14 DAY TRIAL // Dyslexia is a developmental reading disorder and individuals affected with it suffer from a difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate comprehension despite having normal or above-average intelligence.
Dyslexia affects a great numbers of individuals around us, but since a treatment per-se does not exist, those living with the condition have to find a way to live with it and to manage it in order to function in society.
EdiTouch High School can stand by itself
Startup Digitally Different wants to help students suffering from dyslexia, so it has launched the EdiTouch High School tablet which has been designed with the special needs of these students in mind, notes Notebook Italia.
Interestingly enough, the EdiTouch looks like a Lenovo Yoga 10+ HD inside and out. The tablet takes advantage of a 10-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and draws power from a quad-core processor (Snapdragon 400) clocked at 1.4GHz fitted with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory (expandable via microSD until 64GB).
Other specs include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 4G, two cameras (a quite capable 8MP on the back and 1.6MPup in front), microUSB and a hefty 9000mAh battery, which should sustain enough life on the device. Sadly, the slate runs only Android 4.3 out the box and the company hasn’t mentioned anything about providing an update to KitKat.
The official images show us the tablet as taking advantage of the same hinge design that allows Lenovo Yogas to keep themselves upright on a surface, like a table.
The EdiTouch comes pre-installed with a selection of educational titles in eBook format, as well as EPUB and audio MP3 format, brought about by Storyteller, a publisher of eBooks and audio books.
EdiTouch comes equipped with customizable classic texts
But how will the tablet help students with dyslexia get better at reading? Well, the texts included with the tablet are displayed in liquid format, which means they are customizable, so users can’t adjust font and can have the text be read out by a narrator, when they are unsure of certain parts.
The tablet also aims to help students affected with the condition prepare for tests. During exams, it is essential that pupils go through what’s asked of them quickly and comprehensively.
So the tablet comes with a special TestMe app version which has been customized to respond to the needs of dyslexics. The app was created using the information collected from over 200 students living with the condition.
The EdiTouch High School tablet will released later this month and will sell for €442 / $559.