http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/ Engadget Comments for DynaVox Xpress handheld communication device boasts WiFi, Bluetooth http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 12th 2009 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/
Personally, I have no love for Mayer Johnson, they make terrible software and they have a stranglehold on PECS (a universal augmentative communication pictoral language). This hardware does look fairly advanced compared to what's out there now, though. ]]>Aug 12th 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 12th 2009 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 12th 2009 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 12th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 12th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Just be aware that they're not designed for regular folks. They're for people with speech problems, and often with that associated motor problems with their hands, and perhaps have poor eyesight. It's a Medical Aid.

So it needs to be big and chunky and simple. To be honest I am a bit sceptical about it being a "Touch" device. Not the best for shaky hands trying to type out speech. It'd be better with a compact, but quality keyboard, as older devices from DynaVox did have.

One thing an iPod Touch, or a small Laptop lacks is a good loud speaker, which these gadgets offer.
Email and Wifi make it very useful, as email becomes a primary means of communication for folks who'd use this.]]>Aug 12th 2009 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.prentrom.com/eco, has Bluetooth, WiFi, touch screen, Microsoft Office, and a modified version of XP. I have used it, but not the new Dynavox one here, but the ECO seems to blow it out of the water]]>Aug 12th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/]]>Aug 12th 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/
To clarify. There are Rugged Tablets with extended battery power, better speakers, larger and smaller screens, useful for the internet, COMPUTING, and productivity that can serve this population. A population I work with. However the U.S government believes it can make better decisions about the needs and HEALTHCARE of its citizens than the professionals (and spend 3x more in the process)]]>Aug 12th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/Aug 13th 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/dynavox-xpress-handheld-communication-device-boasts-wifi-blueto/i work with a little boy who has autism, and his mom is looking into getting one of these for him(maybe). is it easy to use? how much is it?

Dae-Lin]]>Sep 20th 2009 11:47PM