CapturaTalk
Encyclopedia
CapturaTalk is a piece of assistive technology
software which, when installed onto a mobile phone, allows you to take a picture of some text and then have it read aloud. It was created primarily to help people who require literacy support for disabilities such as dyslexia
, or people learning English. As well as scanning pictures and converting them to speech, CapturaTalk is also able to read documents, text messages, contacts, internet pages, PDF files and e-mails received or opened on the phone. CapturaTalk also incorporates the Oxford English Dictionary, so if you aren't sure what a word means you can look it up, and have the definition read out. It was developed by Mobispeech, a joint venture by iansyst Ltd and Raspberry Software
Ltd.
CapturaTalk has been featured by the BBC
and in October 2009 CapturaTalk won the Handheld Learning Award for Innovation in the Special Needs & Inclusion Category at the Handheld Learning Conference 2009.
CapturaTalk runs on Windows Mobile Professional Devices as long as they are touchscreen, have a two megapixel camera, 65 MB of storage and the operating system is Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher.
CapturaTalk version 3 was released in March 2010, following its preview at the BETT
show in January 2010. There is a free upgrade available for anyone who purchased version 2.
Assistive technology
Assistive technology or adaptive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them...
software which, when installed onto a mobile phone, allows you to take a picture of some text and then have it read aloud. It was created primarily to help people who require literacy support for disabilities such as dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
, or people learning English. As well as scanning pictures and converting them to speech, CapturaTalk is also able to read documents, text messages, contacts, internet pages, PDF files and e-mails received or opened on the phone. CapturaTalk also incorporates the Oxford English Dictionary, so if you aren't sure what a word means you can look it up, and have the definition read out. It was developed by Mobispeech, a joint venture by iansyst Ltd and Raspberry Software
Raspberry Software
Raspberry Software is a software company based near Ipswich in Suffolk, England which in the past offered support for legacy applications, currently it develops software for mobile devices....
Ltd.
CapturaTalk has been featured by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and in October 2009 CapturaTalk won the Handheld Learning Award for Innovation in the Special Needs & Inclusion Category at the Handheld Learning Conference 2009.
CapturaTalk runs on Windows Mobile Professional Devices as long as they are touchscreen, have a two megapixel camera, 65 MB of storage and the operating system is Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher.
CapturaTalk version 3 was released in March 2010, following its preview at the BETT
BETT
BETT or The BETT show is an annual trade show in the United Kingdom that showcases the use of information technology in education. Founded in 1985, it has expanded to fill both the National and Grand Halls at the Olympia exhibition centre in London, England...
show in January 2010. There is a free upgrade available for anyone who purchased version 2.