Blaze ET sets a new standard for portable DAISY players. Blind and visually impaired users have access to a pocket-sized book player integrated with OCR text-to-speech to capture and read aloud hardcopy printed documents on-demand.

Features a numeric keypad as well as several built-in apps, including Color Reader, Calculator, and Memo. Plays audio books and music files from internal memory or SD card and connects through built-in Wi-Fi to access online media, podcasts and internet radio. Supports more than 20 file formats, including formats from BookShare, NLS download and Learning Ally Plays music and podcasts. Create high-quality recordings using the internal microphone, external stereo microphone or stereo line-in, and enjoy live radio using the built-in FM Radio.

Stand-alone, single-button OCR capture and read
OCR capture a menu, magazine article, library book, and more – all at the touch of a single button. Built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image for accurate OCR and text-to-speech.

Advanced, easy to use controls and file system
Easy to find buttons for music, radio, books, OCR and recording give single touch access to each of these popular features. A familiar numeric keypad allows for more advance marking and navigation of files, and easy access controls on the side of the unit allow users to adjust pitch, rate and volume on the fly.

Play DAISY, music and audio book files
Reads and plays a variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more.

Built-in Wi-Fi
Access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, internet radio and more, including NLS download and playback.

High-quality recording
Record high-quality audio from internal microphone, external microphone (not included) or stereo line-in.

Applications

• DAISY Player:   Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1, NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek (SAMNet), Open Library
• Media Player:   MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A
• Book Reader:   TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF
• Recorder:   MP3, WAV, DAISY
• Online Services:   NLS BARD Download, Bookshare Download, CNIB Download, Web Radio, Podcasts

Features

• 12 GB flash memory
• Stereo speakers and headphone jack
• Color reader
• FM Radio
• Clock with alarm
• Calculator
• Memo
• Copy, paste, zip/unzip within File Manager
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery