Longueuil, November 11, 2009 -- HumanWare has launched the BrailleNote Apex, the thinnest and lightest notetaker especially for professionals and students who are blind.
Powerful and sleek at just 2 cm (0.78") thick and weighing only 812 grams (1.8 lbs), the BrailleNote Apex is designed for portability and functionality. Intelligent ergonomics have always been the benchmark of HumanWare products, and the BrailleNote Apex performs with comfort and agility. A comfortable full-size Braille keyboard makes notetaking quick and easy, while HumanWare's signature thumb keys make extensive reading effortless.
"As a proud supporter of Braille literacy, HumanWare is committed to developing products that help blind people to fully participate in the quickly evolving, digital world around them. Because we believe that communication is the key to success, we strive to put every opportunity in the hands of our customers with Braille products that meet their needs every day. The BrailleNote Apex puts the power of digital communication at everyone's fingertips," says Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare.
Added horsepower and multiple storage options define the BrailleNote Apex's productivity with its 8 GB of internal memory and support for high capacity SDHC cards, along with 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports, built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Bluetooth.
The advanced technology is driven by the new Windows CE 6.0 operating system which enables the expansion of KeySoft, a comprehensive, user-friendly suite of productivity applications with feature-rich content that is 100% accessible. This powerful software combination will facilitate future enhancements and ongoing improvements in response to user requests.
Almost ten years after the introduction of the BrailleNote, the revolutionary BrailleNote Apex is the ninth notetaking device in a line of products that has been helping people who are blind to be a vital part of the global information age since 2000.
For the latest news and information about BrailleNote products, subscribe to the BrailleNote Newswire at www.humanware.com. And for more details about the BrailleNote Apex, visit www.humanware.com/apex.
About HumanWare
HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive technologies for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to people who are blind or have low vision and students with learning disabilities. HumanWare offers a collection of innovative products, including BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for the blind in education, business and for personal use; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading digital audiobook players; the SmartView family of handheld and desktop electronic magnifiers; and myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader."
November 11 2009
QAC Sight Village London
Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, W8 7NX
November 11 2009, 10am - 4.30pm
November 12-15, 2009
The Biennial Getting In Touch With Literacy Conference at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, California
November 13th
ACB Radio, an internet radio station sponsored by the American Council of the Blind, will air a 2-hour live special program featuring Matthew Janasauskas, HumanWare's Director of Technical Support on Friday, November 13
Time: 9:00 PM. EST. Listeners will have an opportunity to call and ask individual questions regarding the BrailleNote Apex. To listen, please visit http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream
November 16th
Accessible World Tek Talk will presents the Apex Braillenote, November 16,
2009
Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, and 8:00 PM EST
and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 1:00 GMT
Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
http://www.accessibleworld.org
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
November 24th
HumanWare has scheduled an Apex introduction webinar on Tuesday, November 24th at
7 PM on http://accessibleevent.com/
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