Recent advancements in the mobile touchscreen technology make it accessible to the sightless, forlorn and neglected thus far. Introducing Braille to touch-screen phone, Jussi Rantala and collaborators from the University of Tampere in Finland have enabled these differently-abled to locate various raised dots with vibration and subsequently read them. Well, it’s still to see whether it proves to be user-friendly or requires further adjustments.
How does the concept work
This concept uses vibrations wherein the intensity transcripts itself into readable signals. Finger touch allows the user to detect the sequence of six dots and infer the hidden text through electric signal. Not to miss; it’s unlike usual Braille script since vibration is what makes it legible.
Via: New Scientist
