The "Saber" hand wind MP3 player

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The Saber is a solid-state digital player with hand wind power for use in areas where electricity and batteries are expensive or difficult to obtain.

It has an amplifier, speaker and sound box, so it can play at significant volume with good quality. This makes it ideal for use in groups. It handles speech and music equally well.

The Saber is powered from internal rechargeable batteries. A built in generator allows the machine to be recharged by turning the handle. External power sources, such as AC/DC power packs, solar panels, or batteries, can also be used to recharge the machine.

Operation of the device is simple, and can be easily mastered by people who are not literate and not technically skilled.

The Saber plays recordings in MP3 and WMA format, stored on its internal memory or an optional SD memory card. Sound files can be loaded onto the machine via a USB port. Optionally, GRN can load the machine with the desired recordings prior to shipping.

The Saber player builds on the extensive experience GRN has in hand wind playback devices. It has greater reliability and better sound reproduction than cassette players.

The Saber has been designed particularly to enable the gospel to be presented in audio form to remote people all over the world. It is also ideally suited for other humanitarian purposes.

  • How to use the Saber audio player - The Saber player is particularly useful for those who can't or don't read and those in remote locations where electricity is not reliably available.
  • Saber player Fact Sheet - GRN's new Saber is a "solid-state" digital audio player. The playback system is entirely electronic, with no moving parts. It uses the commonly available MP3 or WMA formats to enable large amounts of audio to be stored and played back at high quality.

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Electronic prophets speak in remote Australia - When the late Rev Mawunyndjil Garrawirrtja first saw the Saber audio device, it was the day he'd been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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The Saber in Use - A collection of testimonials to the Saber player.

PNG: Using the Saber - Feedback from Papua New Guinea on the Saber player

Thailand: That Little Box Speaks My Language - Feedback from Thailand on the Saber player

Memorable Milestones: How Shall they Hear? - To paraphrase the Apostle Paul: "How shall they hear (the recordings) without a player?"

Memorable Milestones: Keeping Up With Technology - Joy Ridderhof's simple but brilliant idea took her down a path of high-tech equipment to reach low-tech people.

Saber player Fact Sheet - GRN's new Saber is a "solid-state" digital audio player. The playback system is entirely electronic, with no moving parts. It uses the commonly available MP3 or WMA formats to enable large amounts of audio to be stored and played back at high quality.

A first glimpse of the Saber player (historic) - The Saber player is a hand wind MP3 player currently in development by GRN. This video shows some of the prototypes in action.