2008 Award Winner

• DECtalk® with 9 voices (male and female)
• Features 2 lines by 16 characters LCD display
• Unlimited Vocabulary
• Works in "Line Mode", "Word Mode" and "Letter Mode"
• Stores two sets of up to 36 commonly used phrases in memo memory
• Text Substitution memory for abbreviation expansions
• Micro USB Keyboard  NEW!
• Built-in audio amplifier and speaker
• Standalone, works without a PC!
• Compact size: ~6.7"x5.7"x1.25"
• Weight: ~1 lb
• Uses 4xAA batteries, alkaline or rechargeable
• Also works with your own keyboard

The KeyboardCommunicator is a portable miniature keyboard based speech synthesizer.  Featuring the industry standard DECtalk voices, you have a highly intelligible and configurable text-to-speech system. With its mini keyboard, one can directly key in messages to be spoken, or you can recall phrases from one of the 36 commonly used phrases that you have stored within its internal memory.  The KeyboardCommunicator is a complete solution, it does not require any connection to PCs.  The Micro Keyboard is best for two-finger typing rather than touch-typing.

For people looking for wearable solution, the KeyboardCommunicator with Neck Wearable Console can be used to form a portable text-to-speech solution that leave both hands free when not speaking! 

Neck Wearable Console

User Feedback:

"Overall, it is a very nice product, especially given the price compared to other similar devices. We can do a lot with the shortcuts built into the unit so that she doesn't have to do too much typing. The fact that the unit "as-is" is compact is nice as well because we will be traveling."   G. B.

"My friend has adapted to the  Keyboard- Communicator really well and has begun carrying it with her to church... She said she finds it very helpful to 'converse' with people...  It has broadened her horizons so much. Even though she lives in an apartment here on the retirement campus, this allows her to communicate so much more.  Again -- thank you!"     C. O.


"A compact, light weight device...  Very easy to learn.  Requires little training... one of the lowest cost text-to-speech device..."   E. E.

Click on the speaker icon below to listen to a sample of audio output!
 

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