DS based reader for the blind

[wraggster]

Epokh] has release some homebrew software that uses a Nintendo DS as a voice reader for documents. This is extremely useful for blind and visually impaired folks who normally use screen readers but can utilize this technology for reading books, documents, and email on the go. Future versions look to add an email client and implement OCR via the camera for reading documents on the go.

The flite package is utilized to provide the text to speech functionality. We’re familiar with this package and judging by the video after the break, it lost nothing in the port to the DS hardware. [Epokh] pointed out that similar readers can cost $1500 when a DS sells for around $130. We can’t wait to see the final version fleshed out!

http://hackaday.com/2009/11/30/ds-ba...nd/#more-18863

[LDAsh]

That's awesome stuff, and could certainly benefit many people.

[kurosakinaruto-]

haha, what kind of blind person would buy a ds though.

[LDAsh]

It's possible someone may be visually impaired enough to still enjoy some games while impossible to read tiny text of a browser