[Hackability] speech synthesizer questions

[Susan Werner]

On Nov 05 15:40, Liz Henry <liz at bookmaniac.org> wrote:
> On 11/5/12 1:40 PM, Susan Werner wrote:
> > OK, so solutions that have been proposed to me off-list basically are:
> > -keyboard+display+speaker with my ARM board
> > -just use an Android tablet with pre-existing software 
> >  (http://appsforaac.net/content/aac-apps-android-0 has links to potentially 
> >  useful software, btw)
> > 
> > What are possible ways to go about actually setting up things physically? Like,
> > with either of those solutions, there's gonna be an input device i need to have
> > accessible to me, along with a power source and speakers. How do I go about 
> > carrying around all of that? 
> > 
> 
> I am picturing some sort of holster or shoulder pouch!
> 
> I have a very tiny, cheap, rechargable speaker called "The Bomb" and
> there are probably other versions that don't look like bombs.
> 
> http://compare.ebay.com/like/370680857877?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
> 
> Perhaps a small folding keyboard , or something that you whip out from
> behind you like a quiver.
> 
> A bandolier?
>

I think the biggest issue is gonna be mounting the keyboard...like, I don't see
how I can have a keyboard set up such that I can type fast enough and I can 
still look at the other person's lips. Does anyone have an idea how to do so?

-- 
Susan