BrailleNote GPS Version 2 honored at 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, NV, (January 11, 2004) - Sendero Group LLC was honored at this  year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase in the Accessibility category for it's development on BrailleNote GPS. BrailleNote GPS makes travel independence a reality for blind  and visually impaired individuals. 

BrailleNote Global Positioning System (GPS) uses the latest GPS Technology and  detailed street maps along with the BrailleNote, a Personal Data Assistant for  blind and visually impaired individuals produced by Pulse Data International of  Christchurch, New Zealand to deliver important navigational information, such as directions, street names, and points of interest. Sendero Group's President and CEO, Mike May, has been working on this technology since 1994 and is committed to providing accessible location information to blind and visually impaired individuals. 

"Accessible location information greatly increases independent travel for me and blind people worldwide," May said. Sendero Group is the industry's leading developer of Global Positioning System devices for blind and visually impaired individuals. Jim Halliday, President Emeritus of Pulse Data HumanWare, Pulse Data's North American operation, worked closely with May during the development of BrailleNote GPS. He explained, "BrailleNote and VoiceNote PDAs provide the ideal Braille and speech platforms for this new GPS system for people with vision impairments. Sendero has done a great job communicating with our engineers to ensure excellent compatibility with our PDAs."

BrailleNote GPS received worldwide recognition at the 2004 International CES in Las Vegas, January 8-11. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology and America's largest annual tradeshow of any kind. The first CES took place in New York City in June of 1967 with 200 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees. Since then, CES has grown more than seven-fold. More than 2,200 exhibitors, filling 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space, showcased their latest products and services to more than 117,000 attendees at the 2003 International CES. 


For further information contact:

Jim Halliday
President Emeritus
Pulse Data HumanWare
175 Mason Circle
Concord, CA 94520
800-722-3393 x222
925-566-9222 (direct)
925-666-2149 (fax)
jhalliday@humanware.com (email)