C-PEN ReaderPen

C-PEN ReaderPen
is a robust, portable, pocket-sized reading pen that reads text out loud with a human-like digital voice.
ReaderPen is designed to promote independent learning and is a major technological breakthrough for any student suffering from reading difficulties such as dyslexia.

It reads text out aloud with American English, British English, French and Spanish human-like digital voices. It also features embedded first tier junior and academic dictionaries for immediate access to word definitions, a function allowing storage of text captured from textbooks, and a voice memo function.

This is the probably the only reading pen on the market that is both Mac, PC and Linux compatible. There is no software required, just connect the pen up to a computer with a USB cable and it appears as an external hard drive or a keyboard.

As well as promoting independent reading this pen features:

– hear words or lines of text read out loud
– first tier monolingual dictionaries
– scan, store and transfer to a PC or Mac (1GB+ of storage/no software required)
– scan direct to the cursor on a computer
– a voice memo recorder
– free future upgrades
– available in a class set of ten pens

Features:

OCR Engine
ReaderPen contains a high accuracy OCR that enables you to capture and save quotes and other text of interest instantly. The text is saved in text files which is then easily transferred to your computer. Extremely handy if you are a student or a researcher or if you just want to save some text of interest. Simply use the pen to scan a word, a paragraph, or why not full pages. It´s easier than you think!

Text to speech
Use ReaderPen to read printed text for you! ReaderPen features a high quality naturally speaking British English voice. Use it to listen to pronounciations or to help you read in general. Why not really benefit from the OCR and capture larger amount of text which ReaderPen reads for you while you follow the text in the text book visually? More senses = better learning. It´s easier than you think!

Dictionary
Not sure about a word? ReaderPen contains high quality electronic dictionaries. Capture the word(s) and they are located in the dictionary for you. It´s an instant experience. ReaderPen also remember words that you have looked up and keep the history available for you.

Voice memos
Aside from everything else ReaderPen also features a microphone (and of course speaker and headphones connector) allowing you to record audio. Like voice memos. The audio files are saved in the device, can be retrieved and listened to any time. You can also upload the audio files to your computer. It´s convenient!

USB drive
ReaderPen also double as a USB drive. 1GB+ user space is available. Most likely enough to store a backup of your documents or other important files. Connect it to a USB port on your MAC, Windows or Linux computer.

Interfaces
ReaderPen uses a standard micro USB connector for charging and connecting to computers, and a standard 3.5 mm connector for your favourite headphones

Compact
The ReaderPen is small, portable, and light making it easy to carry with you anywhere you like to read.

 

OCR & TTS
–British English (all firmware versions)

–Spanish (firmware version 7.0.63 and newer)

–American English (firmware version 7.0.76 and newer)

–French (firmware version 7.0.86 and newer)

–Latin Spanish (firmware version 7.0.97 and newer)

User interface
–English (any firmware version)

–French, Spanish (firmware version 7.0.89 and newer)

Dictionaries:

• Collins English Dictionary 30th Anniversary Edition 10th edition, 200,000+ headwords (all firmware versions)
• Oxford Primary Dictionary, more than 16,500 words and phrases. (7.0.100 and newer)
• Vox Spanish, 60,000+ headwords (firmware versions 7.0.97 and newer)
• Cordial French, 200,000+ headwords (firmware versions 7.0.97 and newer)

Content of box:

– C610R ReaderPen
– Carry Case
– USB Cable
– Instruction Manual