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Polaris is an innovative collaboration of Braille and mainstream technology, offering the blind and visually impaired unprecedented accessible and intuitive productivity in today’s tablet-based world.

32-Cell Braille Display

Polaris is an innovative collaboration of Braille and mainstream technology, offering the blind and visually impaired unprecedented accessible and intuitive productivity in today’s tablet-based world.

11-Key Perkins-Style Keyboard

With a 32-cell Braille display and a 11-key Perkins-style keyboard with Ctrl and Alt Keys, Polaris looks and feels like a traditional notetaker. However, its competitive modern hardware and connectivity, along with direct access to Android applications, ensure it stacks up solidly against modern off-the-shelf phones and tablets.

• Improved performance with a more open operating environment.
• Customized for the blind, and compatible with the mainstream, Polaris seamlessly combines accessibility and autonomy.
• Connect and communicate with your world, wherever you are, wherever you go.
• Customize your Polaris with the apps that fit your lifestyle, and ensure connectivity with colleagues, friends and family using the same apps.
• The possibilities are endless, make it yours! With thousands of accessible apps to choose from, Polaris can be what you need it to be.
• As Android continues to grow, Polaris will grow with it, ensuring you will always stay contemporary.

Robust productivity tools, whether you’re in the board room, at your desk, or on the road

• Extensive file format support
• Create Braille and text documents with advanced formatting in multiple languages
• Print or emboss documents using a networked printer
• Open Microsoft Word, PDF, EPUB, Excel and PowerPoint documents, and read them in contracted Braille

Organize Your World

• Create a schedule with the Schedule Manager and set audible or vibrating alarms
• Keep track of contact information for colleagues, friends, and family with the Address Manager
• Synchronize contacts and appointments with your Google account
• Send email messages using POP or IMAP accounts to sighted colleagues while reading incoming email messages

Sophisticated Calculation and Composition Offers fraction calculation, Nemath and UEB Braille code entry into a fully functional scientific calculator

• Teachers and students can share assignments and homework without their teacher needing to learn strange abbreviations and code words

Use the Sense Dictionary to ensure stylistic and accurate composition

• Includes Dictionary, Thesaurus, and optional English/Spanish, English/French, and English/Italian bilingual dictionaries

Information and communication in the office, at home, or on-the-go

• Surf the Internet with the BrailleSense Polaris’s Web Browser, based on the popular Chrome browser, with contracted Braille access
• Take advantage of our mobile connectivity and your favorite Android apps for social networking, news and file sharing, to get whatever you need wherever you are

Information and communication in the office, at home, or on-the-go

• Books, music, videos and more for your education and entertainment
• Outstanding media
• Videos and Streaming
• Enjoy a clear and powerful stereo audio listening experience with easily accessible audio buttons
• Easily and instantly control FM Radio, DAISY Player and Media Player with designated media buttons located on the front of the unit
• Play and navigate DAISY and NIMAS compatible digital talking books with text, audio, or both
• Enjoy reading a variety of DAISY books: NIMAS1.1, XML DAISY, Daisy2.0, 2.02, 3.0, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86, DAISY3.0(Bookshare.org)
• Search for and play videos on YouTube, or stream media content from the Internet

Information and communication in the office,
at home, or on-the-go

• Accessible alerts and communication options for those who cannot see or hear
• Built-in Vibration Motor: The Deaf-Blind user is alerted to messages, prompts, alarms and incoming chats in a manner accessible without hearing or sight
• Unique flippable LCD: The built-in LCD allows a sighted person to view the content of menus or text in documents for face-to-face communication

Information and communication in the office,
at home, or on-the-go

• Bring Braille access to your computer, phone or tablet
• Braille access for main stream devices
• Terminal for Screen Reader
• Compatibility with major screen readers across multiple platforms
• Use the Braille Sense Polaris as a Braille display with your PC, Mac, Smart phone, or tablet

* JAWS, Window-Eyes, System Access, NVDA, SuperNova, VoiceOver for
Mac and iOS, and BrailleBack for Android

* Wirelessly connect to your phone via Bluetooth, or control your
computer remotely from the comfort of your sofa

Information and communication in the office,
at home, or on-the-go

• Enjoy your independence with accessible navigation, GPS sensor and electronic compass
• The GPS sensor and electronic compass, along with navigation software, allow you to explore your surroundings and provide instant, accurate directions or real-time, turn-by-turn navigation to your destination
• GPS apps can be downloaded from the Google Play Store