Think of how much more useful the unit could be. I know doubletalk would probably charge money for the synth option, but it could all be done in firmware, maybe there could be a special firmware users would have to pay for if they wanted the synth. The calculator I think should be more considered, it would hardly take any extra space nor time to develop at least a simple one; and we all could use a calculator now and then. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Allen Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:57 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal Hi Kevin and list: Yes, both have been thought of. Neither is justified in the context of a portable device whose reason for being is to read books. If you still need a USB synthesiser, it is available as the Tripple talk. Cheers, Dave