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Reading device for the visually impaired.


The Plustek BookReader is specifically designed for the visually impaired. It comes with optical character recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer.  and text-to-speech software, which allow the scanner (1) See also antivirus program.

(2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning.
 to copy and "read" documents. After the user places a book or document on the screen and presses one button, the BookReader transforms printed words into audio output that can be saved in MP3 format for future access. The BookReader ensures accurate scan results, rotates disoriented dis·o·ri·ent  
tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents
To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation.

Adj. 1.
 text to generate a clear message, and provides lifelike voices. It also uses a curved lamp to clearly scan large, bulky bulk·y  
adj. bulk·i·er, bulk·i·est
1. Having considerable bulk; massive.

2. Of large size for its weight: a bulky knit.

3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
 books.

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