Patent ID: 8442493

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a housing that is arranged and configured to support a first printed photograph of a first person and a second printed photograph of a second person; a first sensor that is arranged and configured to receive a first input and that is associated with the first printed photograph; a second sensor that is arranged and configured to receive a second input and that is associated with the second printed photograph; a communication module that includes an interface and that is arranged and configured to retrieve audio messages from a remote device using the interface; a speaker that is arranged and configured to play the audio messages; an electronics control module that is operably coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, the speaker, and the communication module, the electronics control module comprising: a first mailbox that associates received audio messages that are designated for the first mailbox with the first sensor, and a second mailbox that associates received audio messages that are designated for the second mailbox with the second sensor, wherein the electronics control module is arranged and configured to: control playing of the audio messages associated with the first mailbox in response to selection of the first sensor, and control playing of the audio messages associated with the second mailbox in response to selection of the second sensor; and a power module that is operably coupled to the electronics control module and that is configured to provide power to the electronics control module.