This groundbreaking product is a telephone with a difference. Developed by Geemarc in partnership with RNID, the ScreenPhone uses the latest technology but is still easy to use.

In 2006 it was winner of the DNEX Innovative Product of the Year award.

You can speak your part of the call as usual but at the press of a button you can receive your caller's conversation back in words on a screen (using a telephone call to an RNID Typetalk operator).  The appearance and functions are similar to a standard amplified phone but with a much larger screen and text that can be increased in size to make it easy to read. Answerphone messages can also be replayed on the display in text. 

ScreenPhone is ideal for people who want to voice their call but can no longer hear the response and find textphones too complicated. The phone can also be used like an amplified phone and like a standard phone.

To use the text on screen option - dial the number you want with 18001 before it, or get the person calling you to dial 18002 before your number. You will connect with an RNID Typetalk operator.  The operator will relay the incoming caller's voice into text for you to read from the display screen.  Simply press the 'V/T' button whenever you want to speak and press it again when you want to read their reply.

Read the RNID Typetalk screenphone guide (pdf file). (external link)

View a video showing the phone in use. (external link)

View a presentation explaining how the phone works. (external link, opens new browser window)