DAISY Marketplace

The DAISY Marketplace is the place to look for new DAISY tools, services and related products.

Our site is being upgraded, and next year, DAISY Friends and Members will be able to place announcements in our Marketplace. Until then, please send your exciting product news, updates and suggestions to us using the Contact Us form (General Category) on this site, and we will add them to the DAISY Marketplace.

Victor Reader Stream 3.1

2010-02-19 Users have the ability to create nested folders on the Other Books, Podcast, and Text File bookshelves that were introduced in version 3.0. Now extended to include the multi-level Talking Books bookshelf. Readers can now optionally create nested folders within the $VRDTB bookshelf folder and navigate the structure while browsing the Talking Books bookshelf.

Read more on the HumanWare website.

Plextalk PTN2: Version 3

2010-02-17 Version 3 comes with simplified operation and is more intuitive as it offers faster touch key response as well as automatic bookmark numbering. For more information, please visit the official website for PLEXTALK PTN2.

DM-4 Audio Recorder

2010-02-08 8GB of internal memory allows 2,000 hours of recording time, microSD card compatibility extends it to 16GB. Supports DAISY, Audible.com books, MP3 and WMA and PCM formats. Details are available on the Olympus website.

ReadHear™ Mac

2010-01-24 ReadHear™ Mac is the first ever fully-featured Digital Talking Book player for the Mac! The great accessibility features available in the gh PLAYER™ are no longer limited to the PC. ReadHear Mac provides excellent benefits to those who enjoy and appreciate learning and listening to all types of books, articles, and documents.
Details are available on the gh, LLC website.

BookSense/BookSense XT Version 2.0

2010-01-14 BookSense plays various types of audio and DAISY content as well as NLS, RFB&D® and Bookshare books. It also supports variety of document formats: txt, rtf, doc, docx, html, brl, brf. BookSense features quality recording and one touch date and time checking. BookSense XT comes with Bluetooth, FM radio and built in 4GB flash memory. More information is available on the official BookSense website.

PLEXTALK Pocket Firmware Version 3

2009-12-22 Firmware Version 3 for the PLEXTALK Pocket, a powerful DAISY playback and recording device is now available. For more information, please visit www.plextalk.com/in/ptp1/.

New Mobile Intel® Reader

2009-12-01

The Intel Reader, about the size of a paperback book, converts printed text to digital text, and then reads it aloud to the user. Its unique design combines a high-resolution camera, allowing users to point, shoot and listen to printed text. Supported file formats: DAISY 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2002 (DAISY 3), NIMAS 1.0/1.1, MP3, WAV and ASCII text. More information is available on the HumanWare website.

Dolphin EasyReader Version 5.10

2009-10-29

The addition of EPUB support in EasyReader enables print-disabled readers immediate access to the growing eBook market. With the the help of EasyReader Version 5.10, readers can now open any unprotected EPUB book and experience their preferred combination of audio and highlighted text. Details are available on the Dolphin website.

Dolphin EasyConverter Version 5.01

2009-10-27

EasyConverter v5.01 incorporates all the full functionality of previous versions of EasyConverter. However, the main focus of EasyConverter v5.01 is in its user oriented design addressing the issues that people who who create alternative formats face on a daily basis.

Specific details of the improvements are provided in the Dolphin site EasyConverter area.

Milestone 212 DAISY Player

2009-10-17

Milestone 212 is a Book Reader which opens the world of digital talking books. The newest member of the Milestone family focuses on simplicity. In this spirit the device is reduced to the most important functions, and performs very strong on those. It supports the playback of DAISY 2.02, MP3, WMA, AA(X), AAC and TXT files. Details are available on the Bones Ltd. website.

eClipseScan

2009-10-01

eClipseScan Entertainment Center Version 1.1, specifically, eClipseScan Save As DAISY Feature now creates text only and full text and audio DAISY books in MP3 Format. eClipseScan DAISY MP3 Files are organized by heading or section name and can be burned to CD using the Save As DAISY feature. More information is available on the IRTI website.

Victor Reader Stream Library Edition

2009-09-30

The new Victor Reader Stream Library Edition is easy to use. It plays the new NLS book cartridges and comes with a book cartridge holder that attaches to the back of the Stream and allows users to play the cartridge directly on the player. More information is available on the HumanWare website.

eClipseWriter Professional Version 4.2

2009-08-20

Updated to include the latest version of Abby FineReader OCR Scanning Engine. Also features new PDF converter, users can open and read PDF files and convert them to DAISY or RTF using Abby OCR Engine. More information is available on the IRTI website.

Updated gh Player® 2.2 Premium Version by gh LLC

2009-07-10

A features comparison list for gh Player® 2.2.5 Premium Version and gh Player®2.2.5 Standard Version is provided on the gh LLC website.

eClipseReader-EyeNet Version 4.2

2009-06-19

eClipseReader-EyeNet 4.2 has a new free book reader mode. Read IRTI online TIB magazine, Bookshare.org books, NFB NewsLine® and other DAISY media created with eClipseWriter. eClipseReader-EyeNet 4.2 download is available from the IRTI website.

Save as DTBook (DAISY XML) option in Adobe InDesign

2009-05-27

Adobe InDesign CS4 includes a "Save as DTBook" (DAISY XML) option. More information is available on the Adobe's Digital Editions blog. It provides a clear overview of the DAISY XML and ePub support features in CS4.

Code Factory's Mobile DAISY Player V2.2

2009-05-13

The Mobile DAISY Player V2.2 includes support for the Save as DAISY add-in for Microsoft Word, the new Bookshare book format, support for free publications offered through the NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket feature and other downloadable content. V2.2 also includes a new feature allowing users to convert MP3 audio files to basic DAISY books as well as a new Go to Page feature. Download is available on the Code Factory website.

MathDaisy Release 1.0 from Design Science

2009-04-13

MathDaisy is Design Science's add-in for both the DAISY Pipeline and the Save As DAISY Microsoft add-in for Microsoft Word. If the original document contains mathematical equations, then users will need to install the MathDaisy add-in to add support for mathematical equations, making them accessible to students, teachers, engineers, and scientists with disabilities.

HumanWare Companion 3.0

2009-04-01

The Stream Companion software has been renamed to HumanWare Companion because this software now supports both of the HumanWare digital talking book players: Victor Reader Stream and ClassMate Reader. It can be downloaded from the HumanWare website.

Save as DAISY add-in Version 2.1.1 for Microsoft Word

2009-03-26

"Save as DAISY" add-in for Microsoft Office Word now incorporates a "Lite" version of the DAISY Pipeline. You can select to generate the DAISY XML for further processing, or you can generate a fully conforming DAISY file set with full navigation and full text synchronized with audio. The audio is generated by the default text-to-speech (TTS) engine on your Windows computer. Download is available on the Save as DAISY Microsoft project page.

The source document in Microsoft Word has to be well structured, created using styles and saved before it can be converted to fully conforming DAISY book.

ButtercupReader

2009-03-18

It is an early demo of a web based application which enables users to read, listen to and navigate through DAISY 3 digital talking books online.

Project ButtercupReader was developed by software firm Intergen in conjunction with Microsoft. It provides a showcase of the use of Microsoft Silverlight to build rich and accessible browser based applications. Intergen worked closely with Adaptive Technology experts from the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind to ensure that ButtercupReader provided a highly accessible experience for users with a wide range of print disabilities.

More information is available on the ButtercupReader project website.

HumanWare ClassMate Reader 1.2

2009-02-26

The ClassMate Reader 1.2 is able to read DAISY/NIMAS, MP3, WAV, txt, xml, rtf, ogg vorbis, audible.com format 4, unprotected WMA, and html files. The User Guide has been updated to version 1.2. Upgrading to version 1.2 will automatically place the User Guide on the ClassMate Reader. More information about upgrading is available on the HumanWare website.

Bookshare

2008-12-20

Bookshare™ is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Bookshare offers more than 60,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools. Read one of the Bookshare user stories.

Milestone 312 DAISY Player

2008-12-16

The Milestone 312 from Bones GmbH is the smallest MP3/Daisy Player/voice recorder on the market. Functionalities include audio books player, MP3/AAC player, voice recorder, FM tuner/recorder, alarm clock and RFID tag reader, all integrated into 50 grams, in the size of a credit card.

This pocket-size device provides full access to heading levels, page numbers, phrases, etc. It also supports bookmark setting and switch between books on the memory card.

Dolphin Publisher version 2.12

2008-10-22

Version 2.12 of Dolphin Publisher from Dolphin Computer Access improves upon v2.10 and v2.11 to create a more stable, effective and productive method of producing professional DAISY digital talking books. This free update for versions 2.10 and 2.11 is immediately available as a downloadable "patch" from the support section of the Dolphin Web site.

There are numerous important fixes in v2.12 including several ID issues that arose during production under some circumstances. Specific details of the fixes and improvements are provided in the Dolphin site Support area.

Dorina DAISY Reader 1.0 (DDR 1.0) for Windows

2008-10-01

DDReader is DAISY 3 reading software developed by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind. It is available in three languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English, is free to use and share, and is the first free Portuguese DAISY 3.0 reader! DDR is designed as a Firefox add-on.

eClipseWare version 4.1

2008-10-01

eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional from IRTI: eClipseWriter Professional is a self-voicing word processor, scanning and reading system that creates DAISY media for personal use. eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional now offer four different user interfaces tailored to address different applications:

Scan and Read Mode
Basic Word Processing Mode
2 Advance Operation Modes

Complete details and download links are provided on the IRTI website.

Activator Audio Watermarking SDK

2008-09-25

The Activated Content Audio Watermarking Software Development Kit can be used to watermark your DAISY files, either for downloads or books on disc. Activated Content joined the DAISY Consortium in August 2008.

Duxbury Braille Translator version 10.7

2008-06-23

DAISY Members Duxbury Systems, Inc. and Design Science, Inc. have collaborated on Duxbury Braille Translator™ (DBT) version 10.7 with support for direct import of Microsoft Word documents containing mathematical equations created with MathType™. This improvement will allow users to author math with MathType in MS Word and then translate those materials to braille via DBT for Windows.

For more information, see the Design Science Press Release.

IVEO Version 2.0, Speaking Tactile Diagrams

2008-03-01

IVEO is for those who learn better with touch, sound, and sight combined, thus utilizing any or all three learning modalities to learn faster and retain longer. A free IVEO viewer, compatible with DAISY SVG plug-in, is available from ViewPlus Technologies.

Milestone 311

2008-02-01

The Milestone 311 is a DAISY 2.02 player, voice recorder and MP3-player. It is a portable, multi-purpose device about the size of a credit card. This pocket-size device provides DAISY navigation with full access to heading levels, page numbers, phrases, etc. It also supports bookmark setting and switching between books on the memory card.

Sigtuna DAR 3, version 3.0.22

2008-02-01

The final release of Sigtuna DAR 3, version 3.0.22, has just been made available. This DAISY 2.02 production tools supports the production of DAISY books with audio and structure, as well as full text/audio DAISY books. It is made available to DAISY Members by the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, JSRPD. A license is required.

DTB2iTunes 2.0

2007-12-31

DTB2iTunes is a program used to combine all of the audio files of a DAISY DTB into a single MP3 file or iTune Audiobook format and upload it to your iTunes or other MP3 application.

MyStudio PC v2.04

2007-11-13

The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) has just released Version 2.04.00.00 of MyStudio PC, the DAISY 2.02 structure and audio production tool which is available to DAISY Member organizations at no cost.

Book Wizard Producer Version 1.3.1.0 by APH

2007-02-01

This production software creates audio only, text only, or text and audio DAISY/NISO-2002 books and supports playback of DAISY 2.02 books. Book Wizard Producer provides options for both original recording and import of existing audio and HTML text files.