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HumanWare's Award-Winning Prodigi 2-in-1 Digital Magnifier Now Shipping
A Breakthrough for People Living With Vision Loss
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October 2, 2013 – HumanWare announces the immediate availability of ProdigiTM, the world's most advanced, all-digital personal vision assistant for people with low vision conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other eye diseases. HumanWare has designed Prodigi to be a more affordable and intuitive visual aid than the traditional CCTV-based electronic magnifier. Prodigi has just been granted the prestigious Silmo d'Or Award for its innovation in the Low Vision category in Paris last week.
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"HumanWare is proud to introduce the revolutionary Prodigi family that finally brings low vision technology into the 21st century. Prodigi will make a big difference in the lives of an even greater number of people living with vision loss," stated Gilles Pepin, CEO. "The Silmo d'Or Award that we just won has a particularly special meaning for us. More than a true innovation prize, the Silmo d'Or is a label of quality recognized by professionals in the optical industry. "
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Prodigi allows low vision users to benefit from a big-screen desktop device and a go-anywhere tablet magnifier at a lower cost than any similar system available. The portable Tablet fits into a patented docking station in the base and becomes both the camera and processor of the desktop system. Unlike other magnifiers, Prodigi captures the image of an entire letter- or A4-sized page and allows the user to magnify and read documents with a comfortable touchpad instead of moving an X/Y table. Pages are displayed in HumanWare's innovative Diamond Edge TextTM format, which can be magnified up to 80 times with perfect text quality. Text can be presented to the user in smooth-scrolling column or line modes, and can even read aloud, reducing fatigue caused by moving documents under a CCTV camera. Prodigi stores documents so the user can take them to read or reference later while away from his or her desk.
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Training time is greatly reduced as well, because Prodigi has a built-in tutorial and setup wizard, developed
in collaboration with EssilorTM, the world's leading ophthalmic optics company. The wizard guides the user
through the basic functions and sets up the contrast, color scheme, reading speed and magnification levels
according to his or her specific vision needs.
"Until recently, the technology behind Prodigi wasn't available" added Pierre Hamel, Vice-President of Research and Development. "But we saw it coming and have now successfully integrated the latest camera and image processing technologies into a portable platform, specifically for people living with a visual impairment."
Prodigi is available in three models: the Duo, a desktop unit with the detachable Tablet; the portable Tablet magnifier by itself, and a Desktop-only model. The Duo and Tablet are available now from HumanWare and its network of Assistive Technology distribution. The Desktop is expected to be available in November 2013.
Learn more about the Prodigi line of products, view photos and the video presentation.
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About Humanware
HumanWare (www.humanware.com), who is celebrating its 25th anniversary, is the global leader in assistive
technologies for people who are blind or have low vision. HumanWare offers a wide range of innovative
products, including the BrailleNote® Apex, the leading productivity device for the blind in education, business
and for personal use; Victor Reader®, the world's leading family of digital audiobook players; the
unique ProdigiTM family of desktop and portable vision and reading systems, and Trekker® Breeze, the
all-in-one handheld talking GPS.
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Please contact HumanWare for more information:
USA
Toll free: 1-800-722-3393
us.info@humanware.com
Canada
Toll free: 1-888-723-7273
ca.info@humanware.com
Australia/Asia
Tel: +61 2 9686 2600
au.sales@humanware.com
UK/Europe
Tel: +44 1933 415 800
eu.info@humanware.com
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