Simple cheap text hand held display (PDA)?

Question

I have a text catalog of around 200 pages which changes frequently. Printing costs are high and I thought it would be cool to have an electronic catalog instead. It doesn't have to be very fancy, just monochrome text, and ability to sort by a field and some search capability. A PDA (palm) or eBook Reader would do but they are too expensive, and have too much capability. Also, my customers would steal them... Finally the device should be somewhat rugged since to be used in a bar/restaurant environment. Any ideas?

Online solution is not feasible, catalog is for a karaoke song book - It has to be available to the bar patrons onsite.

Answer 1

Why don't you just put your catalog online?

It would seem MUCH less expensive than trying to deal with lost, broken devices. It isn't just the cost of the devices, it's warehousing, shipping, dealing with people who 'just can't figure it out', how do you load a changed catalog to a device your coustomer already has, etc.

That way, you could actually TAKE the order ONLINE, Plus, changes would be accomplished by merely changing a database entry.

Alternately Create it to as PDF file, then burn it to a CD.

Either way, you let the customer deal with his own hardware problems.

Answer 2

this relies upon on your understanding of emulation and a thanks to reproduction ROM pictures. i'd say Nintendo DS, its resonably priced round $one hundred and fifty. Sony PSP is a shaggy dog tale except you hack it. The video games are below accepted at ideal, and each and everything calls for a disc which get scratched honestly through the years. DS makes use of cartridges. because its Nintendo you may have self assurance that the accepted of the video games in words of tale, sound, and gameplay are first-classification. Plus you've alot of classics alongside with Mario, Legend of Zelda, and Metroid. that's even well matched to run previous GBA video games in case you nonetheless have any. Plus in case you get into emulation you may purchase a 2G Mini SD and a gadget said as a SuperCard and commence getting your own video games( that is the position the major mark downs is provided in...)