RNIB PenFriend audio labeller

Product features

RNIB PenFriend - the everyday voice labeller.

Record your own self-adhesive voice label and attach to a wide range of items in and around the home, at school and at work, with this simple and easy-to-use labelling pen. Use it to label: food items, including freezer food with use by dates and cooking instructions; as you go around the shop, label items as they go in your basket; label your DVDs and CDs; place notes on medicine packaging and organise your paperwork. And now, with PenFriend washable laundry labels, never leave the house wearing a pair of odd socks or a mis-matched outfit again!

Product details

over 250 hours of recording time available on the 4GB internal memory
supplied with 127 labels (91 small circles and 36 large squares)
includes two triple A batteries, USB cable and lanyard
over 3,000 additional PenFriend labels available in a variety of sizes and packs (only one pack of the same labels can be used)
washable laundry labels are suitable for use in tumble dryers and up to 50 degrees wash
read our hints and tips guide for further ideas on how to use your PenFriend, including ideas from PenFriend owners
also available in Polish, Greek, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and Urdu. Please contact RNIB on +44 1733 375 400 for language options

Video demonstration

Award winning

RNIB PenFriend - winner 2010 Winston Gordon Award from our Canadian counterpart, CNIB.

The Winston Gordon Award, established in 1988, is presented annually to an individual or group who has made significant technological advances benefiting people with vision loss. This award recognises the work that RNIB does, including developing low cost solutions for labelling.

RNIB PenFriend - winner 2011 Digital Access Onsite category at the Jodi awards.

Awarded by the Jodi Mattes Trust for Accessible Digital Culture, to recognise initiatives that make collections and information more accessible to disabled people. Bristol Museums and Galleries Archives improved the visitor experience for blind and partially sighted people visiting M Shed, Bristol's City History Museum. PenFriend demonstrated that audio access for visitors can be provided at a very low price. To read about this fantastic project visit the Jodi awards website.