Different speech engines are one of the things that should be left out, as other speech engines require more powerful processors and would also mean less battery life. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Allen Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:18 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion Hi David and list: So if such a nit can be manufactured that easily and cheaply with all the functionality you outlined without reducing the degree of functionality book port owners already enjoy, what's stopping you?Remember, many want a choice of speech engines as well. Cheers, Dave