Assistive Technology -Tablet (iPad) Speaker

The built-in speaker of the iPad is simply insufficient volume to allow the iPad and AAC software to function as an AAC device. Through the iPad's Bluetooth, which stays active even after sleep/wakeup, my iPad Speaker increases volume about 200%. And it weighs only 3.5 oz (1/4 lb). The rechargeable battery lasts 2-3 days.

Here are 2 recordings that I made in a fast food restaurant. They illustrate the situation:

Click here to hear the iPad's own speaker playing a recording of me saying "Let's watch your DVD player"

Click here to hear my cordless iPad Speaker playing the same recording

For those interested, here is a picture of my test setup. iPad is in front with my Speaker on the iPad Stand, as pictured at the top of this page. My Super-Auggie Windows XP PC is at the top of this picture, with a nice microphone plugged in, about 2 feet from the iPad. The only difference between these recordings is my iPad Speaker with its volume up. I did not change the recording volume of my PC.

image of ipad
with speaker on rear in stand

Another mounting spot for my Speaker is directly to the back of the Bumper Case,
via my Super-Hook&Loop sitting in my Tablet Stand
(remember, click pics to see larger images)

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