My dad lost his sight to diabetes over 10 years ago and he used to read constantly. Right now he gets by with the Library of Congress tape deck for books but it's difficult for him to get new books or the ones he wants (you put a list in for the books you want and you may or may not get the exact ones you want because of availability). It's a good system but it is difficult to get current stuff, especially periodicals, which limits most of his immediate news intake to listening to cable news (/shudder).
This looks like a great portable solution for blind/low vision, however I wonder about the size of the buttons. My dad is fortunate that he hasn't lost all his tactile sensation in his hands (a frequent problem for diabetics) but he doesn't have enough to read braille. The recessed buttons almost look a little too 'modern' and streamlined to give it a cool "iLook" rather than being a little more practical in size/layout which does concern me however. But, then again my dad does manage just fine using the flat touchpad on the microwave and that doesn't even have a tactile response.