[Dtb-talk] Curtain Player

[Dale Leavens]

This sounds like a wonderful alternative to the high priced devices 
currently available. I have long thought them to be well overpriced given 
the functions they provide.

I wish them every success.

Dale Leavens.

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Subject: [Dtb-talk] Curtain Player


Hello;

The Curtain Player is a low cost open source hardware Daisy digital talking 
book player developed at the Curtain Centre for Accessible Technology and 
the Association for the Blind of Western Australia and Tape Aids for the 
Blind of South Africa. It is designed to be produced for under $100. It 
offers these features:

• Support of DAISY 2.02, DAISY/NISO 2002, DAISY/NISO 2005
• Support for audio, text only and full text full audio DAISY books.
• Playback support for a wide range of audio formats.
• Support for reading text, RTF and Word documents
• Support for reading text PDF documents with discovery of document 
structure
• USB connectivity for drives, memory cards, etc.
• Sound input via USB
• Self-voicing controls
• Control of playback speed
• Information key announcements: book title, time elapsed/remaining, total 
pages, etc.
• Visually contrasting tactile keypad

Because the player is being developed for use in developing nations it can 
be powered by a range of external power options including mains power, 
battery packs, solar and hand cranked generators and so on.

We are attempting to gage the interest in this device as we move towards 
production of units. If you or your organisation would be interested in the 
Curtain Player please contact either:

Dr. Iain Murray
Curtin University Centre for Accessible Technology
Building 204:216
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Curtin University of Technology
Kent St Bentley
PO Box U1987
Perth 6845
WA, Australia
Work +61 8 9266 4540
Fax +61 8 9266 2584
Email: i.murray at curtin.edu.au


Or

Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100
Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
Email: gkearney at gmail.com

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