Intel is rolling out a device aimed at helping people with reading disabilities or blindness hear the written word. The Intel Reader takes printed text and reads it aloud, and can be combined with Intels Portable Capture Station, which collects and stores large amounts of text, such as book chapters or entire books. The goal is give the 55 million U.S. citizens with reading disabilities access to the books and other printed texts that everyone can read, according to Intels Digital Health Group.
– Intel is introducing a mobile device designed to help people who have difficulty reading printed text.
Intels Reader device, which is about the size of a paperback book and is powered by Intels Atom processor, takes printed text, converts it to digital text and then reads it out loud to the reader….