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Smartphone For the Blind Invented In India

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-your-fingers-do-the-talking dept.

hypnosec writes "The world's first smartphone for the blind that features a display capable of converting text and pictures into Braille and raised patterns has been invented in India. Based on Shape Memory Technology – a concept whereby metals expand and contract to retain their original shape – the phone's screen has a grid of pins. These pins move up and down based on the text or display to be represented."

2 of 46 comments (clear)

  1. Re:But is it practical? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're just holding it wrong.

  2. Re:But is it practical? by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there was a chance of slicing off skin from swiping over these pins, then it fails at the basic intended purpose of displaying braille in the first place.

    Very true.

    My blind friend once picked up a cheese-grater by mistake. She said it was the most violent book she'd ever read.

    --
    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."