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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sales Contact: Otis Wilson, Inside Sales Media Contact:
Brad Davis Freedom Scientific Adds FaceToFace to Suite of Deaf-Blind Solutions(St. Petersburg, Florida, November 15, 2005) - Freedom Scientific announced today the release of FaceToFace™, a portable communications solution for the deaf-blind. Deaf-blind users of the PAC Mate™ BX and QX accessible Pocket PC now have the ability to engage immediately in a conversation with a friend, colleague, or even a new acquaintance, without the need for a specially trained interpreter. FaceToFace applies mobile technology and Bluetooth™ connectivity to deliver a powerful new way for the deaf-blind to initiate two-way conversation with sighted individuals almost anywhere at any time. The application works much like a TTY call without a phone line. The deaf-blind party uses the PAC Mate’s QWERTY or Perkins-style keyboard to write messages, and the sighted party types on an iPAQ Pocket PC. The entire conversation displays on both devices – visually on the iPAQ and in braille on the PAC Mate. Each party is individually identified, so it’s easy to keep contextual track of conversations. Conversations can be saved to text files, and text can be pasted right into a conversation for increased speed and accuracy. The two parties communicate wirelessly and can be up to 30 feet apart – virtually anywhere in the same room. The deaf-blind user can also converse with another blind user running the application on another PAC Mate. “The addition of FaceToFace now makes the PAC Mate a one-of-a-kind all around communication device for the deaf-blind,” said Brad Davis, Vice President of Freedom Scientific. “Users can do e-mail, instant messaging, and relay calls from any Internet connection, including wireless hotspots. With FSTTY they can place and receive phone calls over any analog phone line. And now, with FaceToFace, they can strike up a conversation with just about anyone, be they sighted or blind.” FaceToFace costs $1,400 and includes the application, an iPAQ with thumb keyboard, and a CompactFlash™ Bluetooth card. It can be run on a PAC Mate BX or QX accessible Pocket PC, available with either a 20-cell or 40-cell refreshable braille display. For more information and to place an order, contact Freedom Scientific at 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000, or visit the Freedom Scientific Web site.
About Freedom Scientific Freedom Scientific®,
FaceToFace™ and PAC Mate™ are either trademarks or registered
trademarks in the United States and/or other countries. The names of
actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their
respective owners.
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