Hand-held Pico beats out other low vision technologies to win the French Silmo D’Or Prize
Sunnyvale, CA Telesensory Corporation announced today that the hand-held Pico video magnifier, revered for its small size and ergonomic design, was the winner of the 2004 French Silmo D'Or Grand Prix. The Silmo D’Or award is one of the most prestigious awards in the optics industry and rewards originality and quality control.
Companies representing an array of optics products attended the Grand Prix. Telesensory’s Pico came out on top among the low vision product nominees. Pico has been one of the company’s most popular offerings. The portable Pico is designed to assist people with low vision conditions such as macular degeneration by magnifying text and photos.
"This award is a testament to our engineering team, who, with Pico, have developed a portable device that has been designed with quality ergonomics, aesthetics, and features in mind," said Telesensory CEO Ken Stokes.
Pico, with its sleek, lightweight, design enables people with low vision to carry the device with them anywhere. Weighing only ten ounces, and just over one-inch thick, the Pico fits easily in a pocket or purse. Its versatile folding legs allow users to vary magnification from 3X to 11X original size. Also, Pico’s rubber hand grips provide ergonomic handling.
Company Background
Telesensory is the largest worldwide developer and manufacturer of electronic and computer-based products to assist people who are blind or have low vision. For over three decades, Telesensory has been helping low vision and partially blind people achieve independence through innovative, technology-based products including text-to-speech scanners, desktop and portable video magnifiers.
Telesensory products are available in United States and sold by more than 300 distributors, dealers and resellers in 70 countries. Telesensory headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif. The company has sales offices throughout the United States, in London and in Paris. For more information, call 1-800-804-8004 or visit www.telesensory.com. |