[Gathnet] Reminder Invention Needed

[Stuart D. Gathman]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Julie Gathman wrote:

>     I wish there was some kind of device, and I don't know what it would 
> be, that would allow me to record a voice that would come on at various 
> pre-set times of the day and remind me/us to do things.

We already have that.  I even bought you a digital voice recorder to
make it convenient to record the message.

>     It would require speakers all over the place, but this is a small house.

We can already make the sound come from the speakers in the den - but you can't
hear that elsewhere.  We could put a computer by the stereo in the living room.
Using one of our free computers in inventory would use about 100W power.
A low power embedded box with network, video and sound is $300.  I could
look for a device with network and sound only that might be cheaper.

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	      Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
    Business Management Systems Inc.  Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
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