Portable Impact Dynamic Display Communication Devices

1. Portable ImpactDynamic DisplayCommunicationDevices By Enkidu Research

2. To cover today … • Portable Impact Devices – what are they? • Accessories • Windows CE Computers – what are they? • Tour of standard Portable Impact “configurations” • WordPower and Velocity for the Tablet • Customising the standard configurations • Building your own configurations from scratch • PC Editor – why would you use it? • A few basics on batteries and stuff!

3. A Portable Impact Device is: A Windows CE Portable computer PLUS Portable Impact Software on portable computer PLUS Carry case and speaker PLUS Portable Impact PC editor on a desktop orlaptop computer (optional) PLUS Optional Accessories

4. Tablet • Palmtop • Palmtop with Body Armour • Handheld

5. Tablet $8,900 to $11,200 Handheld From $7500 Palmtop $5999 to $6600 Palmtop with Body Armour $6900 to $7500

6. Accessories • Switch Interface • Keyboards • PCS symbols software (with extra memory for more recording time) • Extra software for Tablet (WordPower or Velocity) • Mounting plates

7. Loans from Spectronics • $100 per week • Maximum of a four week loan • Refund of loan costs if borrower goes on to buy the device

8. Strengths in a nutshell • Price • Battery Life (5 to 8 hours typical use4.5 to 5 hours continuous use) • Easy-to-use display design software • Use PCS symbols, your own images, text or all three • PC-based Editor for quick display creation and for device backups • Access to full Windows computingNo need to swap from communication device to computer – it’s all in one!

9. Weaknesses • Switch access needs external switch box (but can set up a screen tap as a switch press) • Require an external speaker for social settings • No environmental control • Poor screen readability outdoors

10. Windows CE Computers What are they? Essentially a cutdown version of Windows – specifically designed to take far less power to run

11. Casio Palmtop • Microsoft Office (Pocket Version) • Pocket Word • Pocket Excel • Pocket Outlook • Internet Explorer • External Modem available • Ebook Reader • MPEG Player • ActivSync for sharing of files with a desktop/laptop computer

12. Fujitsu PenCentra Tablet • Microsoft Office (Pocket Version) • Pocket Word • Pocket Excel • Pocket Powerpoint • Pocket Access • Pocket Outlook • Internet Explorer • Internal Modem • Calligrapher • ActivSync for sharing of files with a desktop/laptop computer

13. NEC Handheld • Microsoft Office (Pocket Version) • Pocket Word • Pocket Excel • Pocket Powerpoint • Pocket Access • Pocket Outlook • Internet Explorer • Internal Modem • ActivSync for sharing of files with a desktop/laptop computer

14. Portable Impact Software 10 Standard Configurations With slight differences between Tablet, Handheld and Palmtop Customisable Configurations Modify existing configurations or build your own from scratch

15. Standard Configuration: Symbol-BaseA simple symbol-based system

16. Standard Configuration: Alpha-listAlphabet layout matrix with word prediction

17. Standard Configuration: Qwerty-ListQWERTY Keyboard with word prediction list

18. Standard Configuration: Direct-listMatrix optimised for direct selectionwith word prediction list

19. Standard Configuration: Scan-ListMatrix optimised for scanningwith word prediction list

20. Standard Configuration: ListWord Prediction List with Editing Buttons

21. Standard Configuration: Scan-CharMatrix optimised for scanningwith character prediction list

22. Standard Configuration: Ambig-WordAmbiguous onscreen keypad with character-level disambiguation

23. Standard Configuration: Ambig-WordAmbiguous onscreen keypad with word-level disambiguation

24. Standard Configuration: WriteThe Text Editor with Editing Buttons

25. Portable Impact Software Extra Configurations Available for the Tablet only • Velocity • WordPower • Picture WordPower coming soon

26. Optional Extra Configuration: Velocity For primary school aged symbol users

27. Optional Extra Configuration: WordPowerFor text usersSimilar to Dynavox, Liberator and Pathfinder versions

28. Optional Extra Configuration: Picture WordPowerComing next year for the Tablet

29. Access Options NB No switch access to mainstream programs on the computer

31. Dedicated Device Mode: When operating as a dedicated-device,you will not have have access to anyother programs or the Windows CEControl Panel. Also can add in password protected full-screen mode

32. Portable Impact Software More about the PC Editor and why you would use it

33. Portable Impact Software Batteries and other important stuff!

34. Keep devices charging whenever not in use. Batteries drain over a few weeks even when the device is turned off. Main battery drains in a few days – backup batteries drain over 1 to 2 weeks. • The devices are run on lithium ion batteries which cannot be “overcharged” and do not need to be fully flattened before recharging.

35. But …if batteries go flat, you do not lose: • Portable Impact Software • Custom Configurations • Text files • Dictionary entries • Pronunciation exceptions • Abbreviation expansions

36. Make sure you always turn off the speaker batteries when not in use. • Best to keep a spare speaker battery and backup Palmtop battery on hand. (Tablet’s backup battery is rechargeable – Palmtop’s is not.)

37. Users will be given free software upgrades for 12 months after purchase.In the new version coming soon … • More complete auto backup of all configurations • More flexibility in choosing keyboard layouts in symbol-based configurations • Rechargeable speaker batteries from mid-2002

38. Hot tips … • Read the Portable Impact Manual and the manual for your Windows CE Computer! • Remember on-screen context sensitive help • Visit ActivSync and Portable Computer websites for help with transferring data between computers • Join Enkidu Research’s Portable Impact Listserver for on-line tech supporthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/enkinews/