esys Series
Product Type:
Primary device
Manufacturer Name:
Product Description:
esys is a Braille display with a keyboard that includes internal applications such as a notepad, an agenda, an alarm-clock and a calculator, and may be used independently or with the information stored on the built-in micro SD-card.
Main Features:
- Connected through Bluetooth or USB, esys assists the use of various applications on a phone, tablet or computer such as reading or writing emails and text messages, managing contacts or surfing the Internet.
- Compatible with all screen readers (Jaws, VoiceOver, Talk-Back / Braille-Back, SuperNova, NVDA, etc.), esys can be used with existing hardware (Windows, Mac, Android, Linux, etc).
Primary Specifications:
- Input/output:
- reading range depending on model 12, 24, 40, 64 or 80 Braille cells with cursor routing keys.
- 10 key Braille keyboard.
- Navigation:
- 2 joysticks and multiple scrolling wheels (2 for the esys12 and esys24, 4 for the esys40 and esys64; 6 for the esys80).
- Connections:
- USB + Bluetooth + micro SD-card reader (1 card included with purchase).
- Screen reader compatibility:
- Jaws.
- VoiceOver.
- TalkBack.
- Supernova.
- Window-Eyes.
- Mobile Speak.
- Cobra.
- NVDA.
- OS compatibility:
- Windows XP, 7, 8.1 and 10.
- Apple OSX and iOS.
- Android.
- Linux.
- Compatible file formats:
- .docx, .brl, .brf, .rtf, .txt, .dbt (Duxbury) and BNFA library files.
- Applications*:
- Notepad, Calendar, Alarm-clock, Calculator, as well as Tools (to customize user settings and update system software).
- Energy:
- 17-hour autonomy.
- USB charger (included).
- On-/Off switch on Esys housing.
- Auto sleep-mode.
- Dimensions (width, depth, thickness, weight):
- esys12 = 14.5 cm / 8.6 cm / 2.0 cm / 200 g.
- esys24 = 23.3 cm / 9.4 cm / 2.2 cm / 500 g.
- esys40 = 32.5 cm / 8.6 cm / 2.0 cm / 675 g.
- esys64 = 55.5 cm / 9.4 cm / 2.2 cm / 1200 g.
- esys80 = 65.8 cm / 9.4 cm / 2.2 cm / 1400 g.
Options & Accessories:
- esys12: the perfect smartphone companion.
- esys24: mobility without compromise.
- esys40: a computer's partner.
- esys64: ideal for educational and professional use.
- esys80: suitable for the work environment.
- esyslight series (24, 40 or 80 display cells, without Braille keyboard).
- esytime a new generation Braille device: a notetaker, Braille computer, and a Braille display all-in-one, compact and autonomous.
- esysuite: Type or translate Braille in different types of documents and print both in black ink characters as well as in Braille.