K-NFB Reading Technology, a joint venture of the National Federation of the Blind and Kurzweil Technologies, this week introduced the knfbREADER Mobile, a solution to give blind users access to SMS text messaging - as well as everything from GPS to mobile e-mail.

Designed for the Nokia N82, the solution is, according to the company, "the smallest text-to-speech reading device in history."

And it's not just for SMS. "The software turns the phone into a pocket-sized reader, enabling users to take a picture of most printed material and have it read back to them," writes VNUnet's Ian Williams. See full article.

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