Third Party Commercial Book Players Able to Play Downloaded NLS Books

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At present, the 14 NLS compatible, accessible, commercial devices for playing NLS downloadable books are as follows:

1. APH Book Port Plus

Size = 3.35" x 5.1" x .975"

Weight = 7.4 oz

2. APH Braille Plus Mobile Manager

Size= 2.2" x 4.4" x 0.6" 

Weight : 3.9 oz

3. HIMS BookSense

Size = 4.25" x 1.85" x 0.73"

Weight = 4 oz

4. HIMS BookSense DS

5. HIMS BookSense XT

6. HIMS Sense Notetakers

7. Humanware Apex BrailleNote/VoiceNote

8. Humanware Victor Reader Stratus

9. Humanware Victor Reader Stream

Size = 4.6" x 2.6" x .9"

Weight = 6 oz

10. LevelStar Icon (no longer manufactured but may be available used)

Size = 3.35" x 2.13" x .55"

Weight = 1.7 oz

11. Milestone 212

12. Milestone 312

No information on size on website, but pictures show it fitting in the palm of an adult's hand

13. PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1

Size = 4.4" x 2.2" x .6"

Weight = 3.9 oz

14. PLEXTALK PTN2

Size= 6.69" x 8.62" x 2.2"

Weight=2.87 lbs

* Please be aware that in providing this information to our patrons we are not endorsing or recommending these products or suppliers. We will provide similar information on other devices or suppliers as we become aware of them.