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CapturaTalk was an assistive technology software developed by Mobispeech, a joint venture by Iansyst Ltd and Raspberry Software Ltd. When installed on a mobile phone or tablet device, CapturaTalk allowed the user to take a picture of a text heavy image to have it converted to speech and read aloud.[1] The Mobispeech software was primarily designed to aid people who either required literacy support[2] for disabilities such as dyslexia[3] or for students learning English.
Apart from capturing pictures containing text that a user required converted to speech, CapturaTalk also incorporated the Oxford English Dictionary and was able to read out documents, text messages, contacts, internet pages, PDF files and e-mails received or opened on the phone or tablet.
CapturaTalk won the Handheld Learning Award for Innovation in the Special Needs & Inclusion Category at the Handheld Learning Conference 2009[4][5] and was also featured by the BBC in 2009.[6][7]
The software was compatible with devices operating on Windows Mobile Professional (touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, 65 MB storage) and Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher.
CapturaTalk version 3 was released in March 2010, following its preview at the BETT show in January 2010. A free upgrade was available for users who purchased version 2.
While CapturaTalk for Windows has since been halted, an Android version was released in January 2012[8]
References
edit- ^ JISC RSC Scotland newsletter features CapturaTalk Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lexdis Ideas For e-learning features CapturaTalk Archived November 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Merlinjohnonline article on CapturaTalk
- ^ Handheld Learning Conference 2009 Award Winners Archived October 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ JISC Regional Support Centres Scotland report on CapturaTalk win[permanent dead link]
- ^ BBC Look East reports on CapturaTalk
- ^ BBC on-line article about CapturaTalk
- ^ "iansyst Releases New Android App for Literacy Support | Dyslexia Help at the University of Michigan". 2019-04-08. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-15.