t lose data. Accessible Accessories BrailleNote mpower lets you work with a wide range of accessories. Use the two USB ports to connect printers, hard drives, flash drives and more. Just plug and play. Enhance your memory with the new SD card slot. Insert extra storage in your BrailleNote mpower in a card not much bigger than a postage stamp. Use the PCMCIA and CompactFlash slots to add even more storage, or for connecting to accessories like WiFi and network cards. Bluetooth & WiFi We now live in a wireless world! Connect your BrailleNote mpower to the internet via WiFi or a Bluetooth cellphone anywhere, any time, no wires attached. Access your wireless network and share files, surf the web, download s and use Bluetooth to connect with a wireless QWERTY keyboard, sync wirelessly with your PC, or print. Using Bluetooth, your mpower can be a remote synthesizer for your PC or a wireless Braille display. You can even drive a wireless visual display, which means you can safely tuck away your PC and your BrailleNote mpower becomes the ultimate presentation tool. *WiFi connectivity via optional CompactFlash card Network Access No WiFi network yet? Never fear, Ethernet access is here. Get onto the network using an Ethernet card and it s all there at your fingertips. If all you have is a phone jack, BrailleNote mpower has a 56 KBPS dial-up modem on board. Game on! There are hundreds of compatible interactive fiction games available for download on the Internet, ranging from educational titles right through to epic fantasy, and you can easily switch in and out of games when you need to check or make a note. Streaming audio Listen right here, right now. Now your BrailleNote supports streaming audio so you can listen to thousands of internet radio stations that use MP3 or Windows Media formats. Catch up with ACB Radio from a wireless hot spot. Listen to your favourite station from the comfort of your recliner. That s mpowering. Voice Memos Just say the word! Use the built-in microphone or the external microphone of your choice to make voice recordings. Press the conveniently placed record button, and away you go. Play back the last memo you recorded from anywhere in KeySoft with a single key press. Braille input for JAWs for Windows JAWS for Windows users can compose s, write Microsoft Word documents or work with spreadsheets on a PC, all from your BrailleNote s keyboard. Eloquence Speech HumanWare's BrailleNote and VoiceNote mpower becomes the first device of its kind to offer you a choice of speech synthesizer. FM Radio That's right, your BrailleNote or VoiceNote mpower is now a FM radio too! Scan the FM band for your stations, save them as presets and read the frequency on the Braille display. BrailleNote mpower continues to offer the dependable applications that for many years have made the BrailleNote family the tool of choice for professionals and students.

4 Word Processor The latest word in creating, editing and storing documents. Translate between any grade of Braille and text, including Microsoft Word, then save, print or emboss your document, or attach it to . Daily Planner It s all going according to plan you can schedule single or recurring appointments, set reminder alarms, synchronize with Microsoft Outlook s Calendar. Address List It s who you know! Store and organize your contact information, look up an address quickly and simply, paste it into a document or , synchronize with MS Outlook s Contacts. Web Browser Let your fingers do the surfing - explore the web with ease and do on-line banking, shopping and research via a dial-up (including Bluetooth mobile), wireless or Ethernet network. BrailleNote users can now specify any port for both POP and SMTP traffic if they are with Internet providers using non-standard POP and SMTP server ports for security reasons. PLUS Stopwatch Scientific Calculator Visual Display On-line help Book Reader BrailleNote meets Victor The BrailleNote now has Victor reader technology onboard. This means that users can now enjoy DAISY text, audio, and even DAISY books with both text and audio. Tune into the waves! Your BrailleNote mpower is now an FM radio too! Scan the FM band for your stations and save them as presets. Read the frequency on the Braille display or the station name. Powerful Database Manager KeyBase is a powerful database manager that can assist you in cataloging your music collection, keeping track of home inventory, entering recipes, logging ham radio contacts and so much more. KeyBase allows easy importing and exporting to and from many applications including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and many on-line banking systems. Enhanced Media Player How does this sound? Listen to a wide range of media files in popular formats including MP3, Windows Media, and WAV. Put them all together in playlists for hours of continuous listening. Let the music play and keep working in the rest of KeySoft. Listen to audio books, internet radio or music, while ing, surfing the web or reading. Play and pause audio even when you're not in the Media Player. Let the Games Begin Interactive fiction comes to KeySoft. There are hundreds of compatible interactive fiction games available for download on the Internet, ranging from educational titles for kids right through to epic fantasy for the serious gamer. Easily switch in and out of games when you need to check or make a note, play music in the background while you solve the latest mystery, or save games for later resumption. Eloquently speaking Now you have a choice of speech synthesizer. Use the highly responsive and accurate KeyNote Gold speech or switch to Eloquence speech, which is now widely available on access technology products. When Eloquence is active, you may also choose to have hyperlinks voiced in a different Eloquence voice when using KeyWeb, making the web really come to life. More Fun with Math KeyPlus now offers you the ability to calculate fractions and do complex statistical operations.

5 Technically speaking 64 MB RAM BrailleNote mpower BT Windows media player including streaming audio Internal modem SD card slot Compact Flash card slot Type 2 PCMCIA card slot BrailleNote mpower QT 2 USB host ports that you can connect to a range of accessories including: External floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, a USB printer or embosser, USB keyboard for Braille keyboard units USB client port for ActiveSync connectivity Standard 9-pin RS232 serial port Infra-red port Updated KeyWeb with Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 6 engine improvements Network connectivity VoiceNote mpower BT Wireless Ethernet connectivity via optional CompactFlash card (802.11b) Bluetooth wireless connectivity that includes: ActiveSync to a PC, Internet via Bluetooth cellphone, printers and keyboards How would we sum up the mpower difference? Record voice memos Over many years, HumanWare has worked extensively with blind people to design a user interface specifically for them. The benefit can be summed up in one word, efficiency. In this competitive world, HumanWare mpowers blind people to be able to concentrate on the information, not grapple with cumbersome graphical interfaces. Whether you use the comprehensive context sensitive help guides that take you through every step of the process, the extensive logical menu system, or you re a power user who zaps around KeySoft with a rich series of shortcut keys, BrailleNote mpower satisfies your needs. The blindness-specific interface means there s no need to concern yourself with cumbersome back translation from contracted Braille. BrailleNote mpower takes care of that for you across every application. It does the tiresome work of keeping track of translation, so you don't have to. BrailleNote mpower ensures you never risk sending indecipherable contracted Braille files to a sighted colleague who can t read it. It s automatic! XScale 272 (416 MHz) processor Option of Eloquence or KeyNote Gold 18 or 32 cell displays available VoiceNote mpower QT Give your existing BrailleNote mpower At HumanWare our aim is to empower our customers, not to have them drop behind with every new model released. That is why your existing BrailleNote can be upgraded to mpower standards. Speech with KeySoft 7.0 Phone HumanWare today on to find out more about what the BrailleNote mpower can do for you. HumanWare, Russell Smith House 2 Bullmat Business Centre, Northampton Road Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6AR United Kingdom Tel: Fax: eu.info@humanware.com Be mpower d to succeed in the digital information age The new wireless lighter, smarter and faster

6 Technically speaking 64 MB RAM BrailleNote mpower BT Windows media player including streaming audio Internal modem SD card slot Compact Flash card slot Type 2 PCMCIA card slot BrailleNote mpower QT 2 USB host ports that you can connect to a range of accessories including: External floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, a USB printer or embosser, USB keyboard for Braille keyboard units USB client port for ActiveSync connectivity Standard 9-pin RS232 serial port Infra-red port Updated KeyWeb with Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 6 engine improvements Network connectivity VoiceNote mpower BT Wireless Ethernet connectivity via optional CompactFlash card (802.11b) Bluetooth wireless connectivity that includes: ActiveSync to a PC, Internet via Bluetooth cellphone, printers and keyboards How would we sum up the mpower difference? Record voice memos Over many years, HumanWare has worked extensively with blind people to design a user interface specifically for them. The benefit can be summed up in one word, efficiency. In this competitive world, HumanWare mpowers blind people to be able to concentrate on the information, not grapple with cumbersome graphical interfaces. Whether you use the comprehensive context sensitive help guides that take you through every step of the process, the extensive logical menu system, or you re a power user who zaps around KeySoft with a rich series of shortcut keys, BrailleNote mpower satisfies your needs. The blindness-specific interface means there s no need to concern yourself with cumbersome back translation from contracted Braille. BrailleNote mpower takes care of that for you across every application. It does the tiresome work of keeping track of translation, so you don't have to. BrailleNote mpower ensures you never risk sending indecipherable contracted Braille files to a sighted colleague who can t read it. It s automatic! XScale 272 (416 MHz) processor Option of Eloquence or KeyNote Gold 18 or 32 cell displays available VoiceNote mpower QT Give your existing BrailleNote mpower At HumanWare our aim is to empower our customers, not to have them drop behind with every new model released. That is why your existing BrailleNote can be upgraded to mpower standards. Speech with KeySoft 7.0 Phone HumanWare today on to find out more about what the BrailleNote mpower can do for you. HumanWare, Russell Smith House 2 Bullmat Business Centre, Northampton Road Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6AR United Kingdom Tel: Fax: eu.info@humanware.com Be mpower d to succeed in the digital information age The new wireless lighter, smarter and faster