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Smart devices

​Smart devices include:
  • Smart phones have the advantages of cell phones but with greater interactivity and wider access to other media (e.g., internet).
  • Tablets (e.g., ipads and androids) or
  • "Audio computers" 

Examples. Audio computers Talking books
Pros

Many smart devices have the advantages of cell phones - portable, relatively cheap and increasingly available. They can download more information than basic or featured cell phones and have multiple uses
  • Market and input access. Farmers can contact buyers and sellers directly offering a powerful way to improve market access and input access
  • Problem diagnosis and Accessing technical information. Can be linked to Apps or on-line problem diagnostic sites. Offers more interactive contact with call centers - but effectiveness depends on the availability of experts or expert systems at the "call center". 
  • m-Banking. Offer a powerful way for poor farmers to build savings through mobile-banking.

Cons
  • Smart device (as with Cell phone) coverage can be limited
  • Costs can be high
  • Some applications require availability of experts or expert systems which may not be the case.

​Key principles

The key principles depend on the medium being accessed. See 
  • Cell phone key principles 
  • Video key principles 
  • Internet key principles 

For more

​Literacy Bridge are one group using smart devices to bring Talking books to rural communities Link
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Smart devices allow access to a range of media
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