'Point-and-speak' text reader goes on sale

摘要

Intel has launched a handheld reader in the UK and US to help people with vision problems or dyslexia.rnUsing a built-in high-resolution camera, the Intel Reader allows users to capture a section of printed text, which it converts to digital text that can then be reproduced on screen and repeated via voice synthesis (the unit has an earphone jack for more personal audio).rnA separate Portable Capture Station, which looks a bit like a foldable camera rostrum, is designed for longer sections ofrntext such as magazines and books, which can be stored for later 'perusal'.