CapturaTalk

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This video covers my observations relating to CapturaTalk version 3. CapturaTalk is a software program, installed on a mobile device, which converts text in image format into plain text, via Optical Character Recognition. The text can then be read out aloud via text-to-speech.

Tags: camera, CapturaTalk, dyslexia, ESOL, learning difficulties, OCR, smartphone, text-to-speech, visually impaired, Windows Mobile

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