PEARL and Openbook™

Freedom Scientific PEARL™ portable reading solution that converts printed text to human-like speech in seconds. 

Pearl connected to laptop

Pearl folded up

• Convert printed text to human-like speech in seconds.                       

•  Scan 20 pages per minute while reading.

•  Scan bound books and maintain pagination.

•  Enlarge and reformat text for easier reading.

•  Wrap text to fill the screen.

•  Use like a video magnifier.

•  Write under the camera in magnified view.

•  Add comments and highlighting.

•  Export to other applications like Microsoft Word or Notepad.

• Fold it up and take it with you in its protective carrying case.

Capturing text images is faster than ever before. The PEARL camera has an automatic mode that senses motion, so it knows to snap an image whenever a page is turned.  Place a paperback novel sideways and the PEARL will snap two pages at a time and maintain the pagination.  For larger books, capture the even pages first, and then flip the book over to capture the odd pages. Keep turning the pages while OpenBook reads to you, capturing up to 20 pages of a bound book per minute.

Use the PEARL to read books, newspapers, magazines, and bills. OpenBook identifies columns and places them in logical reading order.  Change the language setting to read foreign language documents with native speaker voices.

Once a page has been captured, OpenBook gives low vision users multiple options for viewing the information. They can display the text so that it wraps on the screen, enlarge the font, change the font style, change the foreground and background colors, and have the individual words spotlighted as they are spoken.

The PEARL can also be used as a video magnifier showing a live image of your document on your PC. Navigate with the virtual XY table from the keyboard. Even write under the camera in a magnified view. The PEARL works in most room lighting. If the room is dark, simply turn on the built-in LED lighting.