Motorola Releases Hearing Aid Compatible Phones and Software for Visually Impaired Users

Published: Jun 20, 2007

SouthernLINC Wireless today announced the availability of four Motorola phones that are hearing-aid-compatible. The phones include the compact and versatile i760, the sleek i836, the i870 with a built-in Mp3 player and the multi-functional i850 camera phone. Each phone complements telephone-compatible hearing aids.

The company is also offering Enhancements for the Visually Impaired (EVI) software for Motorola’s i355 phone. The software includes text–to-speech (TTS) playback of names, numbers and contact types as the user scrolls through the handset’s phone book. Additionally, the phone plays back the word “calling” as the user makes a call and reads off information such as signal strength, battery level, date and time.
 
“We are extremely pleased to be able to offer a range of hearing-aid-compatible phones as well as software for our customers who are visually impaired,” said Bob Dawson, president and CEO of SouthernLINC Wireless. “At SouthernLINC Wireless we are pleased to increase access to communications options with these multi-functional phones and software for those who need them.”
 
Source: Southern Company

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