Hello All,

I was browsing the rediff site and came across this AV multimedia player that is packed with features and has a 4 GB storage.

http://shopping.rediff.com/shop/productdisplay.jsp?prrfnbr=10102619&sour...

The cost of the above device is Rs. 4500/- approx.

As we know, there is an ongoing project to develop a talking book for visually impaired people and Krish is actively involved in it. I recollect that he is looking for tiny motherboards with on-board CPU and Sound and RAM etc... to make the talking book. Since these boards are not very tiny, cost at least 7000/-, require a separate psu and will further require a cabinet and so on, I was wondering if the device or something similar, mentioned above in the link can be procured from the faceless manufacturers in China, who will simply provide a programmable platform to the brand maker. The software can then be developed for this platform and the result will be a battery operated, cute and sexy product that's hand-held and low cost too.

What is the opinion of the experts?

Regards,

Rony.

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