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REGAIN CONTROL OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT AFTER A DISABILITY TAKES IT AWAY

The MEDIAssistant Mobile is the latest innovation by Convergence Concepts.  It is a PC-based Electronic Aid to Daily Living (EADL) specifically designed to help individuals with disabilities regain control of their environment. The MEDIAssistant Mobile is a portable unit is designed around a portable tablet computer to give the user control of electrical and electronic devices throughout the home.  The system uses both infrared transmission and  X-10 radio transmission to operate  up to 24 devices.  It is currently being evaluated in the Denver area.  As soon as we’re sure it’s ready for nationwide release, we’ll announce it here.

TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL

The key to the MEDIAssistant’s power and ease of use is its unique touchscreen. The touchscreen combines the functions of multiple remote controls into a single intuitive unit with large ‘soft’ buttons that react to the touch of a finger or stylus and don’t require pressure. No need to decipher what button to press, they are all labeled in plain English. Each MEDIAssistant system is customized for each client’s equipment, including favorite names for environmental devices (Kitchen Lights, Bedside Lamp, Fan, etc.).

A. Touch—the MEDIAssistant Mobile has a touchscreen with large ‘soft’ buttons that react to the touch of a finger, knuckle, or included stylus and don’t require pressure.

B. Voice—the user can operate the MEDIAssistant Mobile by voice.  All of the commands that show up on the screen can be activated by simply speaking the command.  The command button responds to indicate that the command was recognized. A unique ‘Push To Talk” feature is available which uses a switch to trigger the microphone On or Off to avoid unwanted voice operation.

C. Switch Scanning—a variety of switches can be plugged into the MEDIAssistant Mobile to initiate scanning of the commands on the screen. When the desired command is highlighted, the switch then activates that command.  Single or dual switch  operation is available.

D. Head Tracking—if desired, the system can use its integrated video camera to track the movement of the user’s head to move the mouse on the screen.  When the cursor is positioned on the command button on the screen that the user wants to activate, the user can either issue a voice command, operate a switch or simply dwell on the button to trigger the command.

COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL

MEDIAssistant systems can control a variety of devices throughout the home, including infrared controlled electronics like TVs, VCR's, DVD players, cable and satellite boxes, stereo receivers and IR controlled telephones. In addition, the system can use the widely available X-10™ technology to control household electrical equipment like lights, fans, lifts, door openers, elevators, beds and thermostats.

The MEDIAssistant Mobile is a full-featured Windows^® 7 based portable PC that can run office productivity applications, send and receive emails, access the Internet and play computer games—all hands free if necessary.

FLEXIBLE INSTALLATION

The MEDIAssistant Mobile unit can be mounted in a variety of ways.  It can be simply placed on a table or tray in view of the user.  It also has an optional flexible arm mount that can be clamped to the rails of a bed or wheelchair and can position the unit for easy operation.  With the wheelchair mount, you can use the system anywhere throughout the home or office.  A unique power adapter can be used in conjunction with the mounting arm to power the MEDIAssistant Mobile off of a power wheelchair’s batteries—no need to lose the use of the unit when it needs to be charged. Finally, the MEDIAssistant Mobile can be mounted using any number of VESA 100 mounting arms.

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UNMATCHED ACCESSIBILITY

One of the features that makes the MEDIAssistant Mobile truly unique is the variety of ways that a user can operate it:

All of these access methods can be used simultaneously to provide the best ease-of-use experience available anywhere.

The system is all solid state and doesn’t have any moving parts so it can handle the jostling that can happen when mounted to a wheelchair or mounting arm.

The MEDIAssistant Mobile is simple to set up too.  All programming is performed via the internet.  You simply take the unit out of its box, connect it to the internet, and give Convergence Concepts a call. You start up the set up Quick Support program and we can access the system remotely.  We can configure the system for your electronic and electrical devices. For IR controlled devices, if we don’t already have the needed IR commands in our database, they can be easily learned into the system with some assistance at the client end.

AFFORDABILITY

The MEDIAssistant Mobile was developed to be affordable too.  The MEDIAssistant Mobile model MM30 system is projected to be priced at a low $2,995. This price also includes any programming needed.  All of the available accessories, including mounting arms and X-10 devices, are straightforward to install.

• To Download a MEDIAssistant Mobile brochure, click here •

MEDIAssistant Mobile MM30

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