Going Cordless: Exploring Technologies that Unchain People from Computers

Presented by:

Patrick Burke and Kevin Price at CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 20, 2001

Product Information

Cordless Mice and Keyboards

Cordless Freedom (Mouse and Keyboard)

Company:              Logitech

Cost:

            Standard                      $79.95

Pro                                $99.95

            Itouch (no mouse)        $59.95

            Navigator                      $99.95

Cordless MouseMan Wheel (Mouse Only)

Company:            Logitech

Cost:                                        $49.95

Cordless Trackman (Trackball Only)

Company:            Logitech

Cost:                Wheel              $59.95

                           FX                  $79.95

Wireless Keyboards with pointing device-CPI-861

Company:            Casco Products International

Cost:               

IR                      $39.95

                        RF/IR               $119.95

Microphones

Desktop Microphones

Aria Microphone

Company:         Telex

Cost:                                        $59.95

                        USB Ver.     $69.95

Clearvoice Digital Microphone LVA-7280                                                             

Company:            Labtec

Cost:                                        $129.95

Voice Array Microphone

Company:            GN-Netcom

Cost:                                        $109.95

DA-400 Digital Array Microphone

Company:            Andrea

Cost:                                        $149.95                                             

Cordless Microphones

Infra-Red Wireless System AWS-100

Company:            Andrea

Cost:                                        $149.95

RF (Radio Frequency) Magnetic Wireless Headset

Company:            Emkay

Cost:                                        $199.95

TCHS Wireless Microphone (RF)

Company:            Shure

Cost:                                        $249.95

Satellite (RF)

Company:            GN Netcom

Cost:                                        $575

GN 9000-Bluetooth headset (RF)

Company:            GN Netcom

Cost:                                        $499.95

PC Speech Recognition

Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5.0 and DragonDictate 3.0

Company:            Lernout & Hauspie Dragon Systems
Cost:

Essentials                        $60

Standard                        $109

Preferred                        $199

Preferred USB               $229

            Professional                   $695

            Legal                               $795

            Medical                           $795

            Public Safety                  $795

DragonDictate 3.0         $149

ViaVoice Millenium Release 8.0

Company:            IBM

Cost:   

Personal                          $28

            Standard                          $57

            Advanced                        $100

            Pro                                   $190

VoiceXpress version 5.0

Company:            Lernout & Hauspie

Cost:

            Standard                           $49

            Advanced                          $79 

            Professional                     $149

Free Speech 2000   

Company:            Phillips Speech Processing

Cost:                                        $99                             

Macintosh Speech Recognition

ViaVoice for the Macintosh

Company:             IBM

Cost:   

Millennium                    $85

            Enhanced 2.02           $141

iListen 1.0

Company:             MacSpeech

Cost:                                        $139                                               

Linux Speech Recognition  

IBM ViaVoice for Linux  

Company:            IBM

Cost:                                        $40

Other Speech Recognition

Synapse TAP Workstation

Company:            Synapse

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #236

Cost:                            Quote from Company

Environmental Control

Nemo

Company:            Madentec

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #331

Cost:                           

            Basic                            $5, 995.00

            Deluxe                          $4, 495.00      

Nanopac Cintex3

Company:            Nanopac

Cost:

           Cintex3                          $695.00

            Appliances                   add $200.00

            Infrared equipment       add $995.00

            Bed controls                  add $995.00

            Air/heat controls            add $995.00                      

SiCare Pilot/Lite

Company:            Evosoft

Cost:

            Lite                              $800.00

            Pilot                             $4000 and up

Speech output and Input combination

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 5.0

Company:            Lernout & Hauspie

Cost:                                        $695

JAWS for Windows 3.7

Company:              Freedom Scientific

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  250,264/267

Cost:                                        $795

                        NT                   $1,195

JAWBone 5.0

Company:            Next Generation Technology

Cost:                                        $590.00

Low Power RF Transmitter for computer audio

Radio Webcaster

Company:            Inhouse Radio Networks

Cost:                                       $149.00  

Wireless Speakers/Headphone 

900 MHz Wireless Speakers (RF)

Company:                     RCA

Cost:                           

                          WSP120            $149.95

                          WSP200            $229.95

Cordless RF Headphones

Company:                     Sennheiser

Cost:   

                                RS 30             $99.95

                                RS 40           $129.95

                                RS 60           $199.95

                                RS 80            $269.95

Cordless IR Headphones

Company:                     Sennheiser

Cost:   

                                IS 380               $74.95

        IS 150             $199.95

                                IS 300             $269.95

Head Operated Mouse 

HeadMouse

Company:                        Origin

CSUN Booth:  Marriott  #303

Cost:                                        $1,794.00

Tracker 2000

Company:            Madentec

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #331

Cost:

            Series Bundle              $2,695.00

            Switch Bundle              $2,195.00

            ACC Bundle                 $2,350.00

            Switchless Bundle       $2,295.00

            Tracker 2000                $1,895.00   

Head Master Plus

Company:            Prentke Romich

CSUN Booth:   Hilton #101

Cost:                                        $999.00                     

Headway

Company:            Penny and Giles Computer Products

Cost:                                        $631.00         

Switches

Touchfree Switch

Company:            Edmark

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #232/233

Cost:                                        $249.00

Wireless Switch Link

Company:            Bloorview MacMillan

Cost:                                        $250.00  

WISP 2000

Company:            Madentec

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #331

Cost:                                        $895.00         

Eye Gaze

Eye Gaze, LC Technologies

Company:            LC Technology

Cost:                                       

            Desktop System            $14,900

            Portable System            $16,900

Quick Glance Eye-tracking System

Company:            EyeTech Digital Systems

CSUN Booth:   Marriott  #366

Cost:                                        $2,695

Brain Control

Cyberlink Interface

Company:            Brain Actuated Technologies

CSUN Booth:   Hilton #168

Cost:                                        $1,995.00

Alternative Speech Output/Input Interface

Freedom Box

Company:            Inhouse Radio Networks

Contact developer Mike Calvo at the Hilton during the CSUN Conference, or by phone: 305 740-3755 ext. 20.)

Cost:                                        $799.00

Wheelchair Controlled Computer Access

 ASL 550 and 551 Wireless Infrared Transmitter/Receiver and Mouse Emulator

Company:                     ASL

Cost:               

550            $1,300.00

551            $1,400.00