DAISY Marketplace for Tools & Services
The DAISY Marketplace is the place to look for new DAISY tools, services and related products.
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Version 8.0 brings significant improvements to the BrailleSense OnHand Media and DAISY player including pitch control and intuitive menu structure. More information is provided on the HIMS website.
In v1.03, Dolphin has changed the way audio-only DAISY books are displayed in Bookshelf, making it clearer to users that the book does not contain any text. A full list of improvements is available on the Dolphin Computer Access website.
Loaded with many of the same features as the hand-held Book Port Plus, the Book Port DT is a desktop-style Digital Talking Book player and recorder. Now it also supports DAISY Online Delivery. This service utilizes the features of the new Book Port DT to provide users the ability to find, download and play DAISY content without the need for a computer. More information is provided on the APH website.
The new Victor Reader Stream features an improved, louder speaker, improved text-to-speech from Acapela, improved recording capabilities, faster USB transfers, and 32-gigabyte SD cards. It easily connects to flash drives and offers the Softpak features of full stereo recordings, support for EPUB 2 unprotected books, DOCX, MP4 and iTunes M4A files. More information is provided on the HumanWare website.
Users can now record in DAISY format as well as current WAV and MP3 formats. More information can be found at the HIMS
website.
This version (5.00.00) supports numerous improvements. For more information, please see the relase notes.
Now available at a lower price! Unique design combines e-reader with a high-resolution camera, allowing users to point, shoot and listen to printed text. Supported file formats: DAISY 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2002 (DAISY 3), NIMAS 1.0/1.1, MP3, WAV and ASCII text. More information is available on the HumanWare website.
Download books and periodicals from the National Library Service (NLS), Learning Ally, and Bookshare. Read using the refreshable braille display or natural speech. This player supports Word, txt, html and DAISY. More info on the APH website.
The PLEXTALK Linio Pocket offers immediate access to DAISY online services in countries such as Finland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Japan and more countries in the near future. Learn more
Includes Dolphin's new Plug and Play-type connectivity for dozens of USB Braille displays. Several fixes have been applied to SuperNova's new Internet Explorer support originally released in version 13.01. Initial support for Adobe Reader version 11 has been introduced. Many other general stability and performance improvements benefiting magnification, speech and Braille. More information is available on the Dolphin Computer Access website.
Developed by Dedicon, designed to work with both - iPhone and iPad. Available from iTunes. Languages: English, Dutch, French, German.
The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) has just released Version 2.05.02.00 of MyStudio PC, the DAISY 2.02 structure and audio production tool which is available to DAISY Member organizations at no cost.
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Update your Read2Go for iOS 6. Read2Go is available for purchase on the iTunes Store.
Access and download books directly from Bookshare (must be a Bookshare member to download). Read with voiced navigation and text-to-speech in DAISY and EPUB formats. Available from Google Play.
The latest update improves the starting reliability to charge and connect the unit to the computer. Details are available on the Bones website.
Version 5.06 comes with Braille output fixes. Other fixes: Improvements to DAISY and large print modules and improvements to adding alternative text descriptions to images. More info can be found on the Dolphin Computer Access website.
Improved support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Explore-by-touch mode and a background playback preference have been added. Available for purchase on Google Play.
New Version 3.5 allows for pitch adjustment and improves the ability to navigate by time. More information is available on the HumanWare Software Support page.
The Learning Ally app now allows users to download books directly to their device without passing through iTunes. More information is available on the Learning Ally website.
This update includes essential fixes to remove duplicate IDs from Publisher output files. Details are available on the Dolphin Publisher page on the Dolphin Computer Access website.
In addition to copying DAISY books on CD to the SD card, you may now copy MP3 CDs as well. The Release Notes and software download are available from the HumanWare website.
Victor Reader Stream users can obtain the HumanWare Companion version 3.5.6 from the HumanWare website.
By pressing a single button all music and data CDs (e.g. DAISY books) are copied directly to the SD card. Music CDs are automatically converted into MP3 or WAV files. More information is available on the Bones website.
Firmware update Version 1.50 for DM-5. Watch a YouTube video about DM-5 features.
The PLEXTALK Pocket portable player offers both DAISY playback and recording. The PRS Software is now available at no cost to PLEXTALK Pocket users. Three functions are provided in one package: Recording, Editing and CD-R Writing. If you have a PLEXTALK Pocket, you can download the installer from the PLEXTALK website downloads area and install it onto your computer while your player is connected via USB.
Version 4.47 of the software for DAISY Player/Recorder Milestone 312 is now available. This is a substantial upgrade which contains useful new features. Some of the highlights include support for Word DOC files as well as DAISY 3 and EPUB. Go to Bones website for details and download.
To download the new firmware update Version 1.50 and manual in DAISY format, please visit the DM-4 Accessible Information webpage. Improvements are listed in the release notes.
IVONA Accessibility Packages include the award-winning, high quality Text-To-Speech Voices, delivering high intelligibility (capable of 4X acceleration with no loss in quality), rapid responsiveness, and the IVONA Reader − plus a free, pre-configured NVDA screenreader, the open source solution developed by the NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) Project. More information is available on the IVONA Software website.
Available only in Europe, PTN Cross features a cover that offers direct access to the DAISY functionalities. More information is available on the PLEXTALK website.
Main improvement: BookPort Plus starts taking advantage of the wireless network hardware built into every Book Port Plus player. More information is available on the American Printing House for the Blind website.
Students and professionals may prefer the Stratus12 models with 12-key number pad for navigation to specific pages in highly structured publications such as reference and text books. More information can be found on the HumanWare website.
Version 6.02 includes a healthy mix of new features and improved functionality to provide a more seamless reading experience for readers with visual impairments and dyslexia. More information can be found on the Dolphin Computer Access website.
All Victor Reader Stratus models feature large, tactile, high-contrast keys, a built-in speaker and headphone jack as well as self-voicing controls. Users can take and operate their Victor Reader Stratus anywhere, using its rechargeable battery and integrated carrying handle. More information can be found on the HumanWare website.
xml-text and Planman Technologies have launched the ida-reader©, a software application (currently for Windows only) that enables users to read aloud a book, which can be in several formats such as DAISY, HTML, RTF or XML. It can also display the scanned pages of a book while the text is being read aloud. This application was developed for people faced with reading difficulties such as dyslexia. For their benefit, the text being read aloud also gets highlighted. Download is available for purchase or trial use from the ida-reader website.
The BookSense DS is a smaller, lighter BookSense containing all the intuitive and powerful programming included in the previous BookSense models with the addition of a small OLED screen for visual verification of where you are in a file or folder list and highlighting of text as you read. More information can be found on the HIMS website.
ClassMate now has the ability to play large DAISY text files. To load, textbooks must be less than 20 MB. This specifically addresses the largest textbook files from the NIMAC repository, which have been put into student-ready format by Bookshare. In addition, ClassMate now plays DAISY books with multiple text files - for example, books that are on more than one CD. More information about upgrading is available on the HumanWare website.
Learning Ally's entire collection is now accessible on Mac as well as Windows operating systems through the introduction of ReadHear, developed by gh, LLC in partnership with Learning Ally. More information is available on the Learning Ally website.
Dolphin EasyReader Express is a new web-based subscription service which allows DAISY talking book providers to add an Express version of EasyReader to their DAISY talking book.
This player is well-suited for people who do not have a personal computer. It is easy to transfer a collection of DAISY books on CDs onto one single, portable audio playback device, without the use of a PC. Details are available on the HumanWare website.
Version 3 comes with simplified operation and is more intuitive as it offers faster touch key response
as well as automatic bookmark numbering. For more information, please visit the official website for PLEXTALK PTN2.
The first ever fully-featured Digital Talking Book player for the Mac! The great accessibility features available in the gh PLAYER™ are no longer limited to the PC. ReadHear Mac provides excellent benefits to those who enjoy and appreciate learning and listening to all types of books, articles, and documents.Details are available on the gh, LLC website.
A features' comparison list for ReadHear PC Professional and Premium Version is provided on the gh LLC website.
Adobe InDesign CS4 includes a "Save as DTBook" (DAISY XML) option. More information is available on the Adobe's Digital Editions blog. It provides a clear overview of the DAISY XML and ePub support features in CS4.
MathDaisy is Design Science's add-in for both the DAISY Pipeline and the Save As DAISY Microsoft add-in for Microsoft Word. If the original document contains mathematical equations, then users will need to install the MathDaisy add-in to add support for mathematical equations, making them accessible to students, teachers, engineers, and scientists with disabilities.
It is an early demo of a web based application which enables users to read, listen to and navigate through DAISY 3 digital talking books online.
Project ButtercupReader was developed by software firm Intergen in conjunction with Microsoft. It provides a showcase of the use of Microsoft Silverlight to build rich and accessible browser based applications. Intergen worked closely with Adaptive Technology experts from the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind to ensure that ButtercupReader provided a highly accessible experience for users with a wide range of print disabilities.
More information is available on the ButtercupReader project website.
eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional from IRTI: eClipseWriter Professional is a self-voicing word processor, scanning and reading system that creates DAISY media for personal use. eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional now offer four different user interfaces tailored to address different applications:
- Scan and Read Mode
- Basic Word Processing Mode
- 2 Advance Operation Modes
Complete details and download links are provided on the IRTI website.
Duxbury Systems, Inc. and Design Science, Inc. collaborated on Duxbury Braille Translator™ (DBT) version 10.7 with support for direct import of Microsoft Word documents containing mathematical equations created with MathType™.
For more information, see the Design Science Press Release.
IVEO is for those who learn better with touch, sound, and sight combined, thus utilizing any or all three learning modalities to learn faster and retain longer. A free IVEO viewer, compatible with DAISY SVG plug-in, is available from ViewPlus Technologies.
The final release of Sigtuna DAR 3, version 3.0.22, has just been made available. This DAISY 2.02 production tools supports the production of DAISY books with audio and structure, as well as full text/audio DAISY books. It is made available to DAISY Members by the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, JSRPD. A license is required.
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DTB2iTunes is a program used to combine all of the audio files of a DAISY DTB into a single MP3 file or iTune Audiobook format and upload it to your iTunes or other MP3 application.
DDR is designed as a Firefox add-on. For support, please go to the DDReader home page.
"Save as DAISY" add-in for Microsoft Office Word incorporates a "Lite" version of the DAISY Pipeline. You can select to generate the DAISY XML for further processing, or you can generate a fully conforming DAISY file set with full navigation and full text synchronized with audio. The audio is generated by the default text-to-speech (TTS) engine on your Windows computer. Download is available on the Save as DAISY Microsoft project page.
The source document in Microsoft Word has to be well structured, created using styles and saved before it can be converted to fully conforming DAISY book.
