Assistive Technology - Mini Auggie Aug. Comm. & Reminder Device

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Using a state-of-the-art PocketPC (Dell X30, X50, or X51), I have developed an inexpensive portable Augmentative Communication (Aug. Comm.) device.  I have created software, Point To Pictures - Mobile (PTP-Mobile), that is simple but fairly powerful.  Mini-Auggie is touch-sensitve. The Mayer-Johnson PCS library is included on SD card, and the Dell has built-in voice recording abilities, no external editing device is necessary.  And the black rugged case that the PPC is in is almost all speaker, and sounds great at a very nice volume.  The weight is 1.2 pounds and battery life is all-day.  Unlimited number of 'pages' with up to 25 pictures per page can be stored, jumped to, and retrieved.  A feature that other Aug. Comm. programs of this nature do not have is the full-screen display of the selected pic, which greatly enhances the 'speaking' power of the device.

We have recently added switch(es) scanning capability to the PTP-Mobile AAC software on the Dell.  This means that the program can be operated by someone that can touch the screen (anywhere) at specific times, or with our optional Cordless Mini-Auggie Switch Interface, which then can do Auto- and Step-Scanning (even auditorially!).