Homer Player
============

An audio book player for the elderly and visually impaired.

[Go to the project website](http://msimonides.github.io/homerplayer/)
or
[watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWK8flQ91WU).

Project Goal
------------
Turn a regular Android tablet into a dedicated audio book player that can be
easily used by visually impaired and the elderly.


Assumptions
-----------
* used at home,
* focused on audio book playback, not music,
* controlled with imprecise gestures and subject to accidental touch,
* the user can see something but isn't able to make out letters or small UI
  controls,
* only a single function of the device (runs in kiosk-like mode, no access to
  other applications).


Status
------
At this point it's just an experiment.

The functionality is limited to browsing through audio books present on the
device (titles read out loud via Text-to-Speech), playback and stopping when
the device is laid down with the screen downwards.


Contact
-------
marcin@studio4plus.com


License
-------
Copyright (c) 2015 Marcin Simonides Licensed under the MIT license.

Homer Player  [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/msimonides/homerplayer.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/msimonides/homerplayer)
============

An audio book player for the elderly and visually impaired.

[Go to the project website](http://msimonides.github.io/homerplayer/)
or
[watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWK8flQ91WU).

Project Goal
------------
Turn a regular Android tablet into a dedicated audio book player that can be
easily used by visually impaired and the elderly.


Assumptions
-----------
* used at home,
* focused on audio book playback, not music,
* controlled with imprecise gestures and subject to accidental touch,
* the user can see something but isn't able to make out letters or small UI
  controls,
* only a single function of the device (runs in kiosk-like mode, no access to
  other applications).


Status
------
At this point it's just an experiment.

The functionality is limited to browsing through audio books present on the
device (titles read out loud via Text-to-Speech), playback and stopping when
the device is laid down with the screen downwards.


Contact
-------
marcin@studio4plus.com


License
-------
Copyright (c) 2015 Marcin Simonides Licensed under the MIT license.

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