FuturePad

The FuturePad is a rugged, portable tablet PC that makes a great communication aid.

The FuturePad is a Windows XP based communication aid that is light and rugged enough to be carried, or can be mounted on a desk stand or wheelchair. It has a finger-operated touch screen and a battery life of about 5 hours. A spare clip-on battery can increase the battery life to 8 hours.

Communication

The FuturePad is supplied with The Grid 2 pre-installed, so it is ready to use for either text or symbol based communication.

A range of pre-designed communication grid sets is available for The Grid, or a customised individual system can easily be created.

Symbol communication systems can be very simple, with only a few cells per page or complex sets of grids with hundreds of pages. Text based systems can include stored phrases and word prediction.

Specification

• Battery: around 5 hours (the hot-swappable battery can be changed without turning off the FuturePad)
• Weight: 1.3 kg 
• Dimensions: 25 x 20 x 2 cm
• Size of display: 17cm (w) x 13cm (h)  

Options

The protective rubber bumpers are optional.  There is also a carry strap available.

The FuturePad has BackBox attached to the back for amplification.  You can also have environment control, switch input or wireless switch input.