List of AFB Product Evaluations

All product evaluations are published in AccessWorld®," AFB's technology magazine, which is available free online.

• " Scanning and Reading on the Move: A Review of Zoom-Ex and Zoom-Twix," AccessWorld®, Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2008.
  
  
• " Diabetes and Visual Impairment: An Update on the Blood Glucose Monitor Market," AccessWorld®, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 2008.
  
  
• "Full Stream Ahead: A Review of the Victor Reader Stream," AccessWorld®, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 2008.
  
  
• "A Mountain of a Machine: A Review of the Olympus DS-40 Digital Voice Recorder ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 6, November 2007.
  
  
• "Zen and the Art of Portable Players: A Look at the Zen Stone ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 6, November 2007.
  
  
• "Making Your Smartphone Smarter, Part 2: A Review of Smart Hal ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 5, September 2007.
  
  
• " A Pocket Full of Access: A Review of Mobile Speak Pocket and Pocket Hal ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 5, September 2007.
  
  
• " Increased Independence in the Palm of Your Hand: A Review of the Nemo and Compact+ CCTVs ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 5, September 2007.
  
  
• " Making Your Smartphone Smarter, Part 1: A Review of Mobile Speak Smartphone ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 4, July 2007.
  
  
• " Expanding the View: A Review of Mobile Magnifier and ZOOMS Screen Magnifiers for Cell Phones ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 4, July 2007.
  
  
• " An Image of Accessibility: A Review of the Icon ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 4, July 2007.
  
  
• " Several Models in One: A Review of HumanWare's SmartView Xtend ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 3, May 2007.
  
  
• " Show Me the Money: An Evaluation of the Note Teller 2 Money Identifier ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 3, May 2007.
  
  
• " Diabetes and Visual Impairment: New Talking Blood Glucose Monitors Enter the Market ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 2, March 2007.
  
  
• " An Accessible Phone Comes Calling: A Review of the Jitterbug Cell Phone ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 2, March 2007.
  
  
• " Class Is in Session: A Review of the Telex Professor Desktop Audio System ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 2, March 2007.
  
  
• " Talk Me Through It: A Review of Two Cell Phone-Based Screen Readers ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2007.
  
  
• " Magnification Is Going Places: A Review of the STRIX and Amigo Portable CCTVs ," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2007.
  
  
• " Reading by Hand: A Review of the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader," AccessWorld®, Vol. 8, No. 1, November 2006.
  
  
• " Magnification in Hand: A Review of Two Handheld CCTVs," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 6, November 2006.
  
  
• " Finding Your Way: A Review of Sendero GPS 3.5 for BrailleNote with a New Training Guide from De Witt and Associates," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 6, November 2006.
  
  
• " Dial Me In: The Latest on Off-the-Shelf Cell Phone Accessibility," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 5, September 2006.
  
  
• " Marking the Road to MP3 Player Accessibility: A Review of the Milestone 311," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 5, September 2006.
  
  
• " "Is This for Here or to Go?" A Series on Portable, Laptop-Compatible Video Magnifiers, Part 3," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 5, September 2006.
  
  
• "Diabetes and Visual Impairment: Are Insulin Pens Accessible?," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2006.
  
  
• "Is This for Here or to Go?" A Series on Portable, Laptop-Compatible Video Magnifiers, Part 2," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2006.
  
  
• "More Than One Way to Read: A Review of Kurzweil 1000 and OpenBook," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2006.
  
  
• "Figure It Out: A Review of Virtual Pencil Arithmetic and Virtual Pencil Algebra from Henter Math," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2006.
  
  
• "Accessing the Machine: Two Solutions for Using Large Multifunctional Copy Machines," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2006.
  
  
• "We're Cooking Now: A Guide to the Accessibility of Major Appliances," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2006.
  
  
• "Is This for Here or to Go?" A Series on Portable, Laptop-Compatible Video Magnifiers," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2006.
  
  
• "The Liberty to Use a Computer: A Review of the FreedomBox," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2006.
  
  
• "Man versus Machine: A Review of Multifunctional Desktop Copiers," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2006.
  
  
• "The 64-Cell Question: A Review of the Brailliant Braille Display," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2006.
  
  
• "Focus on Screen Magnification, Part 1: A Review of ZoomText 9.0 and LunarPlus 6.5," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 2, March 2006.
  
  
• "Can You Make Me Some Copies, Please?," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 2, March 2006.
  
  
• "The Sound of Computing: A Review of Three Screen Readers," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2006.
  
  
• "A Nonrocker from Motorola: A Review of the Rokr E1 Cell Phone with iTunes," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2006.
  
  
• "Take Me to myReader: An Evaluation of HumanWare's Transportable Auto-Reader," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2006.
  
  
• "M Is for Mobile, and the Result Is Empowering," AccessWorld®, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2006.
  
  
• "Simply Out Scanning: A Review of SARA and ScannaR," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 6, November 2005.
  
  
• "Dialing Up the Magnification: A Review of Mobile Magnifier," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 6, November 2005.
  
  
• "Not What the Doctor Ordered: A Review of Apple's VoiceOver Screen Reader," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 5, September 2005.
  
  
• "Breaking the Code: A Review of Two Portable Bar Code Scanners," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 5, September 2005.
  
  
• "The 40th Cell: A Review of the Focus Braille Display," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 4, July 2005.
  
  
• "No Second Fiddle: A Review of the Maestro, AccessWorld®," Vol. 6, No. 4, July 2005.
  
  
• "Two More Approaches: A Review of the LG VX 4500 Cell Phone from Verizon Wireless and Microsoft's Voice Command Software," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 3, May 2005.
  
  
• "The Next Generation: A Review of Personal Digital Assistants, Part 2," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 3, May 2005.
  
  
• "More Than a Perkins Brailler: A Review of the Mountbatten Brailler, Part 2," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 2, March 2005.
  
  
• "Thin and Sleek: A Review of Two Flat-Panel Desktop CCTVs," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 2, March 2005.
  
  
• "The Next Generation: A Review of Personal Digital Assistants, Part 1, AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2005.
  
  
• "More than a Perkins Brailler: A Review of the Mountbatten Brailler, Part 1," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2005.
  
  
• "On The Move With Muvo," AccessWorld®, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2005.
  
  

For more information on product evaluations, contact AFB's National Technology Program at 304-523-8651; or e-mail: techctr@afb.net.