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Monday, 8 October 2007, 07:51 GMT 08:51 UK

In Pictures: Techshare 2007

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At the Techshare conference in London the latest hand-held video magnifiers - like the Optelec Compact+ were on show. This one has a 'snapshot' feature to freeze the display.

Photo of the Xerox Copier Assistant system

Photo of the Xerox Copier Assistant system

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Workers who have difficulty using photocopiers may find the Xerox Copier Assistant helpful. Its small display is shown on a monitor and audio output is also available.

Photo of the Acrobat camera

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The Acrobat video camera can be used for distance viewing, close work like reading and self-viewing to enable vision-impaired people to perform tricky tasks, like applying make-up.

Photo of the Orion Webbox

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The Orion Webbox uses a broadband or cable connection to download audio from sources like talking book libraries and radio stations. The makers say that it is very simple to use.

Photo of the Victor Reader Stream

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The Victor Reader Stream also manages audio content. It is the size of a deck of cards and connects to a PC to transfer DAISY audio books, MP3s and e-documents stored to SD cards.

Photo of the Quicklook Zoom

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The Quicklook Zoom is a handheld video magnifier. It enlarges between 3 and 18 times in 10 steps. It has 56 colour combinations as well as being able to freeze the display.

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