"A Seattle-based nonprofit organization called Literacy Bridge hopes to create a low-cost audio player for the developing world. The $5 'Talking Book' is an iPod-sized flash-based mp3 player that juices up on health, educational, and other audio programming at Linux-based content distribution kiosks.
"The plan is for individuals to purchase the Talking Books device for a partially subsidized cost of $5. The more expensive kiosk laptops will be acquired by entrepreneurs via micro-loan programs. The entrepreneurs will sell access to content, as well as the Talking Book devices themselves..."
