Kindle for visually impaired
Amazon, taking into account the wishes of users, plans to make minor improvements in the functionality of its Kindle e-reader so that visually impaired and even blind people can use it.
The manufacturer reports that the Read To Me module will appear in the updated e-book, which, as the name implies (“read to me”), will be used to voice-speak menu items and text. In addition, the Kindle fonts are replenished with another, twice as large as those in the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. The last, frankly, it is strange to give out for such an innovation, as some readers (in particular, the last one I tested - Pocketbook 360) allow you to freely add any new fonts to the list.
A new Kindle will be on sale in the summer of 2010 (why it’s not so long to wait). Of course, expanding the reader’s possibilities will attract an additional audience to it - people with visual impairments or dyslexia. So, against the background of growing competition in the still young e-book market, even such a slight upgrade is a good move.
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The manufacturer reports that the Read To Me module will appear in the updated e-book, which, as the name implies (“read to me”), will be used to voice-speak menu items and text. In addition, the Kindle fonts are replenished with another, twice as large as those in the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. The last, frankly, it is strange to give out for such an innovation, as some readers (in particular, the last one I tested - Pocketbook 360) allow you to freely add any new fonts to the list.
A new Kindle will be on sale in the summer of 2010 (why it’s not so long to wait). Of course, expanding the reader’s possibilities will attract an additional audience to it - people with visual impairments or dyslexia. So, against the background of growing competition in the still young e-book market, even such a slight upgrade is a good move.
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via electronista
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/77848/
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