Observed arrival · 2026-09-17
Reading to Ruth: audiobooks with one big button
An audiobook player for older, blind, or hard-of-hearing listeners, managed remotely by family members and carers.
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The family-facing page controls a shelf of up to five books and can send material to the listener's player remotely. The listener interface is reduced to Play, Go Back a Bit, and Next Book, while articles, poems, letters, and recorded messages can be queued before the audiobook resumes. The site shows the player running on Ruth's own iPad and lists a £49.99 starting purchase, with requested audiobooks described as costing roughly £10–£25.
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