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Humane Informatics
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Humane Informatics is a one-man project in the field of Information and communication technologies for development led by Braddock Gaskill. As of October 2010 the project introduced two open-source hardware devices - the Humane Reader and the Humane PC. Both devices are based on Arduino design. Humane Reader The Humane Reader is a low-cost electronic device with TV-out that can hold a five thousand book library (e.g. offline compilations) on a microSD card. The reader could be produced in quantity for about $20 per unit. Humane PC The Humane PC is an extended version of the Humane Reader - it has an extra micro-USB port and infrared port. Specifications Hardware * open source design * 3 Atmel ATmega328P microcontrollers - for video, USB and general computing ** main microcontroller is serial programmable via USB * NTSC/PAL composite video output for display on any TV * black and white 38x25 character text or simple graphics display * PS/2 keyboard * microSD card reader * micro-USB port ** allows USB slave devices * USB powered * 4 input buttons * PWM audio output * infrared LED and receiver * VT52 + H19 video terminal emulation Software * programmable using C/C++ libraries, or via Arduino IDE * use of Tellymate Project code for VT52 video output * use of AVR V-USB firmware to implement a USB device 
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