How about developers producing a voice activated ereader and stand for disabled pleas
Hi this is a request i'm making based on a current Amazon Forum thread request for help or information. Is it possible for Kindle to produce a voice activated ereader as I believe there is a large untapped market for such a device based on the following rationale:
One of the problems is companies believe that producing eg voice controlled (reponds to up, down, turn page, on, off etc) ereaders and an equally important eye level stand to accommodate them have very limited consumers as eg only for people paralyzed. However, I believe the market could be much wider than they think. The product I mentioned would be ideal for those who have difficulty due to shaking as in Parkinson's Disease, where muscular skeletal shakes & or weaknesses like the many types of arthritis, and the many types of Muscular oDystrophy, the many conditions where the nervous system is damaged, strokes, motor neurone
diseases, muscular sclerosis etc and of course weaknesses of wearing out through
age that limit how long you can hold a book or ereader for. The other thing is people
in these situations have limits on their ability to do certain physical activities
therefore reading is or could still be one of the main things they could & would love
To do with an adapted ereader and stand. Multiply this world wide and I believe
there's a big enough market to warrant Amazon, Kindle to become a market development leader in this field and I do hope you are listening and reading this comment, request and plea on behalf of so many who desire such an ereader. I know there are audio books and audio facilities which help some but believe me when I say it's not the same as being enabled to read for yourself with the stimulation it provides the brain and satisfaction a good book provides whether fiction or non fiction. It's a completely different and far more satisfying experience than having the stilted mechanical reader or the reader of an audio book which comes a poor second in comparison. A very large unexploited market lives in hope of the day the voice activated ereader becomes a reality.
Last edited by Carocaro; 12-04-2011 at 06:24 AM.
Reason: Put kindle but could be any ereader
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