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Informal discussions at the 2018 International Orality Network Conference surfaced the idea of producing a lower-cost audio player. Because of a compelling need among the blind for such a device for evangelism and discipleship, Resources for the Blind International has taken the lead in developing such a player. We have now developed what we believe is a "minimum viable player" -- that can be mass-produced and distributed in the $10 range. Despite this price level, the SeedPlayer has sophisticated 4-level navigation, enabling the equivalent of an entire bookshelf of content. We feel the $10 price point is psychologically important, both as a clear, motivating target, and also for the potential to enable distribution rates for low-end, seed-sowing uses of two to three times that of higher-end players. Our mission is to encourage a new class of simple, low-cost devices, probably from multiple manufacturers, allowing ministries to think about new use cases, and distribution at previously economically-prohibitive scales...like seed! We aren't there yet. We believe that, with sufficient resources, focus, and scale, a good quality player in the $5 range may eventually be attainable. We can't do this alone -- if you are a "pray-er", or have expertise, demand, or resources, we'd love to hear from you! |
  
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