reading the actual article this seems like the dumb idea.
it would makes sense if you could have dynamic button that would change for blind people so they could see with their eyes but these are just static shapes run by pumps that mimic simple hardware buttons. You could achieve this with simple existing digital switches with Braille on them and a screen above it and be it would be more cost effective. Blind people still can't see what is on the touch screen and if this idea were to be for someone who is driving they would need to look at the the changing touch screen anyway so what would be the difference between having to tap on a touchscreen and (i guess) push on a latex pad of air compressed. You would still have to look over at the screen to see if it had changed text or whatever.
It seems to me they are putting a lot of research into going around their ass to get to their mouth
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reading the actual article this seems like the dumb idea. it would makes sense if you could have dynamic button that would change for blind people so they could see with their eyes but these are just static shapes run by pumps that mimic simple hardware buttons. You could achieve this with simple existing digital switches with Braille on them and a screen above it and be it would be more cost effective. Blind people still can't see what is on the touch screen and if this idea were to be for someone who is driving they would need to look at the the changing touch screen anyway so what would be the difference between having to tap on a touchscreen and (i guess) push on a latex pad of air compressed. You would still have to look over at the screen to see if it had changed text or whatever. It seems to me they are putting a lot of research into going around their ass to get to their mouth