Friday, May 21, 2010

Solo V2 Talking Blood Glucose Management System


Now blind and low vision diabetics can get the benefit of both spoken results and voice guidance in English or Spanish while testing their blood glucose levels. Easy, safe and fully audible, with a feature for everything, the Solo V2 Talking Blood Glucose Management System is extremely sophisticated yet amazingly simple to use. Just insert the test strip, apply blood and get your results. With false low reading prevention and increased accuracy, you'll be completely confident in managing your diabetes. Plus, it audibly guides you through every feature, including set-up and testing, memory and averages and explanations of error messages. It's the perfect blood glucose monitor for anyone who may have difficulty reading the LED read-outs on traditional units. Item #158611. Price: $74.95.

Visit us at www.MaxiAids.com or call 1-800-522-6294 for more information.

Friday, May 7, 2010

RACKO: The Fun, Accessible Card Game for the Blind


Can you rack up the highest score? This numbers race takes a bit of strategy – and a bit of luck! Plus, in this modified version the cards are Brailled making the game accessible to blind and visually impaired players.

As they're dealt, place your RACKO cards in your rack, one by one, and search for a pattern of lows to highs. As you draw new cards – or pick up good discards – use them to replace those in your rack that "break" the sequence. The first player to get all 10 cards in perfect order, from low in front to high at the back, is the winner! Ages 8 to adult. 2 to 4 players. Includes Deck of 60 Brailled RACKO cards, 4 card racks and 1 draw/discard tray.

Go HERE or visit www.MaxiAids.com for more information.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

35x Monocular: View Nature, Sports at a Distance or Magnify Up-Close


The Extreme Close Focus Monocular from Carson Optical offers all the benefits of standard 7x power monoculars plus an extreme close focus of only 10 inches. You'll be able to view details of faraway objects as well as the objects right in front of you. This Monocular is so compact and lightweight you can take it with you anywhere. The Close-Up Monocular is perfect for butterfly viewing or low vision needs. Item #602718. Price: $17.95.

For more information or to place an order, please contact MaxiAids at 1-800-522-6294 or visit www.MaxiAids.com

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

New at MaxiAids! Prevail First Quality Incontinence Products

MaxiAids has expanded our line of incontinence products to include Prevail brand first quality protective underwear, briefs, pads and more. To view the entire product line go to www.MaxiAids.com and enter “Prevail” in the search box.

Friday, April 9, 2010

BookSense 2.0: Play Books, Music and Other Digital Files


The portable digital audio book player BookSense2.0 allows all users to access information for education, information, and entertainment, and is especially helpful to the blind and visually impaired. Students can access school textbooks, people in the workplace can stay current with journals or business magazines, and anyone can enjoy newspapers, favorite novels, a bestseller, and even their favorite music. Weighing only four ounces, it is portable, powerful and easily fits into a shirt pocket, backpack, or purse, so you can take it anywhere.

With the BookSense, you can access digital talking books from providers such as the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), BookShare, Audible, and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D). Simply utilize the USB port to connect to your PC to transfer downloaded books and music to the SD memory card. The book reader on the BookSense supports several file formats, including txt, rtf, doc, docx, html, xml, brl, and brf. Use this feature to read your Microsoft Word documents, including Word 2003 and Word 2007.

It plays audio files, DAISY content, and reads documents. Secured-Digital (SD) memory card slot and a built-in digital recorder are all standard features. The media player supports a variety of formats, such as MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WAX, M4A, and WMA. Use the media player to listen to your music collection, including music downloaded from Apple iTunes. Comes with a 2GB SD card for storing your DAISY books, music and other digital content. One-year parts and labor warranty (6 months on the battery).

Get more details about BookSense 2.0 or visit http://www.maxiaids.com/ to view more products for the blind and visually impaired.

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