Optelec Unveiling the ALVA BC640
Published: Jun 27, 2007
Optelec has presented the first Braille display / notetaker in the new ALVA BC6-serie premiering ALVA BC 640, the first Braille Controller of this family.
The ALVA BC640 merges classic Braille display access with modern notetaking functionality. Its 40 cells Braille display provides optimal reading comfort in an ultra slim design. The ALVA BC640’s ergonomically designed Smartpad, with its four buttons and joystick, provide instant access and smart navigation to mainstream devices. Optelec’s strategically positioned eTouch buttons at either end of the Braille display allow for quick and efficient access to countless applications to one’s cellular phone, PDA and Windows-based PC.
The ALVA BC640 can optionally be equipped with internal memory to share and store files from a PC, or host one’s preferred screenreader on-board the ALVA Braille Controller. 
“The Alva BC640 can be used to host and run Dolphin software. Users can operate Dolphin’s Hal and Supernova screen readers directly from the Alva BC640, by inserting the Dolphin Pen version into the Alva device.” says Steve Hawkes, Dolphins Marketing Manager.
ALVA BC640’s optional Braille Audio Feature Pack makes it more than just a regular Braille display or notetaker. The easy to find and operate Braille keys give you the ability to comfortably write Braille while listening to wireless audio output using the devices’ preferred speech synthesizer.
“Much time, energy, and thought has been put into the creation of ALVA BC640,” stated Ivar Illing, Product Line Manager, Blindness Products, Optelec Holding. “We believe that we’ve created a new generation of Braille access solutions to meet the needs of numerous blind customers in a variety of very different environments that require Braille access to allow them to grow and contribute in their respective capacities and roles.”
Optelec will be debuting the ALVA BC640 along with its entire array of blindness and low vision product lines at the National Federation of the Blind, American Council of the Blind, and Association for the Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired summer conventions in the United States as well as the ICEVI Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Source: Optelec US
