Intel just announced the Intel Reader and no, it’s not an eBook, it’s actually much more useful than an eBook in some ways. The Intel Reader is a Healthcare device that has been designed to help those with vision/blindness issues or learning disabilities (Dyslexia), which makes reading difficult. Intel estimates that that concerns 55M folks in the USA. It has a camera that can translate text in pictures into ASCII text that can be read out loud by the computer (thanks to an Optical Character Recognition, or OCR, engine). In some ways, it is a new “eye” for those who can’t see. Of course, it is possible to download

text documents (simple text files, no complex files like .PDF or .DOC) or audio files (.wav) on the device.

The Intel Reader isn’t there to compete with consumer devices like the Kindle. The Kindle has been designed for entertainment functions, and although it has a text-to-voice operate, its user interface is definitely built for users who can see.

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Original post by Maka Asatiani