Rogers Wireless launches Nuance’s TALKS Software on Nokia E71 to assist Canadians with vision loss
Rogers Wireless today announced the availability of an additional mobile device enabled with Nuance’s TALKS software for consumers who are blind or living with vision loss. The Nokia E71 is pre-loaded with TALKS, Nuance’s assistive technology that converts displayed text into speech. According to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), there are more than 836,000 Canadians living with significant vision loss, with that number expected to grow dramatically over the next 10 years due to an aging population. The grey Nokia E71 with TALKS software is available online or by calling 1-888-ROGERS2. The Nokia E71 retails for $99.99 on a three year voice and data term. Some conditions apply. The Nokia E71 smartphone joins the Nokia 6682RVI (launched by Rogers in 2007) in Rogers’ line-up of accessibility products.
With TALKS, customers with vision loss are able to take advantage of the many features found on today’s popular mobile phones, including contact directories, caller ID, text messaging, access to the Web browser, and other screen content. Rogers’ customers can also:
- Leverage Nuance’s trusted ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech (TTS) software to power all updated features
- Take advantage of the DAISY2GO text and audio book player to read content from their mobile phone
- Use Quickword to retrieve email documents and attachments, and even make edits right from the device.
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