[Athen] Portable CCTV
Shelley Haven
ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net
Fri Jan 22 11:33:34 PST 2010
I'll second that. We bought one of the original Zoom-Ex units years
ago; it was fantastic then and is even better now with improved
software. For one thing, it's foldable and incredibly compact -- you
can stick it in a large enough laptop bag -- and is totally USB
powered (no AC adapter). In addition, the included software can
automatically re-flow the text on the screen as the user enlarges the
image -- no horizontal scrolling needed.
It also has an auto mode for scanning books: hold the pages open, it
clicks a picture and OCRs it. Turn the page, it detects no motion,
clicks another picture.
Coupled with the additional camera for distance viewing, it's called a
Zoom-Twix.
http://www.abisee.com/product_over.html
- Shelley
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On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Ken Petri wrote:
> For CCTV definitely have a look at the ABISee Zoom-Twix. We demo'ed
> one earlier this week. It was astounding.
>
> It is dual function: CCTV with highlighting playback and output to
> MP3 and a magnifying camera for distance.
>
> http://www.ulva.com/Online-Store/Scanning-Reading-Appliances/zoom-twix.htm
>
> Best,
> ken
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>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Ella Ermolenko <eea1 at sfu.ca> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Our centre is looking into buying the following equipment:
>
> 1) Portable CCTV for laptops
> 2) Portable video maginifier (handheld)
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations? What works well in your
> institutions? Any input is greatly appreciated!
>
> Ella
>
> Ella Ermolenko | Disability Services Officer
> Centre for Students with Disabilities | Simon Fraser University
> 1250 Maggie Benston Centre
> 8888 University Drive, Burnaby | V5A 1S6
> Tel: 778.782.5346 | Fax: 778.782.4384 | Email: eea1 at sfu.ca
>
>
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