EasyLink Series

A pocket-size wireless solution for today’s mobile Braille user

This revolutionary Braille keyboard and display, incorporating the latest Bluetooth® technology, connects wirelessly to mainstream devices such as PCs, PDAs, and smartphones.

Offering a keyboard composed of six ergonomically-placed Braille input keys, EasyLink 12 allows the Braille user to effortlessly control their PDA, PC and smartphone.  The integrated 12-cell refreshable Braille display, navigation keys and joystick make it easy-to-read and navigate through content that a sighted person would usually view on a screen.

Imagine the possibilities of using EasyLink 12.  Connect to a smartphone to send and receive SMS messages.  Then switch to accessing a PDA to update contact records, send and receive e-mails and make notes – all in Braille, with one simple-to-use device.

Alternatively, install the Optelec EasyLink Software on a PDA and convert your EasyLink 12 into an ultra-portable easy-to-use notetaker.  Manage your appointments and tasks, find a contact, type your notes, send an e-mail or use the calculator.  Just choose a suitable PDA and enjoy unlimited access at home or on the go.

Why is the EasyLink 12 so special?
In a nutshell, EasyLink 12 is a flexible, single solution.  However, that’s not the whole story - for a Braille user, it is a product for the future.

Many existing Braille notetaking solutions come complete with built-in PDA capabilities, drawing upon software and hardware available at that particular point in time.  With progress, it is inevitable that mainstream devices become more powerful, running ever-more sophisticated software applications.  Users of traditional Braille notetakers are often left behind.  There is little opportunity to upgrade other than to purchase a brand new system – a costly prospect for many Braillists.

An EasyLink 12 user need only replace their mainstream device, whether it be the latest powerful PDA or a sophisticated mobile handset, representing a significant cost saving.

EasyLink 12 can be used to access standard PDA and smartphone applications using a screen-reading program such as Mobile Speak.  Alternatively, the optional EasyLink organiser software provides a PDA-based solution for essential appointment, task, calendar and e-mail management.

The EasyLink 12 Braille solution revolutionises the way in which users can access information and enables them to fully participate in today's ever-growing mobile information society.


Key benefits:

• Allows wireless Braille reading and writing with PCs, PDAs and Smartphones:
  • 6 Braille input keys
  • 2 navigation keys and a joystick
  • 12 Braille cells
• Convenient size
• Rechargeable battery offering up to 10 hours continuous use  
• Carrycase

Specification:

• Dimensions: 15.1 x 9.6 x 2.1 cm / 5.9 x 3.8 x 0.8 inches
• Weight: 260 grams / 9 ounces
• Bluetooth® connectivity - standard v.1.1