TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0 for Series 60 Now Available from Nuance Mobile
Nuance Communications today announced the availability of TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0, Nuance Mobile’s assistive software that converts displayed text on a handset into highly intelligible speech and magnified content for blind or visually impaired mobile consumers. The latest version of TALKS&ZOOMS features a new text-to-speech (TTS) audio system for Series 60 third-edition phones that enables users to look up or enter contacts, find notes, access and update calendar appointments, manage multiple calls, mute and hold calls, and more all while the phone is already being used for a call. TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0 supports more than 20 languages worldwide and is now available for Series 60 second and third edition phones. For more information on supported handset models and pricing, please visit www.nuance.com/talks. In addition to the new robust advanced audio capabilities, TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0 also features:
• SIM-Based Licensing: TALKS&ZOOMS can now be licensed for a GSM SIM card, offering users the freedom to leverage the software on as many handsets as they like where the same SIM card is used. Alternatively, TALKS&ZOOMS can still be licensed to a handset, used with an unlimited amount of SIM cards.
• DAISY2Go Audio Book Player: TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0 includes DAISY2Go, a Digital Accessible Information SYstem’s (DAISY) text and audio book player that enables users to read content right from their mobile phone. DAISY books have the benefits of regular audio books, but they offer extras, like embedded navigation information, enhanced content, and synchronization. To learn more, visit www.daisy.org.
• Support for Quickword: TALKS&ZOOMS now includes the ability to leverage Quickword, enabling users to retrieve email documents and their attachments, read them, and even make edits right from their phones.
About the Author: Faysal Chowdhury, a Civil Engineer at day and an intelligent tech blogger at night. Stationed in Dhaka, Bangladesh he is has been with HotCellularPhone.com since the beginning, dated back to 2008. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in 2006, he started working as a Civil Engineer for Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) but his tech savvy mind always kept up with the mobile world and keeping everyone updated as well.
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