Hi Bob & Judy Just home from Tassie. Start rehab next week. Like the sound of this new Daisy player. Maybe the answer for me to acccess all reading material including newspapers. I think you may be in Vietnam, enjoy the holiday. cheers Len ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert and Judith James To: va_lcg_act@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Anne Menon Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:56 AM Subject: [va_lcg_act] VA LCG Vision Australia has developed a 3G based Daisy player. This innovative player connects to our i-access online Library without the need of a computer or internet connection. By simply turning on the player, you can access your virtual bookshelf with of all the normal reading materials you get from the library. You can return the book to the library with the press of a button. Overnight the system will replace the empty slot on your virtual bookshelf with another book. The 3G player can be easily identified by a small black antenna attached to the rear of the player. Just remember, it doesn’t play CDs but all the normal reading materials will always be available. The benefits of this new service are: · Ability to read newspapers from our collection of 366 newspapers on the day of publication · Listen to magazines and podcasts on the day they become available · Returning books was never this easy – just press the eject button and the book is returned to the library and taken off your record immediately · Your virtual bookshelf updates overnight so tomorrow there will be new books to replace any that you have returned · Improves our environmental footprint by reducing the number of CDs used How the project is being implemented To achieve the environmental impact of reducing CDs, the library selects those members who are heavy CD users (borrowed greater than 110 CD last year) who will be eligible for the service. Library staff will phone individuals over coming weeks and months to take members through the process. About 3,000 machines are being refitted so library staff are also calling those members who have a PTX to discuss replacing that model with a PTN DAISY player so that each PTX in turn can be refurbished with the new 3G technology. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com