Blaze ET
An advanced multi-player with OCR for books, music, documents, podcasts, recording, DAISY and more!
$695.00
It’s the book player everyone is talking about
Blaze ET sets a new standard for portable DAISY players. For the first time, blind and visually impaired consumers have access to pocket-sized book players integrated with OCR text-to-speech to capture and read aloud hardcopy printed documents on-demand.
Highlights
OCR and Text to Speech
Use Blaze ET to OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more – all at the touch of a single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech.
Intuitive to Use
Easy to find buttons for music, radio, books, OCR and recording give single touch access to each of these popular features. A familiar numeric keypad allows for more advance marking and navigation of files, and easy access controls on the side of the unit allow users to adjust pitch, rate and volume on the fly.
DAISY, Music, and Audio
The Blaze ET can read and play a large variety of files, including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, and so many more. Listen to the radio as you go and record in high-quality audio from the internal microphone. It also works with an external microphone or stereo line-in.
Specifications
Dimensions: 4.59 x 2.31 x .64 inches
Interface: 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth 3.0
CD Rom: Supports external CD ROM via USB connection (DAISY, Audio)
DAISY Player: Daisy 2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek (SAMNet), Open Library
Media Player: MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A
Recording: MP3, WAV, DAISY
Audio: Stereo speakers, headphone jack
Weight: .3 lbs
Flash Memory: 16 GB (12 GB available to user)
Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
OCR Text-to-Speech: Capture, save and read, store as image or text
Online Services: NLS BARD Download, Bookshare Download, CNIB Download, Web Radio, Podcasts
Book Reader: TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF
Features and Settings: Color Reader, FM Radio, Clock (with alarm), Calculator, Memo, Dictionary(optional), Copy, Paste, Zip/Unzip within File Manager
Battery: Rechargeable and Detachable Lithium Polymer battery More than 12 hours battery life, 3 hours charge time