(Augmentative Communication Device)
w/my includedPTP-PC AAC software
12"wide x 6.5" tall!
(click on any image for larger size)
I can't
compete with the 'big boys' in AAC, but for those of you that have
known my work for the past 24 years, you expect low cost alternatives
from me. I hope this offering does not disappoint. Auggie
consists of a Ultra Mini PC (UMPC)
running Windows XP or Vista, with a 6" x 3.5" true touchscreen (means
you can use your finger!). Being a PC, it can run *any* software,
including the popular Speaking Dynamically Pro w/BoardMaker (by
Mayer-Johnson), which we can package on-board for you.
Insurance: See below for different designations
You can:
Insurance: See below for different designations
You can:
- Use our own, included, AAC
software, PTP-PC!
- Surf the Internet! (Wireless on-board)
- Run any CD! (comes with external USB DVD/CD player)
- Play any DVD movie! (see above)
- Operate by direct touch, *trackball, *joystick, *switch(es), *head tracking (*requires optional switch interface below)
- Since it's actually a PC running
Windows, you can load BoardMaker w/Speaking
Dynamically Pro on it! See
prices below.
- For switch(es) you can choose from:
- SAM-Cordless switch interface
so no cable is required! Use
your own switches or our Gumball Switch or Jumbo Switch or Compact Switch.
- Our SwitchHopper
switch interface. Same as above as regards actual switch(es).
- Mini-Click (USB 2" switch)
- Switch Click (USB 4.5"
switch)
- Click on links for switch info/purchase
- Use our CrossScanner to completely
operate Auggie by switch(es).
Now
here are the compromises I've
had to make because of the price:
1) External speaker - I *love* my speaker/case that houses the computer, It's a great speaker, and an almost indestructable case! It has its own, 3, AA batteries, but they last about a month.
2) Battery life - others weighing more than 5 pounds, have longer life. Mine, at around 2 pounds, gets around 3 hours of continuous use, 5 hours of sporadic use (which is actually more typical of Aug. Comm. devices). The Heavy Duty battery option doubles the battery life.
3) Built-in switch inputs - not all of the other units have this, but mine does not. It requires a switch interface, like our Mini-Click , or one of the plug-right-in switches listed above.
4) Built-in CD drive - Some of the other units do have this, but not most. My drive is external, plugs into one of the USB ports and is also a DVD drive, so the user can watch movies!
1) External speaker - I *love* my speaker/case that houses the computer, It's a great speaker, and an almost indestructable case! It has its own, 3, AA batteries, but they last about a month.
2) Battery life - others weighing more than 5 pounds, have longer life. Mine, at around 2 pounds, gets around 3 hours of continuous use, 5 hours of sporadic use (which is actually more typical of Aug. Comm. devices). The Heavy Duty battery option doubles the battery life.
3) Built-in switch inputs - not all of the other units have this, but mine does not. It requires a switch interface, like our Mini-Click , or one of the plug-right-in switches listed above.
4) Built-in CD drive - Some of the other units do have this, but not most. My drive is external, plugs into one of the USB ports and is also a DVD drive, so the user can watch movies!
One of the BIG bonuses
is that you can wear it! That's right. This is one of the
only wearable AAC devices I know of!
This
mid-range Auggie weighs in at about 2 pounds! And it's the
smallest full computer, running Windows, that I've ever seen!
Included are:
- 6"
wide x 3.5" tall true touchscreen (fingertips are fine!)
- Compact keyboard (13" x 6 1/2") with built-in trackball
- External USB DVD/CD player
- 2 USB
ports
- 1 GHz or better processor
- 30 or better Gig hard drive
- Desk stand
- Power supply
- Rechargeable
battery
Auggie on our Magic Arm (22" reach)
or
Click here to look at our Auggie Arm (longer reach)
If you will be creating/editing Boards on a desktop computer, and moving them to Auggie, I strongly recommend a USB thumb drive!
Purchase
|
|
Order |
| H-58-SSD - Auggie w/32 GB flash/hard drive*.....$2995 | Order |
| H-58-BAT - Heavy duty battery.....$150 |
Order |
| SW-20 -
BoardMaker w/Speaking Dynamically Pro.....$649 (same price as Mayer-Johnson, the developers of this product) |
Order |
Insurance Versions - Speech Generating Device (SGD)
| H-58D - Dedicated SGD (HCPCS: E2510) Auggie.....$1995 |
| H-44D-SDP - Dedicated SGD w/BM-SDPro on-board (HCPCS: E2510) Auggie.....$2644 |
| H-58D-SSD - Dedicated SGD (HCPCS: E2510) Auggie w/32 MB flash/hard drive*.....$2995 |
| H-44D-SSD-SDP - Dedicated SGD w/BM-SDPro on-board (HCPCS: E2510) Auggie w/32 MB flash/hard drive*.....$3644 |
* 32 GB flash/hard drive replaces a hard
drive. The flash drive has no moving, breakable parts.