July 23, 2008 For Everything PAC Mate

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The PAC Mate is a Windows Mobile device for blind people and is produced by Freedom Scientific.

The goal of this site is to be your resource for Everything PAC Mate. If you are looking for pricing information, links to PAC Mate firmware updates and Freedom Scientific Published matterials visit the PAC Mate Headquarters

Braillesoft INC. has developed some free games specifically for the PAC Mate. These games provide a rich user experience, included sound effects and hours of great fun. Braillesoft has also developed a Shareware Internet Relay Chat application and a freeware FTP client. For more information on these resources visit the BrailleSoft PAC Mate software download page. You can also listen to the feature in FSCast Episode 11 Where Jonathan Mosen speaks with Louis Bryant, the man behind Braillesoft.

Florida Reading and Vision INC. sells a wide range of access technology solutions through out the state of Florida. Florida Reading is proud to be an authorized Freedom Scientific distributer.Please visit Florida Reading and Vision on the web

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PAC Mate Omni 6.1 Details made public

Details about PAC Mate 6.1 were made public at the NFB convention.

  • User data preservation preserves user data through software upgrade.
  • Use contracted Braille input in any area of PAC Mate Omni
  • Braille input on QX keyboard - Once only available in FSEdit this has been expanded to the entire PAC Mate.
  • pdf support - Read PDF files right on your PAC Mate using the reader cursor.
  • The Power Ebook Reader application is supported - This allows you to read standard Ebooks on your PAC Mate.
  • Reader Cursor - Provides a special reader cursor that helps in difficult applications.
  • Added Internet Explorer Quick keys - PAC Mate for the most part matches JAWS.
  • Mute status retained after warm reset.
  • Unified English Braille support - for both input and output.
  • Improved Windows Live support.
  • Built-in drivers for ambicom wl54G
  • Additional Socket Bluetooth card support.

StreetTalk is still in development. Freedom Scientific apologizes for the delay. They still do not have a release date but feel that once it is released people will find it worth the wait. Also that Freedom Scientific and Destinator have worked together on improving their SDK to include many more blindness type features.

PAC Mate 6.1 is in the final stages and that a release date is very close. It will also be a free upgrade to all PAC Mate Omni users.

Site News

June 29, 2008

Freedom Scientific posts their summer convention schedule in their latest NewsLetter. Read More and look for information on how to win Freedom Scientific products

May 13,2008

Today Freedom Scientific announced their Open Plan. This provides Humanware Notetaker owners to move to the open platform of the PAC Mate Omni. The trade in prices are really good, $995.00 for a BX400 or QX400 Read More If you live in Florida and would like to take advantage of this offer, please E-mail me If you do not live in Florida, please locate a dealer

March 12, 2008

Today Freedom Scientific made available a free Maintenance Release for the PAC Mate Omni.

This maintenance update for the PAC Mate Omni BX and QX is an optional update that addresses specific usability issues that were discovered after the initial release of PAC Mate Omni. Installing this update will update your PAC Mate Omni from version 6.0.285 to 6.0.1019 and requires you to perform a clean reset which will delete all data including any additional applications you have installed. Installation of this update is not required and those who prefer may wait for the release of PAC Mate Omni version 6.1 which is expected in the second quarter of 2008. Version 6.1 will incorporate all of the changes included in this maintenance release plus other improvements and enhancements.
Read More If you still haven't, you can Register for your PAC Mate Omni upgrade

January 6, 2008

It's that time of year again! As PAC Mate Gear moves in to our fifth year of service, we wanted to provide a chance for you to provide feedback. Please Fill out the PAC Mate Gear Survey

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