[vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking GPS - Now shipping in 5 languages

  • From: "Plumpton, Steve [BTCS]" <Steve.Plumpton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:38:23 -0000

I do like HumanWare products, they are usually well designed, built well and 
usually well thought through.  But are they going bananas?  Who in god's name 
would want to pay $895 for a device which is only going to help you in familiar 
surroundings?  What's the point?

I do think sometimes that these access technology companies try to rob blind 
people of the little cash they have!

Steve 

-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ciaran Ferry
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:16 AM
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking GPS - Now 
shipping in 5 languages

TREKKER BREEZE, THE ALL-IN-ONE TALKING GPS
NOW SHIPPING IN 5 LANGUAGES

(a web version with photo is available at: 
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/about_us/press_releases/breeze_now_shipp
ing_in_5_languages)

Longueuil, November 12, 2008 - HumanWare is now shipping Trekker Breeze,
a 
state-of-the-art talking GPS specially designed for the needs of
visually 
impaired users. This simple orientation tool is designed for use when 
traveling in familiar surroundings or pre-defined routes. The product
will 
also be appealing to people not comfortable with computers and screen 
readers. The new model is an addition to our popular Trekker and
BrailleNote 
GPS systems, which have thousands of users worldwide. With this
innovation, 
HumanWare will make GPS technology even more accessible to a greater
number 
of people.

The Trekker Breeze is available for purchase at an affordable price of
$895 
USD.  The product is available in English, French, Dutch, Swedish and 
Norwegian. Like other GPS products from HumanWare, the Trekker Breeze 
provides talking GPS directions that help users know where they are,
where 
they are going and what is around them.

Trekker Breeze enhances autonomy and confidence in traveling and makes 
learning new routes easier.   As walking by, users receive audible 
information, such as street names, intersections and reference
landmarks. In 
case they are lost, they can retrace their steps. Users can also record 
routes, and activate them for future use. They can also reach favorite 
destinations with turn-by-turn instructions. The product provides rich 
navigational information adapted to pedestrian or in-vehicle travel. It 
makes it easier to travel alone, and allows people to discover and enjoy

their surroundings.

"GPS technology brings great benefits to visually impaired travelers.
With 
this new addition to our product line, Humanware now offers GPS benefits
to 
a larger number of the visually impaired population," says Lucia Gomez, 
Product Manager.  "Easy and intuitive, Trekker Breeze offers basic 
orientation functions in an all-in-one hand size device. It is also the
most 
affordable GPS tool specially designed for the needs of users who are 
blind."

HumanWare offers the most complete line of GPS tools for visually
impaired 
people. The line includes the popular BrailleNote GPS and Trekker. 
BrailleNote GPS is a full-featured GPS tool that integrates seamlessly
with 
KeySoft.  It is available with any of the BrailleNote family of
products. 
BrailleNote GPS benefits from the highly efficient and easy-to-learn
KeySoft 
interface. Sleek and discreet, Trekker is a powerful GPS solution
running on 
a mainstream palm-size PDA. Trekker is highly appealing to professionals
and 
students already familiar with computers and screen readers.

"Trekker Breeze will make the potential of GPS technology even more 
accessible to the blind," says Lucia Gomez.

Since its launch in July, the product is raising deep interest amongst 
leading orientation and mobility organizations.

Humanware has partnered with Leader Dogs for the Blind, the first dog
guide 
school in the United States to permanently integrate a talking GPS 
navigational tool into dog guide classes for people who are blind and 
visually impaired. "Combining the renowned expertise of Leader Dogs for
the 
Blind and the Trekker Breeze will significantly enhance the travelling 
experience of the students. This program is a new chapter of this
success 
story." - Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare.

The BrailleNote GPS and Trekker are currently available from HumanWare.
For 
more information, please visit
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/products/gps

About HumanWare
HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for the print 
disabled. HumanWare provides products to people who are blind or have
low 
vision, and persons/or individuals with learning disabilities. HumanWare

offers a collection of innovative products, including BrailleNote, the 
leading productivity device for the blind in education, business, and
for 
personal use; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading
digital 
audiobook players; myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader" for
people 
with low vision; and the ClassMate Reader, the only portable book player
to 
offer synchronized text and audio for individuals.


For more information:
Australia/Asia
Tel: +61 2 9686 2600
Email: au.sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Canada
Call toll free: 1 888 723-7273
Email: ca.info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

U.K./Europe
Tel: +44 1933 415 800
Email: eu.info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

U.S.A.
Call toll free 1 800 722-3393 or 925 680-7100
Email: us.info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Media contact:
Nicolas Lagace
Tel.: 450 463-1717
Email: nicolas.lagace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/u/579319/6d6d1ic1/ 



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