Text-to Speech Peripheral Device

The Plustek BookReader features highly accurate OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and auto document orientation, this combination guarantees correct output for TTS (Text to Speech). You only need to press one button, and the Plustek Book Reader will convert printed text into high quality speech with a lifelike voice.

Plustek¡¦s BookReader integrates high-speed scanning, natural voice synthesis (for read back) and highly accurate text-to-speech and optical character recognition (OCR) functionality, all in one device. Additional features, especially designed for the vision impaired include: magnify functions, font controls, volume controls, speech controls, bookmark functions, PDF reading ¡V all of which combine to make this a highly versatile computer companion.

The BookReader comes with OCR and text-to-speech (TTS) software, both of which allow the scanner to copy and ¡§read¡¨ the documents scanned.

To use these features, the user simply places a book or document on the scanning platen and, at with the touch of one button, the book is scanned for one¡¦s ¡§reading¡¨ pleasure. With a single touch, the Book Reader transforms printed words into audio output which can be saved in MP3 format for archiving and later access.

Embedded OCR guarantees accurate scan results and allows the software to rotate disoriented text to generate a clearer message for the user. The unit comes with Plustek patented SEE? Technology which uses a curved lamp to provide a clear scan of the book without distortion along the spine of big, bulky books.