For the poor 'talking books'

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The machine is light and small. Can be carried in one hand. It can be stored in a variety of information necessary for the protection of life. Name audio computer or talking books. But the picture is not viewable to any mechanical screen. The audio recorded on the computer to record sound can be heard as well.


The device will be delivered in Ghana's poor people. The objective of the data to be spread among them. When you switch on the device families hear a variety of information, know and be able to tell others of their words. This book helps to talk to people's health and agricultural information will be made available. These include the Ebola virus awareness about the deadly disease, crops, caring for children, including the importance of mother's milk. If successful, the project will further expand the initial effort. UK children's charity UNICEF and the United Nations under the Computer Draftsman Business ARM Ghana supplying most of the necessary funds for the project. The total estimated cost of US $ 50 thousand, seven hundred. Each of the two and a half years will be active. The stored data will be updated after every five weeks. Primarily through the instruments of the two projects will benefit more than 40 thousand people.
Literacy Bridge is the name of a charity project. Cliffs smidta executive director, told the BBC, talking can not read those books have been made for them. This instrument, or to speak the local language, regional accent. There may be a variety of subjects in the information stored in the songs, stories, plays or public health official, interviewed, or to any person in their community.
Smidta also earned themselves the education of each machine are able to respond. As anyone can tell you, 'I do not know about this, "or" more important issues for our community. "
Literacy Bridge since 007 talking book technology is working. This device has a microSD or memory card for storing data. Hundreds of hours of recorded audio can be recorded on each card. According to the book cheaper battery. In the absence of any Internet access to users of the device at regular intervals to collect sahayatakarmirai their computer or Android device is connected to a variety of information from the Internet will update. And the people themselves, from an instrument to another device via USB data transfer can.
Smidta said, "listen to what the people, how long, when, and how much they are going to say things out loud to hear-it is something we can learn from afar. The success of the program will have the opportunity to verify. If you think about the poor people, the smartphone or SMS will not work. Different ways to reach out to them. "
This instrument has been created for the poor population. Ghana has been used in zinc-carbon batteries are available in the local market, which will work 15 hours initially. However, the University of Michigan researchers are working to increase the timeout. Literacy is a bridge to other countries in Africa are expected to spread this project.
Ghana has more than 80 percent of people on mobile communications. Deprived of the opportunity to use the cell phone poorest, the very young and the elderly will be particularly useful for talking books. Many of these people are still in the state of the wireless may also help to lower the chance of obtaining information.



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