Humanware connect 12 is an integrated high-performance digital magnifier and tablet device that offers simple navigation, intelligent apps tailored for low vision users and access to newspapers/magazines/study skills tools online.

This product supports both NVDA and EcoBraille displays, as well as external 10x and 25x distance cameras for distance viewing. Please refer to your display’s documentation for details regarding key assignments.

BrailleNote Apex

The BrailleNote Apex is an Android-compatible notetaker. Featuring a high-powered processor, USB port, and bluetooth technology, the BrailleNote Apex makes use of smartphones effortless by offering email downloads, audiobook listening/watching/listening experiences as well as taking notes or recording assignments – unlike traditional notetaking devices which require learning an extensive list of commands, using chord commands instead. This makes learning and using it much simpler!

This device boasts multiple features that make it an excellent option for users needing to navigate text, such as a text highlighting feature and speech output mode. Furthermore, it can read documents, brochures, pamphlets, books in various languages, recognize text in documents to braille translate it and is portable with its own keyboard that helps students with poor dexterity learn faster typing speeds.

BrailleNote has many advantages that set it apart from other notetakers, including its connectivity to smartphones and access to more apps than other notetakers. Bluetooth connections make file transfers simple, while its variety of navigation options – line, word and sentence navigations – offer users more control.

This lightweight device is easy to carry around and transport, making it the ideal companion for students. Durable yet long-lasting battery life round out its appeal; included with each purchase is also a USB cable for charging and connecting it to computers as well as two inner thumb keys that activate its built-in help system.

The BrailleNote can be used with both Android and iOS smartphones, featuring an onboard keyboard with character echo control. Furthermore, its flexible configuration can accommodate different keyboard layouts and languages for use around the world. While its use may prove useful when studying abroad or traveling frequently, its price might make this device prohibitive for some. Furthermore, using it could draw unwanted attention from others.

EcoBraille

The Connect 12 is a portable device designed to enable work on-the-go. Featuring a refreshable braille display and ergonomically designed keypad with large keys that are easy to press, as well as Bluetooth and USB devices support, this device supports them all as well. Unfortunately, however, internal text-to-speech software cannot be used so users who rely on this type of technology to read books, notes or articles cannot navigate within books or search for specific words; which could present issues for some.

Setting up the Connect 12 begins by plugging it in, turning it over so that its keyboard keys face upward, which is generally considered to be optimal use for most people. After plugging it in, press Program 1 and Program 2, as these buttons control two wireless radios within the device which allow you to activate and deactivate Bluetooth Manager, WiFi radio on or off, as well as open web browser.

Once done, select the menu item “Settings”, where you will find several options. One is for selecting your contraction table file; either relative paths in /etc/brltty/Contraction or absolute paths can be found there; also available is selecting connection type – usb is default however for bluetooth connected displays you may require adding their serial number instead (e.g usb:serial:12345).

libgdata provides access to device properties through the udev system, providing access to device properties for various uses such as displaying device name and manufacturer, reading/writing UDID values and querying for target states of symlink targets. In addition, the library detects text encoding using an automatic process and offers various available charsets; making this an indispensable resource for developers writing applications that interact with USB devices; however it should not be relied upon directly; instead GDBus, part of GLib should be used instead for new code.

NVDA

The Connect 12 digital magnifier is smarter and more connected than ever before, featuring high-performance features with a user-friendly interface, access to over one million apps, and secure information storage in a safe environment. Perfect for active seniors, students, professionals, online libraries providing newspapers or magazines in free access; perfect solution for active seniors; student; professionals etc.

NVDA development team recently unveiled version 18.10 of their screen reader software designed for Windows 7 and later. Written in Python and taking advantage of accessibility APIs such as UI Automation, Microsoft Active Accessibility and IAccessible2, this new release utilizes information gathering APIs such as UI Automation, Microsoft Active Accessibility and IAccessible2 in order to provide access and present it in user-friendly fashion; additionally it includes multiple graphic user interfaces developed using the wxPython library for access and presentation of data.

This release offers several bug fixes and new features, such as redesigning laptop keyboard layout to be more intuitive and consistent when it comes to navigating web documents and complex controls. New key commands have also been implemented to support these changes; such as using both arrow keys and NVDA modifiers together for review commands; also the arrow keys can now be used to navigate document tabs! In addition, scripts have been introduced which allow users to lock/unlock left/right mouse buttons, providing an efficient means for performing drag/drop operations. Additionally, other updates include being able to rename sheets in Microsoft Excel as well as improved support for Microsoft PowerPoint.

Other improvements include enhanced support for Microsoft Word edit controls; support for various HTML document types; an easier and consistent way of selecting text in browsers; Braille displays with keyboard support; better reporting of field group labels when browsing mode is activated, as well as an option in document formatting settings to announce landmarks when browsing web documents.

Other features include support for Microsoft Surface Pro 4; improvements to SR-IOV with more VFs and PCIe Emulated Switches, virtual buffer improvements, and a bug fix which enables NVDA to recover from certain situations that used to cause it to freeze.

Brailliant BI and B series

Humanware Connect 12 is the latest in its series of digital magnifiers that combine tablet functionality with Braille power. Featuring an intuitive user interface and access to over one million apps, this device can be used to magnify printed documents, read newspapers or magazines from online libraries, fill out forms with signatures or sign and fill functionality as well as take notes or calculate amounts with Braille capabilities built-in as well. In addition to note-taking abilities it also boasts note taking, calculator and music Braille features built in.

If you own a mobile device, Bluetooth(r) wireless technology enables it to easily connect it with the display. Our display supports Bluetooth 5 wireless technology which has doubled pairing speeds and quadrupled range; additionally it can even support multiple devices at the same time, making this an extremely flexible device than its predecessors.

When connecting a mobile device, be sure that the screen reader you are using is compatible with its operating system. This way, you can ensure the system will function optimally. Alternatively, USB ports offer faster and more reliable connections.

To use NVDA on mobile devices, first download and install the free NVDA Barebox app available from NVDA’s website. Next, download your appropriate binaries – whether x86 or x64 depending on your operating system – before installing and configuring NVDA Barebox.

Text-to-speech programs can also help you navigate around your home or office more easily. They are simple and straightforward, compatible with both JAWS and NVDA software; some apps will even automatically convert documents to speech; however, others require you to manually enter text into them for use.

NVDA includes support for Unified English Braille (UEB). This code serves as an alternative to traditional US English Braille, and may one day replace it altogether. Currently, many adaptive technologies support UEB with options to enable it; however, most stand alone braille displays do not.