Includes all of the following (click any item to expand):
Don't be fooled by the
simple appearance of the opening screen! From here, the user can
move between an unlimited number of pages of pre-programmed
words and phrases. This type of selection method for speech
software is known as a "dynamic display communication system."
Each page can have between 2 - 72 choices!
For example, create a square (we call them "sound buttons")
called "Greetings" and it will open to a page of phrases like,
"hello", "nice to see you" etc. If you want to talk about the
weather, create a page of sound buttons that contains weather
related phrases. It is that simple. And there is NO limit to the
number of pages you can add.
The Gus! Talking Keyboard is a text-to-speech program that
combines an on-screen keyboard with an exceptionally clear
synthetic voice. Type (or scan) whatever you want to say and it
will verbalize it for you. Predicts current AND next word to
accelerate text entry (based on frequency of use). Includes
abbreviation expansion (e.g. "gm"="good morning") to provide
further assistance, spelling checker and built-in 1 and 2 switch
scanning access.
This is the program that Dr. Howard Hornstein with ALS used to
communicate with during his "60 Minutes" interview on CBS.
Gus! Easy Talk provides a method of creating speech by selecting
from a listing of Topics and Phrases. The user can also create a
new phrase by simply typing in the box at the bottom. To save
the new phrase, just click the �Add� button. That's it!!
Includes 1 and 2 switch scanning access.
This is the program that actor Michael Zaslow (ALS) used to
communicate with Larry King during his Larry King Live!
interview on CNN.
An extremely helpful program that provides easy access to speech
output from ANY Windows application. Simply highlight the text
you wish to speak, then click the button on Gus! Speak
Clipboard. Simple!
Need a calculator with speech output? This is it. Echoes buttons
as they are selected and speaks the result. Includes 1 and 2
switch scanning access !!
Contains a complete library of over 4,000 professionally drawn
communication symbols (Save $180) Each symbol is an individual
bitmap (*.bmp) file that can be modified using any Windows based
graphics program.
Until recently, speech synthesizers sounded �robotic� no matter
how much money was spent on them. However, Microsoft recently
released a new speech synthesizer that is based on samplings of
REAL human speech. As such, the realism and clarity of these
voices is unmatched in today's market.
For switch/scanning users. Its a USB Windows compatible
mouse and a PC switch interface (accepts 1 or 2 switches) in a
single unit! Does both jobs at the same time! No need to buy an
expensive �switch interface box�.
The Gus! Mouse is
available separately for
$175
