Compact, lightweight, and portable, the Franklin Bill Reader is a must-have anywhere a cash transaction may be required. In stores, taxis, restaurants, or dry cleaners, the Bill Reader will allow its user to purchase with confidence. It allows visually impaired consumers to tender the right amount of cash at the end of a transaction, to verify and count any change received, and to sort or count their dollar bills any time. Franklin's BR-1000 relies on Evolution Robotics' object recognition technology to identify all current and recent versions of U.S. paper currency (including one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one-hundred dollar bills) and then speaks the value to the user in English or Spanish.

Features

Identifies current and recent versions of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 U.S. bills

Speaks in English or Spanish (user selectable)

All instructions and directions are pronounced out loud by the device enabling the visually impaired easy usage of the device

Employs simple-to-use 2-button interface

Includes recorded instructions (on CD)

Includes PC software to download updates from the Internet, allows the unit to stay current with newly released designs of updated U.S. currency (USB cable included)

Supported by toll-free customer service hotline and one-year limited warranty

Comes with earbuds for privacy and a lanyard for a convenient method to carry the device

Ready to use out of the box

Specifications

Battery Requirements: 2 AAA batteries (included)

Dimensions: 3.1 x 1.7 x 0.78 inches

Weight: 4 oz.

USB PC System Requirements (preliminary): Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP, Minimum Pentium 166, 128MB RAM, 50MB free hard drive disk space, CD-ROM Drive, USB Port