Definitely unslung

[Travis Siegel]

Well, the plan is to port speakup to this evice.
Demo units keep getting delayed from the manufacturer though, so  
there's been no work done yet to test to see if speakup can be put on  
the units or not.
I don't know if I'll manage the funds to purchase a demo unit  
(they're $350) but I'm hoping to sell my house in Delaware in the  
next couple months, and I was planning to purchase a couple units  
from those  funds.
That way, I can keep one, and if necessary send one to Mr. Kirk for  
assistance in the porting process.
Now, whether that'll happen or not I don't know, but Derrek (the guy  
running the current show) is willing and even eager to see speakup  
working on the devices, so it's possible he'll help out if possible.
I of course don't know that for sure, mere speculation on my part,  
but I get the impression he wants this to work for as many as possible.
Plus, how many mainstream devices can claim accessibility for the  
blind out of the box?
Especially a device of this nature.
I told him that if the $350 price tag sticks, he can expect to sell  
quite a few units if speakup works on them out of the box.
I just *know* the blind community would love to have a pda that costs  
the same for us as it does for everyone else.


On Jun 4, 2007, at 10:01 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 09:49:54PM -0500, Travis Siegel wrote:
>> Hey.
>> There's an ebook reader that we're working on getting produced.
>
> Kick ass! Think I'll hold off and wait and not get a Bookport II :)
>
> So, what, will it have Espeak in, or some other speech engine?
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