Connections

•NexTalk-VM is a personal communications software for Windows that allows you to use certain compatible voice modems to make and receive TTY calls. You can answer a call in NexTalk-VM by simply pressing the answer button, and you can send your customized greeting to the caller as soon as the connection is made. You can make calls to both TTYs and high speed modems using the same modem you have for fax and Internet connections. Visual and audible alerts inform you of incoming calls. Price is about $99. For more info, visit http://www.nxicom.com/nxtvm.htm.©

•Quick Glance by EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc. is another new hands-free mouse replacement device. It moves the cursor according to where you are looking, and can be combined with an on-screen keyboard. The system also works well with voice dictation. A camera is mounted on the computer monitor and focuses on the eye. 'Clicks' are performed with a switch or a slow eye blink. You should have good control of your eye movements in all directions and be able to hold your head fairly steady.

The software is designed to run in the background of standard Windows applications. A Pentium 133 or faster with an open PCI slot computer (not a laptop) and 17-21" monitor are recommended. There is a 30-day money back guarantee. Quick Glance with a 'Setup Chair' is $2695. For more info, go to www.eyetechds.com or call 602-386-6303.© (Fall 1999)

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