The new portable digital audio book player, BookSense Standard, allows people to access information for education, information, and entertainment. Weighing only four ounces, it is portable and powerful, comfortable to use and easily fits into a shirt pocket, backpack, or purse, so you can take it anywhere.

The BookSense Standard comes with a 2 GB memory card. This model plays audio files, DAISY content, and reads many different document types. The media player supports a variety of formats, such as MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WAX, M4A, and WMA. Use the media player to listen to your music collection, including music downloaded from Apple iTunes.

FEATURES:

• Battery operates up to twelve hours on a single charge
• Built in digital recorder records in .wave or .mp3
• Built-in announcement of time/date
• Choice of two voices - (Paul or Kate)
• Rechargeable, user removable battery
• Onboard 3.5 earphone and external microphone jack
• Sleep timer
• Alarm clock
• Built-in microphone
• User adjustable microphone sensitivity
• Unit includes standard and mini-USB cables, 2 GB memory card, earphones and AC adapter

The BookSense plays Daisy Content available from The National Library Service, (NLS BARD) Braille and Audio Reading

Click here to download a Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Application

Click here to access Bookshare

Click here to access audio books from Audible.com

Outside of all the different books you will have access to, the built-in media player supports a variety of formats, such as MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WAX, M4A, and WMA. Support for both OverDrive media and books from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) are not yet available but will be soon. Other formats which the BookSense can read are: txt, rtf, doc, docx, html, xml, brl, and brf files and also Microsoft Word 2003 and Word 2007 files.

• BookSense utilizes the USB port to connect to your PC to transfer downloaded books and music directly to the built-in memory on the BookSense XT or to an SD memory card in either model
• BookSense can access digital talking books from providers such as the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), BookShare, and Audible
• Access to books from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) is coming soon
• The book reader on the BookSense supports several file formats, including txt, rtf, doc, docx, html, xml, brl, and brf. Use this feature to read your Microsoft Word documents, including Word 2003 and Word 2007