Description
The Activator is the first fully integrated iPhone Braille Solution. It is an ultra thin 40-cell display with a patent pending 2-in-1 perkins style keyboard tflips open into a full QWERTY keyboard. This gives you total control with your preferred input method in every situation. Plus with the included iPhone smartDock and the new Help Tech Plus app, You can:
- launch iOS apps directly from the Activator
- Mirror the Activator's output on your iPhone screen
- Transfer files between Activator, iPhone or a USB thumbdrive
- Enjoy text-to-speech on your Activator
- And communicate with deaf-blind friends and family with instantaneous speech-to-braille translation.
As the latest addition to the Help Tech Active Series, the Activator offers all the features found on the Active Braille 40, the 16-cell Actilino, and the Modular Evolution 88.
- Curved ergonomic cells minimize hand fatigue
- ATC, Touch-sensitive braille technology responds to reading gestures
- Seamless switching between multiple connected Bluetooth devices
- HID Compliant Drivers
- Compatibility with all major screen-readers and peripherals
- And how about Help Tech's industry leading 3-year warranty.
Integrated translation for contracted Braille
The translation and back-translation of Braille Grade 1 into contracted Braille (Grade 2) is directly integrated into the Activator. RTFC is the world's leading translation tool for English, German and French. The Activator also effortlessly handles translation and back-translation into Unified English Braille (UEB).
Launch iOS apps directly
The Activator makes it easier than ever to open your favorite apps on your iPhone. You can customize the Activator's internal menu and add your own app favorites.
SmartServices
The connection with the iPhone expands the internal functions of the Activator by SmartServices. The first feature is a news feed service, optimized for the use with Braille displays, which you can put together according to your personal interests.
The perfect complement: iOS-App HelpTech+
The iOS-App HelpTech+, available free of charge for your iPhone, adds many new features to the Activator, making it a next-generation Braille experience once and for all. We are continuously developing HelpTech+. Additional new functions are provided via the App Store. As a result, we will continue to offer you a first-class experience in the future.The additional space bar is especially well placed for small hands, making it easier to type notes. To the Help Tech + iOS app.
Braille monitor
The integrated Braille monitor allows a sighted person to follow the information output on the Braille display directly on the iPhone screen. Including the indication of the reading position, marked text and the cursor position.
Dictation function
With the speech input you can easily dictate texts instead of typing them yourself. The recognized text is then either saved in a new file on the Activator or inserted into an existing file at the desired position.
Voice output
The speech output function allows you to have texts on the Activator read aloud through the iPhone's speakers.
File manager
With HelpTech+ you can copy files back and forth between the Activator and your iPhone.
Send texts
Send texts from the iPhone clipboard directly to the Activator.