Wonder Vision Awards

Congratulations to the following companies:

• Accenda for iPod voice-control and Surfboard universal remote
• BlueAnt V1 Voice Control Headset for wonderful audio coaching built-into the headset
• National Public Radio for their accessible digital radio broadcast services initiative
• iBiquity Digital Corporation for their support of accessible digital radio technology
• DICE Electronics for making the first accessible digital radio reading service receiver
• NDS for the conditional access technology that supports the copyright exemption for reading service content
• Sensory Inc Manufacturers of the voice chips in several products
• TalkingThermostats.com for Completely verbal thermostats
• Elecraft K3 talking ham transceiver
• Apple for the iPod Nano for speech enabled from iTunes
• Monster Cable Products for their willingness to add accessible features to their products
• Audible.com for providing a good web interface and enabling Audible books on several devices for the blind
• Olympus, DS-61 for off-the-shelf digital recorder with speech prompts
• Google for one of the most accessible websites available and their willingness to work on access technology in a number of ways
• A&D Engineering Inc. for developing a talking Blood Pressure Monitor
• International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) for their quest for print accessibility
• Doro Mobile Phones for easy to use phones
• Ultmost Technology for the life style enhancing electronics
• Innotech Systems for wireless and voice control technology

The following represent usable products with good potential

• Orbyx Electronics for their Nexxteck Model 2218202 talking digital multimeter
• Kenwood for their voice readout technology in radios such as the TMG-707A
• The International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) for developing standards for vision-free digital radios