Gadgets and gizmos
Assistive technology has the capacity to transform lives, enabling people to be independently mobile, or to access written information through audio transcription in a way that simply wasn't possible even three or four years ago.
We've included in the menu on the right some of the latest releases. If you'd like to find out more about any of these products please contact one of our AT Workers.
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Aukey Portable Video Magnifier
isionAid Technologies have teamed up with Kent Association for the Blind, to offer the new Aukey portable video magnifier. Aukey is just like a normal magnifying glass but with a larger variable magnification range (up to x17) and no distortion, letting you read much faster, for longer periods with less eye strain. Its 2.5 hour battery life and small size, means you can fit it into any bag or pocket and always have it with you. The Aukey costs just £199 - half the price of similar products.
Aukey is just like a normal magnifying glass but with a larger variable magnification range (up to x17) and no distortion, letting you read much faster, for longer periods with less eye strain. Its 2.5 hour battery life and small size, means you can fit it into any bag or pocket and always have it with you.
You can read and magnify anything ...
Books, medicine bottles, menus at restaurants, cans of food, recipes, books, newspapers, photographs, seed packets, item prices etc.
Aukey Features
- 3.5" wide-screen, high contrast TFT LCD
- 1.5x to 17x magnification
- Full colour, black on white and reverse
- Patented Anti-Blur™ Technology
- Just 3 buttons - so easy to use
- Freeze Frame - for phone numbers
- 2.5 hours battery life (rechargeable)
- Weighs just 4.2 ounces (120g)
- Dimensions: 4.1 x 2.8 x 0.7 inches; 105 x 72 x17 mm
FarView Magnifier
The Optelec FarView is a lightweight video magnifier for both close up and distance magnification. It can be used to enlarge magazines, newspapers and books as well as objects in the distance such as arrivals boards, posters or bus numbers. FarView is designed for low vision students and professionals and ideal for use in a classroom, lecture, business meeting or whilst commuting.
Trekker Breeze: GPS system
Trekker Breeze: GPS system for people with sight impairments. About the same size as a TV remote control, Breeze verbally announces names of streets, crossings and landmarks as you walk. All you have to do is press a button and Breeze tells you your location on the spot.
By putting a GPS system in their car, parents can give sight impaired children the chance to get used to hearing the streets and the different points of interest in their town. It helps makes a child aware of the information that is accessible to their sighted peers.
Read more about the Trekker Breeze
Pebble Portable Video Magnifier
This simple video magnifier has a fold out, adjustable handle making it easy to hold. The handle also doubles as a stand when you are reading a book, magazine or newspaper. It has a 3.5 inch screen, five to ten times magnification and four high contrast colour modes which remove shading to leave crisp and clear text.
Read more about the Pebble Portable Video MagnifierBookSense Portable DAISY Player
This new portable digital audio book player allows people to access information for education, information, and entertainment. Students can access school textbooks, people in the workplace can keep up to date with journals or magazines, and anyone can enjoy newspapers, favourite novels, a bestseller, and even their favourite music.
kReader Mobile: a reading machine within a phone
The kReader Mobile software runs on a multifunction mobile phone. It allows you to read letters, receipts, handouts and many other documents wherever you happen to be. You simply take a photo, using the camera in the mobile phone, of the print to be read and the software inside the phone will read the contents of the document aloud.
Learn more about kReader Mobile, including a list of which mobile phones support the software
PenFriend Audio Labeller
Easily record, and re-record information using this pocket-sized product with its self-adhesive labels. Playback recordings anywhere - no computer required. Use the PenFriend to label food items and even include sell by dates and cooking instructions. You can label film and music collections, household objects, and also record shopping lists. The PenFriend has 70 hours of recording time. It is supplied with 127 labels in a mix of sizes and shapes.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this section of the website is for information purposes only. KAB does not endorse or recommend any of the products that are listed.